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4 Wildly Different Movie Styles You’ll Explore at Filmmaking College

Whether you’re a globally successful director or a highly specialized production crew member, one of the most important attributes you can have as a professional in the film industry is adaptability. Being able to apply your talents…
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June 28, 2016
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4 Possible Career Paths for Film Production School Graduates

Many passionate movie fans dream of a career in the film and television industry, but never pursue the idea. They tell themselves that it’s too competitive, or too unstable, or that only a select few are able to find steady work. These…
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June 21, 2016
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InFocus Instructor Profile: Danny Nowak, C.S.C

Award-winning cinematographer Danny Nowak works in unorthodox ways. He is at once a successful independent artist following his dreams, yet is also ready to paint images with his camera for blockbusters like Tristar’s “The Big Hit” or…
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June 14, 2016
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7 Vancouver Film Directors That Made It Big

Known worldwide in the film industry as "Hollywood North," Vancouver has a history of producing some of the finest film directors in the world. Since 2000, over a billion dollars worth of revenue has been attributed towards film productions…
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May 31, 2016
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Independent Filmmakers Seizing Changing Distribution Landscape

A movie landscape once dominated by theatrical releases is now facing competition from an abundance of digital platforms including iTunes, Amazon, Netflix, Hulu, Vimeo and YouTube. Netflix and Vimeo have given independent filmmakers more variety…
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May 17, 2016
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Vancouver Film and TV Production Hits An All-Time High

The Vancouver film industry had one of its most lucrative years in 2015 - the number of productions increased by 40 per cent from 2014, and it looks like this rate of growth is set to continue for the upcoming year. It doesn’t take an…
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May 3, 2016
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Alumni News: Barbarian Press Premieres At Hot Docs Toronto

  Sarah Race is a photographer originally from a small-town in Oregon. She has been in Vancouver since 2004. Sarah completed the Documentary Film Program at InFocus Film School (formerly Pull Focus Film School) in 2015. Her documentary Barbarian…
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April 19, 2016
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Independent Films Are Hitting It Big At The Box Office

Despite the Hollywood franchise hold on worldwide audiences, and $100 million dollar plus budgets, low budget and independent films are making their mark and drawing bigger audiences and financial windfalls. The years 2014-2015 saw a boon of…
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Student Profile: Janalee Budge

Janalee Budge, who hails from Whistler, BC, has a background in art direction and graphic design, giving her work a unique artistic style. “I want to make visually beautiful documentaries and with (my biography film) Unbound, that magical…
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February 16, 2016
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InFocus Film School: A New Beginning

Since its launch in 2009, InFocus Film School (formerly Pull Focus Film School) has produced prolific independent filmmakers who have moved into meaningful careers in film both locally and globally. Located in the heart of historic Gastown…
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Student Profile: Rider Laskin

“When I was about ten or eleven I started fooling around with my dad’s camcorder, making a lot of videos and if there was a programme I could have done after I finished school I would have done it.” Rider Laskin’s love and interest…
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January 29, 2016
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Student Profile: Renee Sutton

“Film is what brought me to Vancouver and then I got distracted by many other things in life that eventually brought me back to film again - so its like a big circle!” Renee’s “many other things” include traveling in Australia where…
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DIY Filmmaking: Building Your Film Kit

Let’s say you’ve just graduated film school. You’ve managed to convince investors (AKA your parents) to give you $5000 to start your career. What equipment should you buy for your film kit? Camera There is really no right answer in this…
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4 Cheap Rigs for the DIY Filmmaker

Filmmaking can be expensive. So how does a filmmaker straight out of school afford all the fancy gear that they’ve been taught to use? One option for handy filmmakers is to make it themselves. There are plenty of DIY projects out there on…
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July 16, 2015
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6 Tips For Succeeding as an Assistant Director

While the director may be the big fish on set, to be an assistant director you need to be a shark. A film set models its hierarchy after the military, and as the highest “below the line” role, the 1st AD is like the commander. Starting…
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Ten Tips for Green Screen

Compositing techniques have been around since the beginning of the film era. Starting in 1898 with Georges Méliès’ matte photography, image compositing processes were a technically challenging aspect of filmmaking for nearly a century.…
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May 13, 2015
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Vancouver A Hotspot For Fantasy and Sci-Fi Film

  Super, Natural British Columbia. As a filming destination, we could easily lose the comma in our provincial slogan. As the unofficial ‘Hollywood North’, Vancouver draws in a huge number of sci-fi and fantasy productions, and…
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Shooting in Vancouver: A Cinematographer’s Guide

Vancouver is a premier location for shooting film and TV. But what artistic edge does it have over other major cities? Here are 5 factors that differentiate shooting in Vancouver. 1. Vancouver's higher latitude means extended daytime shooting…
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