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Production
- Film Education - Industry
News - Studios - Directors/Auteurs
Production
2-pop.com
- great for checking editing questions in connection to FCP, editing
systems and much more.
Because of Mama - gets you thinking about the demands of making your
own film
BH Photo -
an awesome site for professional materials and gear
Camcorderinfo.com -
a good resourse site for consumer reviews and product info.
CeltX - script software
Creative Cow - online community
for digital video and dynamic media design professionals. Forums, tutorials,
and features.
Cybercollege.com - chronicles
the history of early developments and key players in the rise of the film
industry.
Drew's
Scriptorama
- is a great place to find scripts for your favorite movies. It's a great
source for ideas or adaptations.
DV Cafe Film and Video Guide
- digital film and photography god
Filmmaking.net -
resources and community for independent filmmakers
Eejit's Guide to Film Making -
Internet resource for young or low-budget filmmakers.
Find Sounds.com - a great place to
find free random sound effects to use in productions.
Ken
Stone's Final Cut Pro - FCP tips and tricks
Mac Design - a how-to magazine
for everything Adobe
Movie Cliches - list of the most
annoying and common logic flaws and stereotypes found in movies
NorCal Film - Northern California
Writers and Filmmakers
Photo.net - stock photos & equipment reviews
Photoshop Pro - Adobe Photoshop
training, education, news, etc.
ResFest - global media company n the
areas of film, music, art, design and culture
ScriptMag - screenwriting,
writing contests
Simon
Barry - interview with screenwriter Simon Barry
Wordplayer - screenwriting forums
and help
Film Education
30
Great Westerns - list of the thirty best Westerns
AFTRS Library - Australian list that features a variety of links to international resources
American
Cinema/American Culture- cultural examination of the movie-making
industry
The
Art of Watching Films- course on film criticism and analysis
Australian Film Commission - this has a great PDF file on getting a film started
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific
Film Archive- online archive of art and film
The Cinema
of Alfred Hitchcock- indepth site on the work of Alfred Hitchcock
Cinemarati-
online film critics for fun discussion about film
The Criterion Collection-
collection of the best of cinema
David Bordwell's Website on Cinema-
provides information and quizzes to test your knowledge of film history
Empire - fan/popular magazine
Film
Art: An Introduction- class on the art of film
Film Magazines and Journals - a list with active links to a variety of journals, magazines and sites covering everything from industry to academia
http://www.filmmakermagazine.com/
Film Monthly - reviews and features organized under genre/ topic headings
Film Society of Lincoln Center - reviews and feature articles
Framework: The Journal
of Cinema and Media- useful links for film history & criticism
Google
Film School Directories - a directory of 80 schools that offer higher
eduction in film
Horror Haven-
site focusing on past and upcoming horror films
Images Journal - a few links to features on Westerns and Hitchcock (and other cool stuff)
Inkpot - miscellaneous links
Journals/Online Magazines - list of journals
Jump Cut - academic journal; political approach to film studies; well-respected
Metro Magazine - for film and media educators; useful downloads of study guides
Modern Times - a tribute to the
golden age of Hollywood.
Project Muse - hardcore academic resource to which you need a subscription
Rai University
Media & Film - univeristy offering degrees in Film and Video, Animation,
and more
Reading Photographs -
basic strategies in reading and describing visuals
Scope - academic journal; good for teachers and advanced students
Screening the Past - academic site with some really good features and access to archive
Senses of Cinema - site devoted
to the serious (and eclectic) discussion of cinema
Society for Cinema & Media
Studies - resource for education technology
Strictly Film School - analysis of
world cinema from an academic perspective.
Studying
Art- see the principles and elements of art at work in famous artists
Understanding
Movies- Giannetti - online study guide to understanding movies
Variety Magazine - fan/popular magazine
Websites
for Film History and Criticism (Yale Library Film Studies) - links
to multiple sites on film analysis, history, etc.
Yale Film
Analysis - vocabulary of film studies and the
techniques of cinema
Film Blog Roll
http://cinematalk.wordpress.com/
http://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/
http://daily.greencine.com/
http://monoursblanc.com/
http://www.sensesofcinema.com/
http://vonsamuel.wordpress.com/
Film Critics
Maximum Strength Mick- SF Chronicle
New York Film Critics Circle- the most prestigious group of contemporary film critics in the country- Current Memebership
Film Galleries/Contest Sites
The Doorpost- an intersting competition that designs films around emotional themes.
48 Hour Film Festival - An interesting site that hosts 24 hour film competitions around the country.
Sfett- San Fernando Education Technology
Team is a youth media production faciltity.
SF Art and Film- A great student film program run by Ron Chase.
Studentfilms.com- filmmaking
resource for film students
TerryTimely- an independent film company with some creative production design.
Untucked Films- An independent film company with some interesting short films and music videos.
Industry News
Bright Lights Film
Journal- examines film from a wide range of vantage points from the
aesthetic to the political.
Channel4.com
film- this week's UK new releases
Cineaste- magazine on
the art and politics of cinema
CNN Student News-
Corporate media outlet for teens
Digital Safari- The Digital
Safari is a two year academic career pathway program operating at Mt.
Diablo High School in Concord.
Film Journal-
reviews, news, and interviews for Hollywood, indie, and foreign films.
Film Threat- cult films, underground
shorts, alternative films and independent features.
Hollywood Reporter-
entertainment news, film reviews, and movie information
IFC- independent film channel
IFC Films- independent film site
ifMagazine- magazine for the "filmmaking
revolution"
Images- a journal of film
and popular culture
Indiewire.com is an interesting
alternative to mainstream media news.
Internet Movie Database - a massive
database of film archives
Kamera- UK magazine that mainly
concentrates on independent films.
Listen Up.org is an
amazing site based right in our backyard here in San Francisco.
Movie Maker Magazine- guide to
independent film and filmmaking from around the world.
My Varsity TV- National network of Teen
produced Media.
The Onion - "America's
Finest News Source"
Res Magazine- Magazine
covering news and information on digital filmmaking.
Rotten Tomatoes- reviews and
previews of Hollywood movies and videos
Salon- online news source
ScriptSales.com-
screenwriting news resource for screenplay, pitch, treatment, and more
in the film industry
Sight and Sound- well-known
magazine from the British Film Institute.
The
Sundance Institute- the organization responsible for the Sundance
Film Festival
Two Adverbs- screenwriting co-op
Videomaker Magazine-
reviews, camcorders, digital editing
Watch Reels.com- Advertising
creative directory of TV commercials, demo reels and showreels.
Wire Tap- WireTap is
the independent information source by and for socially conscious youth.
Writer's Guild of America, West- writers'
labor union
Youth Outlook- is an award
winning literary monthly journal of youth life in the Bay Area.
Studios
Belief
Black Pool Studios
Colonel Blimp
Commondeer Films
Dreamworks
Fineline
Pictures
Fox Movies
Humunculus
Ken Richardson Photography
Lions Gate Productions
MGM
MK12
The Orphanage
Rinzen
Sherbet
Shynola
Tongsville
Traktor
United Artists
Warner
Brothers
Weinberg Design
Wyldfile
Zoetrope
Directors/Auteurs
Charlie Chaplin
Tim Burton
Hitchcock
Kubrick
Films
Lucas Film
Quentin Tarantino
Scorsese Films
Spike
Lee
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