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With studio credits that include some of today’s biggest hits, there’s a good chance that GRAMMY award-winning recording engineer Brandon Harding’s work has found its way to more than one of your music playlists over the past few years.
The 2013 Los Angeles Film School Recording Arts Program graduate’s studio credits include albums and hit singles for top artists like Beyoncé, Justin Bieber, Mary J. Blige, Ne-Yo, Pharrell Williams, Rihanna, The Dream, T.I. Usher, and others.
We hear it all the time: our attention spans are shrinking.
You may have first heard the sentiment when you were glued to your TV as a kid. Or when you were caught doodling instead of paying attention in class. But you’ve definitely heard it since smartphones became part of daily life. And according to research cited by the American Psychological Association, the average adult attention span may be down to under a minute.
With digital distractions waiting at every corner, it’s easy to feel scattered. But there’s one kind of screen time that still rewards full focus: movies.
From major award nominations to leadership roles on some of the industry’s most anticipated releases, LA Film School alumni continue to shape the entertainment landscape. This month alone, graduates are earning DGA recognition, expanding the Game of Thrones universe at HBO, contributing to Marvel’s Wonder Man, and lending their talents to high-profile television and feature productions across every department.
For most of the world, the GRAMMY Awards are a three-hour television event filled with acceptance speeches and high-gloss performances. But for our Alumni and Career Development team this year, the 2026 GRAMMYs weren’t just watched, they were lived.
Over the course of a transformative week in Downtown Los Angeles, we stepped past the velvet ropes and inside the engine room of music’s biggest night. What we found was an ecosystem buzzing with technology, culture, and a profound realization: the gap between “aspiring creative” and “industry professional” is smaller than it looks.
Here is an inside look at a week that shifted our perspective from spectators to future participants.
Since graduating in 2012 with an Associate’s degree in Film from The Los Angeles Film School, entertainment industry creative Brittany Hites has showcased her talents as an art director, a production designer, and set designer on some of Hollywood’s most anticipated films from the past decade, including Suicide Squad for Warner Brothers, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, One-Shot: All Hail the King,and Thunderbolts for Marvel Studios, Godzilla: King of the Monsters for Legendary Entertainment, and Dear Evan Hansen and Pitch Perfect 3 for Universal Pictures.
This weekend, the indie film world will descend on the beach in Santa Monica for the 41st annual Film Independent Spirit Awards. If you’ve been following the coverage, you know the drill: the ocean breeze, the day-drinking, and the casual chaos that makes this event the antidote to polished Hollywood affairs.
From shoestring budgets to cursing on live TV, here is how the Spirit Awards have cemented their legacy as the “anti-Oscars” for 41 years running.
As we celebrate Black History Month in 2026, it’s essential to look beyond the past and acknowledge the incredible architects, provocateurs, and myth-makers who are actively shaping the future of cinema. At The Los Angeles Film School, we believe in learning from those who don’t just follow the rules but rewrite them. This month, we shine a spotlight on three titans whose impact echoes through every frame, every story, and every record broken.
From early work in high school theater to mentorship through Film Independent and his studies at The Los Angeles Film School, Mario built a foundation rooted in authenticity, collaboration, and purpose. Today, through Film Bliss Studios, he continues to tell impactful stories that center diverse and LGBTQ+ voices while mentoring the next generation of filmmakers.
It’s no secret that Hollywood has always thrived on buzz.
There was a time, long before teaser trailers dropped on Instagram or influencers promoted new films on TikTok, when filmmakers experimented with new and exciting ways to catch audiences’ attention (and get them into theatres).
Some of those experiments became legendary campaigns. Campaigns that forever changed the playbook for movie marketing.
So let’s dive into some of the wildest and most influential examples of smart movie marketing magic and discover why they worked so well.