In wrapping up 2019, we asked our FilmingLife Academy members to consider the traditions that happen in their lives and make a film that encapsulates those traditions! November and December tend to be busy months, especially for families with young children, but this challenge saw the most submissions our of any of our #6filmchallenge themes and as usual, we were blown away by the creative ways our members chose to make traditions themed films.
How about you? What traditions happen within the span of your year? If there is anything we have learned from this challenge, it’s this: You’ll never regret setting aside the time to film and have those traditions memories preserved!
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Over the past two months we challenged our FilmingLife Academy members to create a personal film that include themselves, in some way shape or form, ‘in the frame!’. This might have been our most challenging #6filmchallenge yet as it requires a bit of planning on the filmmakers part to not be behind the camera for a change! As usual, we were blown away by the creative ways our members chose to make films with themselves in the frame.
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This May & June we challenged our FilmingLife Academy members to create a personal film that included some sort of interview. Our members went above and beyond creating beautiful, heartfelt films of the people in their lives. From new beginnings to little voices chatting about grandparents, to love letters…we just adore the creative ways that each FilmingLife Academy member interviewed their loved ones!
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Meet Amber Walder, family filmmaker & photographer and Educator at FilmingLife® Academy
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In this episode of FilmingLife: The Podcast for Photographers & Filmmakers, Courtney, Allison sit down to talk about what they’ve been doing lately, Amber Walder’s upcoming Masterclass Self-Portrait Filmmaking and getting yourself in front of the camera.
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A Moving Portrait, like a photo portrait, is a piece of art that captures the likeness, personality, and even the feelings of the person in MOTION . Think of a Moving Portrait Film as a film that helps us get to know someone special in our lives. In March and April we challenged our FilmingLife Academy members to create a personal film that encompassed the idea of a ‘Moving Portrait’. Our members exceeded all of our expectations creating beautiful, heartfelt films of the people in their lives.
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In January & February we challenged our FilmingLife Academy members to create a personal film that encompassed the idea of ‘Seasons’. Given that our members at FLA are from all over the world, we were excited to see the creative diversity of the films submitted!
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In this month’s episode our FilmingLife Academy Founder Courtney Holmes sits down to have an honest chat about what’s really included in the Academy and the amazing content you’ll gain access to when you become a member.
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In this episode of FilmingLife: The Podcast for Photographers & Filmmakers, Courtney & Allison discuss what’s been happening over the holiday break and the big things coming up for themselves and FilmingLife Academy in 2019.
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In this episode of FilmingLife: The Podcast for Photographers & Filmmakers Courtney & Allison discuss all things Christmas & the holiday season and how you can capture the special memories of this time.
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One question we’re asked frequently here at the FilmingLife® Academy is where people can source great music for their films, legally. Whether you’re creating a film for a paying client, or simply a film for your own personal enjoyment, it’s important to make sure that you’re using music that you’re legally allowed to use.
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This month FilmingLife Academy Founder Courtney Holmes sat down with Academy Manager Allison Redmon to discuss what’s been happening at the Academy, share some recent student work and discuss some of the challenges they’ve faced in filmmaking and how they overcome them.
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