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5 Tips for Aspiring Writers: Become a Better Writer

February 27 By Iggy Leave a Comment

One of the hardest things for me about this website is writing. The content almost writes itself, since it’s all based on personal experience and conversations had with members of the local film community, but spelling, grammar and formatting are killer. I am by no means a “writer” and English just happens to be my […]

5 TV Shows Never as Good as Their First Season

February 22 By Iggy 1 Comment

There are a handful of TV shows that I have started to watch over the past few years that have never been able to top their first season. I loved the first seasons of the following shows but after that it was never the same or as good. The following five shows put too much […]

5 Reasons Why You’re Not Getting Hired.

February 20 By Iggy 9 Comments

Have you ever wondered why you aren’t getting as many calls as you would like? Have you wondered if people are talking about you behind your back? It’s something you may or may not think about often when working in the film industry and as unimportant as it may seem it really does matter what […]

10 TV Shows that Should Have Quit

February 13 By Iggy Leave a Comment

Everyone has their list of TV shows that either went or have gone on too long, I have compiled my list of ten TV shows that I think should have thrown in the towel long before they actually did or have yet to do. Here’s my list: Happy Days was the creator of “Jumping the […]

Building your Kit & Earning Extra Income Through Gear Rentals

February 10 By Iggy Leave a Comment

Do you want to make more money or money while you’re sitting at home? A big part of making good, easy money in the film industry is earning kit or rental fees. Not all jobs or positions will allow for rentals, but that is how many cinematographers and technicians make a good chunk of their […]

Film Set Horror Stories

February 7 By Iggy Leave a Comment

We here at How to Film School think it would be fun to start sharing some of our crazy and ridiculous on set horror stories. Everyone has them, some of us more than others; we want you to share your most ridiculous film set stories with us in the comments section below. The first story […]

5 Things to Think About Before Film School

February 5 By Iggy 2 Comments

Film school is an amazing experience, but in many cases having a film school diploma will do absolutely nothing for you. There are countless working film industry professionals with film school educations who have not once had to show their diploma and some haven’t even made a resume. This is the continuation of the “5 […]

Making a Call Sheet

February 3 By Iggy 5 Comments

In this blog post we will go over the basics of Making a Call Sheet. One thing that has taken me years to get really great at is Making a Call Sheet. A call sheet is a document that combines all of the relevant information that the crew will need to get through the shoot […]

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