
First Newscast
September 25, 2020
As we are all aware, distance learning is not easy on students and teachers (and families for that matter). Our...
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Hear We Go
August 19, 2020
Students and family, here we go. It's been a long time since we have seen the inside of a classroom. ...
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We Finished.
June 9, 2020
When I left my classroom on March 13, I was confident that we would be returning before the end of...
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Dawn of the De-Aged Actor
October 10, 2019
The world of visual effects has grown incredibly in the last decade, even to the point of being a little...
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Soderbergh films movie on iPhone
September 19, 2019
Filmmakers have been using iPhones for years now. It's a convenient and inexpensive way to film movies. The quality has...
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Columbia College Hollywood visits
September 17, 2019
Today we had a wonderful visit from Columbia College Hollywood, a private, nonprofit liberal arts college focused on film, television,...
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Why Final Cut Pro
August 19, 2019
So why do we, Blue and Gold Production, use Final Cut Pro X? If you have done any serious video...
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Motion Smoothing
August 16, 2019
Motion Smoothing Is Ruining Cinema If you are a lover of movies/film, this is something you should be aware of. ...
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Micro Films Exercise
July 9, 2019
In teaching the students about HOW to use camera shots, angles and movement in order to tell a more compelling...
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Finishing Strong
June 7, 2019
Anyone that teaches knows full well how difficult the last week of school is. Everyone is so ready for summer...
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Broadcast Studio – One Step Closer
May 20, 2019
What an amazing year it's been. We started off the year with our new classroom and studio not quite completed. ...
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Donut Dynamite – 2018-2019
April 8, 2019
https://youtu.be/CjohjrPoFuA BEST EDITING - DOCUMENTARY Every year the students from the Introduction to Film/Video Production class are given a professionally...
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Putting It All Together
March 29, 2019
Toward the end of every year students utilize their learned skills by editing professionally shot films. The Intro class is...
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How Easy Is Editing?
March 23, 2019
Far too often I run across people who think that what we do, as editors, is really easy and if...
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Film Crew Positions And Why All Jobs on a Movie Set Matter
March 19, 2019
This article is excerpted from No Film School. To read the entire article please follow the link at the bottom....
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Interviews Begin
March 15, 2019
Jakob & Staff Sergeant Vasquez Today kicked off the film of the first of many interviews as the students are...
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Smartphone Addicts’ New Tactic to Break Their Habit
March 13, 2019
Being a father of three teenagers, teacher of high school and college students, and a smart phone owner and user...
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Is Lighting Really That Important?
February 22, 2019
Is lighting really that important? Ask any Cinematographer (DP, Director of Photography. It is essential, vital, paramount - YES IT...
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