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A Step-by-Step Guide to Pre-Production for Film and Video

Concept This is where you develop your story, its structure, and plot points. Ideas often are drawn from personal experiences or ripped from the headlines. Maybe it’s a story you were told as a child, or a product of your own wild imagination. At its most basic level, a concept should be able to be … Read more

Tips on starting a career in film and TV

What are the biggest dos and don’ts when emailing CVs and cover letters? Keep CVs short and specific to the job you’re applying for. If you haven’t gripped them in the first half page they may not read the rest. Follow up, build a network and always be professional no matter how frustrated you may … Read more

Ten quick tips for a great animation

• Gather as much information as you can When you’re trying to imagine what the future will look like find all the information you can from sources such as books, magazines, films and documentaries. • Make your content different There’s no shortage of material about the future. It’s better to make your content different from … Read more

Best animation tips & tricks

Animate acting shots one phrase at a time It’s best to have clear full-body posing in your phrases at the expense of smooth transitions, especially early on. Animation follows beats and phrases, each with its own purpose. For a scene in which a store clerk is helping a customer, one phrase might be him waving … Read more

Top Gun sequel will see Tom Cruise competing with military drones

Tom Cruise will compete against robotic drone pilots in the long-gestating sequel to Top Gun, according to Jerry Bruckheimer, the producer of the 1986 original. Bruckheimer said Top Gun 2 would update the world of aviation to reflect modern realities, with Cruise positioned as an old-school pilot fighting to prove that man will always triumph … Read more