The film world is full of stories of the unknown script that sold for millions, or the scrappy indie film that wins a major festival and launches the director to fame and fortune. While these fairy tails and great motivation to get you started, it is far more sustainable to plan your career around events within your control. Today we talk about what you can do even if you or your film don’t win the cinematic lottery. www.canonmasterclass.com

Director/Cinematographer’s are having a moment since Alfonso Cuarón won 2 oscars in one night, with Paul Thomas Anderson and Zach Snyder taking on both roles. This week we look at the upsides and downsides of picking up the camera and 'Painting with Light’. www.canonmasterclass.com

There is big trouble in the studios and the streamers, as people turn away from traditional entertainment options. Today we're talking about how the downfall of Hollywood might be a golden opportunity for independent creatives, and how to best capitalise on this once-in-a-generation chance.

If you want filmmaking to be more than a hobby, you need to make money from it. In this weeks episode, we discuss the hard truth of how filmmakers make money, and how you can make more of it.

For almost 2 decades, camera manufacturers have been trying to imitate a 35 mm film camera, and have largely succeeded. What are the next frontiers for cinema camera technology? Today we explore what is needed to take cameras into the 21st century.

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Filmmaking can be incredible, but it can also be unforgiving. When you pour your heart and soul into a project and it goes nowhere, you can question if it's all worthwhile. Today, we're talking about how to recalibrate after burnout and how to get excited about filmmaking again.

It's usually not what happens to us on set, but how we react to it that determines our success and the success of our project.

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Even though the producer is responsible for logistical and financial parts of the film, the greatest contribution is something entirely different: The ability to make the hypothetical a reality.

With Blackmagic's Ursa Cine line, and Fujifulm's upcoming ETERNA, Medium Format Cinema is upon us. In this video we investigate the pros and cons.

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It is a lot more work to excel at filmmaking that it is to do well.

But the top performers, get a far larger piece of the pie.

Often 5x the work results in 100x the result. In this episode, we talk about what it takes to be really good at your job and how to deal with the people that hold you back.