What's New
Fall 2024
With all new updated content and resources, FilmSkills Academic helps your students prepare for a career in the film industry
All New Safety Training Course
The FilmSkills Safety Training Program integrates OSHA standards with on-set safety requirements to meet California IATSE guidelines. This 15-module online course, led by Safety Pass instructors, offers engaging videos, illustrated companion guides, downloadable reference charts, and a testing tool to ensure comprehension.
The FilmSkills Safety Training Lessons include
- The Attitude of Safety
- Basic On Set Safety
- Studio Facilities Safety
- On Location Safety
- Vehicles and Roadway Safety
- Shooting Moving Vehicles
- Lifts, Trucks, and Tools
- Equipment Use and Safety
- Electrical Safety I & II
- Lighting Equipment Safety
- Grip and Rigging Safety
- Pyrotechnics and Special Effects
- Weapon Safety
- Environmental Safety
FilmSkills Academic
Brings Industry Professionals to Your Classroom
All New Lessons
Introducing four new lessons, each with in-depth videos, companion text, test questions, and downloadable resources. They are included in the FilmSkills Academic Full Content License.
On-Set Intimacy
Students learn to promote a professional set that is respectful of everyone involved when shooting scenes that include nudity, semi-nudity, and simulated sex acts. (8:36)
Equipment Use and Safety
Students learn proper procedures for checking out, maintaining, on-set use, transporting, and returning production equipment. (18:47)
Butterflies and Overheads
Students learn how to safely set-up and use overheads up to 20’20, including frames, fabric material, and rigging options on set. (18:51)
Dolly and Track
Students learn to set-up and operate a camera dolly, including Dana, Doorway, and pneumatic dollies, set-up and level track, and how to work on smooth and uneven terrain. (29:18)
Elevate Your Curriculum with the Ultimate Cinematography Textbook
Cinematography - 2nd Edition
The definitive academic textbook designed to guide students through the art, craft, and technique of modern cinematography.
Introducing the second edition of Cinematography, the go-to academic resource for teaching the art, craft, and technique of modern cinematography. This comprehensive and beautifully illustrated textbook is designed to seamlessly integrate into your curriculum, providing students with both theoretical knowledge and practical skills.
Authored by Emmy-winning cinematographer Jason Tomaric, Cinematography – 2nd Edition masterfully connects theory with real-world application. The easy-to-read format ensures that students can effortlessly grasp complex concepts, whether you assign it independently or as a companion to the FilmSkills Academic online curriculum.
- Paperback
- 656 pages
- 7.5 x 1.48 x 9.25 inches
- Language: English
- ISBN-13: 979-8878942713
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Join over 125 universities, studios, film commissions, and production companies and add world-class training to better prepare your students for a life in the film industry… for less than the cost of a textbook.
Industry Lifestyle Lessons
Developed from over 5 years of interviews, the Industry Lifestyle series gives students the inside track on how to succeed in the film industry from the perspective, experiences, and advice of over 50 leading Hollywood filmmakers.
- Realities of the Film Industry
- Careers in Filmmaking
- Working Freelance
- The Art of Networking
- Moving to Los Angeles
- Making Money as a Filmmaker
- Advice from the Pros
New Framing and Composition Lessons
Designed for both directors and cinematographers, the Framing and Composition lessons balance the techniques of cinematic composition, technical requirements and limitations of various formats and aspect ratios, and the emotional impact of every shot choice.
- The Visual Story
- Composing the Shot
- Creating Depth on Screen
- Single and Over the Shoulder Shots
- Head Room and Lead Room
- Eyelines
- Screen Division and the Rule of Thirds
- Shot types and Camera Movements
- The Frame
New Editing Lessons
Hollywood television and film editors teach the art and technique of narrative editing, from data management and post workflow to best on-set practices to maximize options in the editing room
- Hiring an Editor
- Working with an Editor
- The Psychology of Editing
- Data Management and Workflow
- The Assembly Cut
- The Rough Cut
- How to Shoot and Edit a Dialogue Scene
- How to Shoot and Edit Action
- Test Screenings and Feedback
- The Fine Cut
- Color Grading
- Working with Stock Footage
Add FilmSkills Academic to Your Curriculum Today
Join over 125 universities, studios, film commissions, and production companies and add world-class training to better prepare your students for a life in the film industry… for less than the cost of a textbook.
