Chad Boseman The Black Panther: A Digital Film Academy Success Story Former Digital Film Academy student Chad Boseman has been dominating the movie industry since attending our New York film school. He went on to star opposite Harrison Ford in the Jackie Robinson biopic “42” which received positive reviews and raked in $27 million on […]
Read MoreAs filmmakers, the ability to capture your subject or characters from the right angles at the right moment goes a long way in helping you tell your story right. Perfectly designed shots and camera movements combined with a spectacular performance by the actors can result in cinematic magic. But, one major factor that dictates the […]
Read MoreAccording to Statistics and Facts About the Film Industry, the digital media industry shows healthy projections for the upcoming years. It is estimated that the film industry will increase from about $38 billion in 2016 to nearly $50 billion in 2020. From this increase in revenue, it is evident that the media industry is prospering. […]
Read MoreI saw Rosemary’s Baby as a kid and remembered being disappointed. The Satan makeup was cheesy and, overall, I declared it “not scary.” But a filmmaker friend raved about it so passionately that I decided to give it another shot, as an adult… Quite simply, it’s one of the best movies I’ve ever seen. In […]
Read MoreThree years ago, a friend asked if I’d write a screenplay based on a collection of songs he’d written and performed off-Broadway. The music was incredible, and the story that the songs told was interesting – definitely worth delving into with a feature script. I said yes and for the next however many months, worked […]
Read MoreUnless you’re living under a rock, with your ears plugged and your eyes blindfolded, you’ve probably heard people talk about coding. Coding is fast becoming the most important skill in the job market. In fact, schools in other countries, such as the UK, have already made coding mandatory for primary and secondary school students. Statistics […]
Read MoreI recently pulled off a film festival without any major technical problems, and it felt like winning the lottery. If you’re a filmmaker with a history of submitting to and attending film festivals, at one point or another, you’ve probably experienced something going wrong at a festival screening. You were sitting in a darkened theatre, […]
Read MoreThe 67th Annual Emmy Awards took place last Sunday, Sept. 20, and were a history-making affair. Host Andy Samburg’s opening song was a tribute to how there is just so much good television nowadays, it’s nearly impossible to keep up. (Unless, of course, you hide out in a ‘viewing bunker’ for a year.)HBO won more […]
Read MoreHey, Digital Film Academy friends. On behalf of the talented students, instructors and faculty at DFA, I felt inspired to broadcast some of the paramount accomplishments stemming from our school in just the last couple of weeks. To begin, let’s talk about Joseph Classen. Both a brand new father and brand new graduate from DFA, […]
Read MoreWhen I was ten, I went to a slumber party for a friend’s birthday. The birthday girl’s parents, for whatever reason, put on a horror movie and left the dozen-or-so kids in attendance to squirm in their sleeping bags, watching it unsupervised at about midnight. The movie was A Nightmare on Elm Street. To say […]
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