Learn From The Best: "Advanced Filmmaking" with Wally Pfister, Kaminski & Papamichael

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Learn From The Best: "Advanced Filmmaking" with Wally Pfister, Kaminski & Papamichael

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Phedon Papamichael, Janusz Kaminski and Wally Pfister:
They are the field’s most interesting and accomplished practitioners
and they're offering over 12 hours of lectures and interviews.

Advanced Filmmaking: Now Available online
 
Thanks for posting! I got extremely excited seeing this after deciding I've watched/read just about every filmmaking educational resource that exists.

I'm hoping, however, that the content throughout the course is better than what is hinted at in the trailer. When I hear "advanced filmmaking" I anticipate extremely specific bits of knowledge and wisdom, not vague generalizations like "just get out there" and "it's OK to ask questions."

I want to see Kaminski drawing his lighting diagram on paper, or observe a gaffer tweaking a hair light, not be told for the 1000th time that filmmaking is not a job but a lifestyle choice. That's not insider information that'll teach you how to go from mediocre to advanced filmmaking, that's already the first chapter of every book out there.

(Note: I will certainly watch all of this, however, and report back when I'm done.)
 
Drew Ott said:
Thanks for posting! I got extremely excited seeing this after deciding I've watched/read just about every filmmaking educational resource that exists.

I'm hoping, however, that the content throughout the course is better than what is hinted at in the trailer. When I hear "advanced filmmaking" I anticipate extremely specific bits of knowledge and wisdom, not vague generalizations like "just get out there" and "it's OK to ask questions."

I want to see Kaminski drawing his lighting diagram on paper, or observe a gaffer tweaking a hair light, not be told for the 1000th time that filmmaking is not a job but a lifestyle choice. That's not insider information that'll teach you how to go from mediocre to advanced filmmaking, that's already the first chapter of every book out there.

(Note: I will certainly watch all of this, however, and report back when I'm done.)
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Please do! I highly anticipate your feedback.
 
I've watched all of these now and highly recommend them. None of the interviews are "on set" technical stuff, but they're really useful as career guides and to give you an inside look at the dynamics of the industry. I especially appreciated the conversations about juggling family life and filmmaking. It gave me a much clearer view of what I'm getting into.

Most encouraging was hearing how the careers got started. Rather than "networking" per se, a lot of these guys got started through early friendships when they were working for cheap or free. Another fruitful discussion was the one about keeping living expense costs extremely low in the beginning to aid career freedom. Everyone interviewed (with the exception of Kaminski) had a long, slow road of hard work before becoming leaders in their fields.

Overall these were quite invigorating and have reminded me yet again that I need to be working a lot harder.
 
As much as I respect all three of these guys, I don't see the motivation to pay to listen to there thoughts, especially in a day and age where there is so much free content out there in a very similar vein. Is there really some magic bean of advice that they will give for $3 an episode?
 
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