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As noted throughout Filmmaking in Action, the filmmaking industry consists of a wide range of disciplines, crafts, organizations, guilds, and informational and educational institutions and publications dedicated to promoting and explaining the work of the world’s leading filmmakers; promoting the causes important to those in the industry; and sharing information and case studies regarding the newest technology, techniques, and cutting-edge projects across all facets of the industry. Following is a list of many of these important resources. When viewed globally, this list combines the best resources related to the art and science of filmmaking. Use these sites, subscribe to these magazines and newsletters, attend these events, and monitor the news and developments these resources will bring you every single day. The combined information and experience you will gather over time as a result of doing so will be an important part of your ongoing filmmaking education, long after you have left the classroom behind.
Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences
www.oscars.org
The world’s preeminent organization dedicated to promoting the motion-picture industry, highlighted each year by its renowned Academy Awards presentation.
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
www.emmys.org
The Television Academy promotes all aspects of the television industry, highlighted each year by its presentation of the Emmy Awards.
The Ad Council
www.adcouncil.org
The Ad Council is the nation’s largest producer of public-service-related advertising, working with advertising agencies and creative professionals in all categories across the world.
American Cinema Editors
http://americancinemaeditors.org
ACE is the honorary society for motion picture editors, and pursues an agenda to promote the art and science of editing. Members are all professional editors and get to carry the initials “ACE” after their names professionally.
American Cinematographer
www.theasc.com/magazine
This is the prestigious film journal of the ASC, published since 1920. Each month, the journal offers in-depth case studies on how major feature films and TV shows are shot, plus all sorts of news and information about the art, technology, and people involved with cinematography.
American Film Institute
www.afi.com
AFI is a nonprofit organization supported by the motion-picture industry dedicated to preserving the heritage of the industry and educating young filmmakers.
American Society of Cinematographers
www.theasc.com/site
The ASC is the oldest and most prominent organization dedicated to promoting the art and science of cinematography in the world, and most of the world’s leading cinematographers are members or aspire to be. Earning membership permits members to include the letters “ASC” after their name professionally.
Animation Magazine
www.animationmagazine.net
The longtime trade publication covering the business, technology, people, and art of animation and visual effects.
Animation World Network
www.awn.com
AWN is a large web network that covers all aspects of the animation and visual effects industries.
Art Directors Guild
www.adg.org
The Art Directors Guild is part of the larger IATSE, and specifically represents the interests of art directors, graphic artists, illustrators, matte artists, model makers, scenic artists, set designers, and title artists.
The Artisan
www.local706.org/the-artisan/current-issue/
This is the quarterly magazine published by the Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild.
Association of Film Commissioners International
www.afci.org
An association of professional film commissions from around the world designed to help film, TV, and other media productions find resources for location scouting.
Audio Engineering Society
www.aes.org
AES is the world’s only professional society dedicated exclusively to audio technology, and it disseminates information and research for scientists, engineers, and creative artists about the science of sound and its various media applications.
Box Office Mojo
http://boxofficemojo.com
An online reporting service for movie box office information, with figures going back over 30 years.
The CGSociety
www.cgsociety.org
The CGSociety is an organization that brings together a global network of computer graphics artists to support and promote their work and provide them with education and resources.
Cinefex
www.cinefex.com
Cinefex is a quarterly magazine that comes in both online and print forms, dedicated to detailing the art of motion-picture visual effects on major projects.
Cinema Audio Society
http://cinemaaudiosociety.org
CAS is a trade organization that promotes the work of cinema audio professionals and offers educational programming and events.
Cinema Editor
www.cinemaeditormagazine.com
This is the magazine about the editing craft published by the American Cinema Editors trade organization.
CineMontage
www.editorsguild.com/Magazine.cfm
This is the quarterly magazine published by the Motion Picture Editors Guild to promote the art, technology, people, causes, and stories of professional editors and other postproduction professionals.
The Costume Designer
http://costumedesignersguild.com/magazine/
This is the quarterly magazine published by the Costume Designers Guild.
Costume Designers Guild
http://costumedesignersguild.com
The Costume Designers Guild promotes the costume design profession and is a labor union affiliated with the IATSE.
Deadline Hollywood
http://deadline.com
A Hollywood-breaking-news website and sister property to Variety.
DGA Quarterly
www.dga.org/Craft/DGAQ/Issues/1501-Winter-2015.aspx?IID=%7BA963EA29-DB8D-44CC-B6C8-9043A0CF9011%7D
This is the quarterly magazine published by the Directors Guild of America to promote the people, causes, and projects important to the directing community.
Digital Video
www.creativeplanetnetwork.com
This is a magazine and website dedicated to digital video content-creation technology and techniques.
Directors Guild of America
www.dga.org
The DGA is the labor organization dedicated to representing the creative and economic rights of directors and other members of the directorial team on feature films, television, commercials, live shows, sports, documentaries, new media, and other forms of programming.
Documentary
www.documentary.org/magazine/issues
This is the quarterly magazine promoting the art of documentary filmmaking published by the International Documentary Association.
Emmy
www.emmys.org/emmy-magazine
This is the magazine published by the Television Academy of Arts and Sciences, covering the television industry’s people, shows, events, and activities.
Entertainment Technology Center
www.etcenter.org
The ETC is an entertainment technology research center and think tank where studios, technology companies, engineers, filmmakers, and educators come together to research and investigate new filmmaking and broadcasting tools and techniques. It is headquartered at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts.
Filmmaker
http://filmmakermagazine.com
This is a quarterly magazine that covers the world of independent filmmaking.
The Hollywood Reporter
www.hollywoodreporter.com
THR is one of the oldest sources of entertainment industry news in Hollywood, and it now includes regular coverage of the filmmaking crafts and technology.
Hollywood Scriptwriter
www.hollywoodscriptwriter.com
This is a digital trade publication that profiles screenwriters and offers educational content on the craft of screenwriting.
ICG Magazine
www.icgmagazine.com/web/
This is the official magazine published by the International Cinematographers Guild to promote the guild, its members, and its agenda, and to provide cinematography news and information.
Independent Film & Television Alliance
www.ifta-online.org
IFTA is the nonprofit global trade association that represents the independent motion-picture and television industry, and advocates on independent filmmaking issues.
Indiewire
www.indiewire.com
A leading news/networking site for independent filmmakers and independent film fans.
International Cinematographers Guild
www.cameraguild.com/Home.aspx
The ICG is the official international union for professional camera operators and assistants, visual effects supervisors, still photographers, and publicists. It is part of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), the international guild for highly skilled technicians working in film, TV, live entertainment, and other forms of media.
International Documentary Association
www.documentary.org
The IDA supports nonfiction documentary filmmaking and documentary filmmakers through a wide range of programs and events.
Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild
www.local706.org
This is the IATSE-affiliated guild for make-up artists and hair stylists who work on film, TV, or theatrical productions.
Mix
www.mixonline.com
This is the longtime authoritative trade publication for the audio industry, including extensive coverage of audio for film and television production.
Motion Picture Association of America
www.mpaa.org
The MPAA is the lobbying organization for the motion-picture industry and also sets film ratings and promotes the views of Hollywood studios on a wide range of issues, including piracy, copyright, and new technologies.
Motion Picture Editors Guild
www.editorsguild.com/index.cfm
MPEG is the national guild representing thousands of freelance and staff editors and other postproduction professionals and, like other film craft guilds, is part of the larger International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.
MovieMaker
www.moviemaker.com
This is a magazine about the business and art of independent filmmaking.
National Association of Broadcasters
www.nab.org
NAB is the world’s preeminent trade organization for television and radio broadcasters. Each year it stages the renowned NAB trade show, where the latest broadcast technologies are demonstrated.
The Paley Center for Media
www.paleycenter.org
The Paley Center for Media is an organization that studies the intersection of the creative, social, and cultural significance of television, film, and emerging forms of media, and how they impact both the professional community and society at large.
Post
www.postmagazine.com
This is the long-standing trade publication that covers all aspects of the postproduction industry, featuring print and online editorial coverage of major people, projects, and technology.
Produced By
www.producersguild.org/?page=produced_by
This is the bimonthly magazine published by the Producers Guild of America.
Producers Guild of America
www.producersguild.org
The Producers Guild of America is the nonprofit trade group that represents the interests of all those connected to the producing team in film, television, and new media.
PromaxBDA
www.promaxbda.org
PromaxBDA is a global community of marketing and promotion professionals who work in broadcast or new forms of media, dedicated to marketing television and video content across all forms of media.
ProVideo Coalition
http://provideocoalition.com
This site offers a network of blogs from video and filmmaking professionals about the latest technologies and trends in the world of digital content creation.
Rotten Tomatoes
www.rottentomatoes.com
A popular website that aggregates movie and TV reviews from professional critics from many different sources.
SAG-AFTRA
www.sagaftra.org
A member of the AFL-CIO, this union represents actors, announcers, broadcast journalists, dancers, news writers and editors, singers, recording artists, voiceover artists, and many other categories of performers.
SIGGRAPH
www.siggraph.org
SIGGRAPH is a special-interest group of the larger Association for Computing Machinery, consisting of an amalgamation of researchers, filmmakers, artists, scientists, and business professionals dedicated to advancing the computer graphics and computer animation industries. Its initiatives include staging the world’s most important computer graphics show each year.
Society of Camera Operators
www.soc.org
SOC is a trade organization dedicated to promoting the art and contributions of camera operators in motion pictures and television.
Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers
www.smpte.org
SMPTE is a professional membership organization for industry engineers and scientists that promotes image and sound science and standards through a wide range of publications and ongoing projects, working with other bodies, industry organizations, and technology companies to develop standards for digital imaging and sound acquisition, production, postproduction, display, and distribution.
StudioDaily
www.studiodaily.com
This is a news and online community site for video and media content creators.
Sundance Institute
www.sundance.org
The Sundance Institute promotes the cause of independent filmmaking and stages the prestigious Sundance Film Festival every year.
Variety
www.variety.com
Variety has been one of the premier sources of entertainment news since 1905, and the modern version—featuring daily news on a website, special print issues, and a monthly magazine—now includes more coverage of the filmmaking crafts and technology than in the past.
Variety 411
http://variety411.com
Variety 411 is a detailed national directory of production and postproduction resources for film, TV, commercials, music videos, and new media producers, and is a companion resource to Variety.
Visual Effects Society
www.visualeffectssociety.com
The VES is an honorary society that represents and promotes the interests of all visual effects practitioners in all categories, ranging from computer animators to compositors to executives to visual effects supervisors and many others.
The Wrap
www.thewrap.com
A popular film, entertainment, and media breaking news and analysis website.
Writers Guild of America, East
www.wgaeast.org
Writers Guild of America, West
http://wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=83
The WGAE and the WGAW jointly represent professional screenwriters on both coasts of the United States.
Written By
www.wga.org/writtenby/writtenby.aspx
This is the bimonthly magazine published by the Writers Guild of America, West, which covers the people and craft of screenwriting, as well as guild news, events, issues, and concerns.