John Candy: I Like Me

Impact Players: Celebrating Recent Alumni Accomplishments in Film, Festivals and Music

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From music videos and documentaries to blockbuster films and international festivals, alumni of The Los Angeles Film School continue to make a powerful impact across the entertainment industry. From music videos and documentaries to blockbuster films and international festivals, alumni of The Los Angeles Film School continue to make a powerful impact across the entertainment industry. Read on to discover some of the recent projects our esteemed alumni, including Hannah Lux Davis, Taylor Black, Sandra Lipski, Christian Salvador, and Ariana Miller, have been working on.
Music Sampling Explained

Music Sampling Explained: Creative Techniques and Copyright Laws Every Producer Should Know

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Sampling sits at the heart of modern music creation. What began as a hands-on, experimental process in the early days of hip-hop has evolved into a sophisticated digital craft, shaping the sound of music and its unlimited creative possibilities. In a conversation with L.A Recording School instructor Luiz Costa, he breaks down both sides of sampling: its creative power as a musical tool, and the legal responsibilities that come with using existing recordings.
horror movies that changed the genre

From Screen to Scream: 5 Horror Movies that Changed the Genre

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Your palms are sweating. The little hairs on the back of your neck are standing up. You can hardly breathe.  There’s nothing quite like watching a horror film. It’s the genre of movie that really demonstrates the power of cinema; how a series of 24 images projected onto a screen every second can create something that feels so real. That can have such a profound emotional effect on us.
Happy Gilmore 2

From Happy Gilmore 2 to Euphoria: L.A. Film School Alumni in Production and Post

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In addition to Spotlight Academy member and director Kyle Newacheck (Film 2004), two other L.A. Film School alumni contributed to the success of Happy Gilmore 2. Spotlight Academy member Marlon Rivas (Animation 2015) worked as a Postvisualization Artist, while Matt Cavanaugh (Film 2015) served as a Sound Effects Editor. Cavanaugh also added credits as Sound Editor on Netflix’s The Thursday Murder Club and as Sound Effects Editor on the reboot of I Know What You Did Last Summer.
Hello Sunshine

A Morning with Hello Sunshine: Insights on Film, Technology, and Getting Hired 

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What a fantastic morning we had at The Los Angeles Film School! We were incredibly lucky to host two amazing leaders from Hello Sunshine, Reese Witherspoon's mission driven media company: Tiffany Phelps, SVP of Post Production & Technology, and Sam Springli, Director of Technology. They dropped by to share their career journeys with our students and alum and offer some seriously valuable advice.
L.A. Film School Alum Wins Emmy, Others Credited on 18 Emmy-Winning Productions

L.A. Film School Alum Wins Emmy, Others Credited on 18 Emmy-Winning Productions

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The Los Angeles Film School is celebrating an exceptional year at the 2025 Emmy Awards, with its alumni contributing to 18 wins across three highly praised series, including a record-setting performance by The Studio.
NextGen Live

Student-Led, Industry Approved: NextGen Live Gives Students Hands-On Experience in Event Management

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Experience plays a critical role in landing your first gig and lets employers know that you know what you’re doing. And that’s where NextGen Live, a student-led live show, comes into play. Guided by LA Film School Entertainment Business Instructor Clayton Guiltner, NextGen Live offers students the opportunity to ideate, organize, and produce a live show under the parameters of industry-standard workflows and processes.
Cinematic Silence

Shhh…How Cinematic Silence is the Secret Weapon Behind Unforgettable Scenes

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Shhh, listen.  Hear that? That’s the sound of silence. And it has a bigger role to play in film than you think.  After all, movies started as completely silent. And even though movies have evolved beyond silent films into “talkies” with sound, silence still has a powerful presence in cinema today—shaping stories, bringing you closer to the characters and making the fictional feel so much more real. 
GSM Conference

Finding the Heart of the Story: Key Takeaways from the GMS Conference on The State of Music in Media

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We often experience the magic of music in media, but rarely do we think about the orchestrators behind it: music supervisors. We're talking about that perfect needle drop, the iconic theme song that instantly transports you to a new world, or the carefully curated soundtrack that elevates a scene from good to unforgettable. This past weekend, the Guild of Music Supervisors (GMS) held its 11th Annual “State of Music in Media” Conference, offering a deep dive into this crucial and creative field.