In Part 7 of this Digital Cinema Training series, viewers go behind the scenes and watch an indie movie production on its fourth day and fifth of filming. Crew members troubleshoot several issues with location, equipment, noise and communication. Learn on-set terminology and etiquette.

Milos Forman is a multi-award-winning director with a fascinating backstory. Born in Czechkoslovakia, he was orphaned at an early age when his parents perished in Nazi concentration camps. After an early career making films in his native country, he moved to Hollywood and his career took off. He is most well known for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, which won five Academy Awards, Hair!, and Amadeus, the biography of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,...

In this video, Rush Hamden teaches how to light an action sequence where a gun or sword is present and why each instrument is needed. Topics include: key light, rim lights, flags, fill, spot, flood, barn doors, flashlights, and specials. Learn how to light a scene like an industry professional in this episode of Digital Cinema Training.

Made in cooperation with the American Film Institute, Directors: Life Behind the Camera features thirty-three legendary directors who reveal intimate and in-depth knowledge about the art of filmmaking and, as well, their own career in the movies. Culled from over 300 hours of interviews, this two-disc, four hour presentation is totally interactive, allowing instant access to a single director, or access to an entire topic involving all directors....

The Movie Production volume of Digital Cinema Training applies numerous concepts of basic production in the real world, such as composition, camera settings, and manipulating the camera. Part 16 focuses on cinematography principles such as the law of thirds and the 180 degree rule as it applies to outdoor settings.

Caused both by humans and by nature, disasters have played an unforgettable part in the history of the 20th century. This program contains footage of the 1937 Hindenburg disaster at Lakehurst, the 1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse, and the aftermath of Pan Am flight 103's mid-air explosion over Lockerbie and the 1998 high-speed train crash at Eschede. Clips of natural catastrophes include flooding in New England; hurricanes in Florida; avalanches...

Film budgeting expert Diane Cornell leads off this lecture series regarding financing an independent film with these topics: politics of money, your script, budget strategy, financing, unions, the crew, loss and damage, bonds contingencies, SAG, production reports, set safety, sexual harassment, and animals and children on set.

November 23, 1999 sees the first performance for an adult audience in the new Royal Opera House. The newly trained ushers are tested during a gala of ballet performed for the construction workers who have worked in the buildng for the past two and half years.

In this video, Rick Davis interviews Aviva Kempner, a long-time documentary filmmaker whose works cover a broad range of issues, such as homelessness, civil rights, and the Holocaust. The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg is one of her most noted works. The film won many awards, including the Peabody Award and awards from the National Board of Review, the New York Film Critics Circle and the Broadcast Film Critics Association. Kempner is also the founder...

Experience Alexander Ekman´s exceptional ballet, A Midsummer Night´s Dream, created for the Royal Swedish Ballet with a score by award-winning Mikael Karlsson. This contemporary ballet explores the energy and the mysteries of the summer solstice night in the Scandinavian tradition. The program also features experimental pop singer Anna von Hausswolff, acclaimed percussionist Niklas Brommare, and the classical string quartet Dahlkvistkvartetten.