Russell Griffin, ACE is a four-time Emmy-nominated sitcom editor and director, known for "How I Met Your Father," "Extended Family," "Mad About You," "Family Reunion," and "The Upshaws."

In 2023, he became the only editor to ever be nominated for two different shows in the same year in the Multi-Camera Comedy Series category (for "How I Met Your Father," and "The Upshaws"). In 2024, he currently holds another Primetime Emmy...

Richard Rutkowski, ASC, is a cinematographer whose work encompasses indie features, documentaries, commercials, and major streaming productions. Richard’s work is most recently seen in Apple TV+ dramas "Masters of the Air" and "Sugar." His work on "Sugar," also earned him his first Emmy nomination.

His photography on the first seasons of FX’s Cold War spy drama "The Americans" drew critical acclaim. Likewise, his camerawork on the...

 Filmmaker U (www.filmmakeru.com), the online education series that brings the best in the industry to aspiring filmmakers releases Documentary Cinematography course with acclaimed Filmmaker Kirsten Johnson, ASC.

Kirsten Johnson, ASC, is one of the most respected documentary cinematographers in the industry. In this course, Kirsten shares her wealth of knowledge about documentary cinematography and directing, from the basics of camera...

We recently talked with Production Designer Grant Major about his work on the Netflix acclaimed film "The Power of The Dog"; as well as his long collaboration with Peter Jackson including "The Frighteners" and his Oscar-winning work on "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy!

Graduating from Art School in 1976 in Auckland, New Zealand, Grant Major immediately entered the local television industry and 4 years later joined the BBC in London where he...

Sight, Sound & Story: Live event series goes behind the scenes with the filmmakers of the critically acclaimed film “Emergency.”

Manhattan Edit Workshop’s “Sight, Sound & Story: Live” monthly online event series co-produced by Filmmaker U, continues on December 8th with “Emergency” Director Carey Williams & Editor Lam Nguyen, moderated by Filmmaker U’s ...

Filmmaker U recently caught up with "Squid Game" Editor Nam Na-young and talked with her about her amazing work on the Emmy-nominated hit "Squid Game", her career in feature films, and Korean filmmaking.

Nam Na-young is a South Korean film editor and negative cutter.  She has edited films with directors Ryoo Seung-wan ("Arahan," "The City of Violence," and "Crying Fist"), Kim Jee-woon ("The Good, the...

Five-time Emmy nominated Editor Cindy Mollo, ACE talks with Filmmaker U about her work on "Book of Eli," "Mad Men," "House of Cards," and the hit Netflix show "Ozark"! 

Cindy Mollo, ACE, began her career editing the critically acclaimed dramas "Homicide: Life on the Street," and "Oz" for producers Barry Levinson and Tom Fontana. She was nominated for an American Cinema Editors Eddie Award for her work on an episode of...

Each week since the beginning of the pandemic, we have asked each of our guests one last question on our Filmmaker U weekly Chats.  Each of our guests are asked to tell us if there a show or movie they discovered during that time of lockdowns or what is their guilty pleasure shows to watch. Here are there suggestions and links to their interviews!

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Cinematographer Paula Huidobro talks with Filmmaker U about the challenges of shooting  the recent film "CODA." For this film, Paula had to work with deaf actors, shoot tons of scenes on a boat and many other unique scenarios!

Paula Huidobro was born in Mexico City. She attended the London International Film School and later on specialized in cinematography at The American Film Institute.

Her feature film debut as a...