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Inside the Mind of a Rock Legend: An Exclusive Interview with Joe “Evil Joe” Barresi

Have you ever wondered how some of the most iconic rock albums of the last few decades were made? We sat down with legendary producer and engineer Joe Barresi to find out. In this exclusive interview, hosted by fellow industry veteran Tony Shepperd, Barresi pulls back the curtain on his creative process, sharing the stories and techniques behind his work with bands like Tool, Queens of the Stone Age, and Soundgarden.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.