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Color Grading For Efficiency with "Furiosa: A Mad...

Learn from the visual effects pioneer behind “Titanic,” “Hugo,” and “The Jungle Book.”

Filmmaker U, the premier online educational platform for filmmakers, is thrilled to launch an exclusive new course featuring three-time Academy Award-winning Visual Effects Supervisor, Rob Legato, ASC. This groundbreaking course offers an unparalleled opportunity for filmmakers to learn from one of the industry's most...

Students can learn and work directly with real project footage under the guidance of one of the industry's leading colorists.

New York, New York, September 10, 2024 – Filmmaker U, the leading online educational platform for filmmakers, is proud to announce the release of its highly anticipated second course featuring world-renowned colorist Eric Whipp. Known for his exceptional work on "Mad Max: Fury Road" and "Furiosa," Whipp will...

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...

 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...

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 ...

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!

UPDATED March 22, 2022

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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...