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Mastering the Cut: 9 Editing Tips For Beginners

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You’ve got the raw footage—now it’s time for your storytelling to really take shape. Editing is the process that turns unpolished clips into a seamless visual story, building emotion, creating rhythm and drawing viewers into the narrative.
Michael Bolus

Faculty Spotlight: Michael Peter Bolus

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Congratulations on Your New Book, Michael! Michael Peter Bolus is the department chair of the Liberal Arts Program at The Los Angeles Film School. He has written other stories that have appeared in Theatre Journal, Theatre Survey, Slavic…
Hobbs & Shaw

This Summer Blockbuster is Heating Up with Alumni Credits

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Photo via THR LAFS alumni Cody Troxel and Marlon Rivas contributed their talents to Universal's Hobbs & Shaw The beloved, and long-running, Fast & Furious franchise released its first official spinoff—Hobbs & Shaw. So far, the film…
Hobbs and Shaw

Film & Game Releases: Week of August 2

CHECK OUT OUR LIST OF MOVIE & GAME RELEASES FOR THE WEEK OF August 2, 2019! From Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw to Madden NFL 20, here is a schedule of the films coming out soon! Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw Synopsis…
July 4th

Four Things to Do During Summer Break

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July 4th holiday—summer in a sunscreen bottle School's out for the summer...well, just the week. What better time to relax and recalibrate than during your summer break? Whether you're taking it easy or have plans to soak up some sun at the…
Karliah Butler L.A. Film School

How to Overcome Writers’ Block

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#LAFSTURNS20 Alumni Spotlight—Karliah Butler For our 20th-anniversary spotlight series, #LAFSTURNS20, we're shining the spotlight on film production alumna, Karliah Butler. The writing process is difficult. But overcoming writers' block…
Hiroyasu Ishida

A Message from the Director of Penguin Highway

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Hiroyasu Ishida visited LAFS and delivered this special message We have a TON of fun events on campus every week. Be sure to visit our Events Page to find out more about screenings and director visits like this one!
Clayton Hollingsead

Interview with L.A. Film School Alumnus, Clayton Hollingsead

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After Earning His Bachelor's in Film, Clayton is pursuing his creative passion in filmmaking From film school to filmmaking, we chatted with recent alum, Clayton Hollingsead. While in film school, Clayton spent his time learning as much as…
Earth Day 2019

Earth Day (Ahem, Earth Week)

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We're doing a giveaway! Earth Day 2019 has passed, but we're extending our earth-friendly efforts all week long. On Monday, we held an Earth Day event on campus to encourage the LAFS community to clean up Hollywood. Thank you to all of those…
Gideon Watson

The Importance of a Great Reference

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Our Career Development team is a great resource, know them and know them well. We've all been there. You're on the cusp of graduation and have begun the job application process. You scan down to the line item on an application asking for…

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