During the COVID 19 quarantine, we, at Filmmaker U, decided to launch a weekly live chat series.  This series will bring in experts from the industry to discuss their work and to answer people's questions. To take part in upcoming events, join us on Facebook Live or Youtube Live Fridays at 2 PM EST | 11 AM PST.

 The Crown

Netflix’s The Crown focuses on the life of Queen Elizabeth, each season covering a new era in her reign. One o...

About Kirsten

Jinmo Yang has been editing for ten years, and in that time he's established himself as a force to be reckoned with in the world of film editing. He's become South Korea's premiere editor, working on some of the most internationally successful films coming out of that industry. Yang's work includes the phenomenal Train to Busan, Okja, and of course Bong Joon Ho's Parasite, for which he is nominated for the Editing Oscar.

His style ...

Students and Independent filmmakers are always in need of low cost/no-cost opportunities. So we here at Filmmaker U decided to put together the ultimate list of free resources for filmmakers. Including Free Sound FX, Free Music, Free Special Effects, Free Plugins, Free Stock Footage, and Free Images.

This list of free resources is a live list, so if you see a free resource missing, please add a comment below!

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One of the best ways to become a film editor is the traditional route of working your way up through the assistant ranks. Roles as an assistant under the tutelage of a master editor are highly coveted, so what are the editors who have achieved success looking for in young assistants? Brian Kates, ACE, Emmy award-winning editor for Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, took a break from shooting his masters class with us to reveal what he expects from hi...

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Written by Michael Cardillo | Michaelcardillo.com | @michaelaudio

Some people say I am a sound designer. But am I? Really? Do I bring my sound expertise to each step of the creative process? Unfortunately, more often than not, I am brought in at the end of a video project to “do my thing” after all the writing, re-writing...

Becoming the best editor requires work, knowledge of your tools, experience dealing with others, and hours upon hours of editing. It also requires knowledge of film history, techniques, and tricks, and necessitates having a cinephile knowledge of films. Brian Kates, ACE, Emmy award-winning editor for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and go-to editor for renowned filmmaker John Cameron Mitchell sat down with us during a break in shooting his Film...

There are a lot of things that go into mastering a craft. Hours of practice, mastery of your tools, numerous mistakes to learn from, and years of experience that pushes you to become a better craftsperson. You also need to explore and learn from your colleagues work to see how others have tackled something differently than you might have approached it, so you can be influenced and intellectually challenged.

We sat down during a break in ...

Mad Max: Fury Road is continuously referred to as a stunningly beautiful film. John Seale, the cinematographer, was nominated for an Oscar and colorists everywhere were looking at Eric Whipp’s work on the film as a triumph for color correction.  With so many people looking to Eric’s work as a colorist for inspiration, we decided to ask him what films he feels every colorist must see. 

After we filmed his course on color correction (Avail...