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RocketJump Film School is an ongoing series of online filmmaking tutorials. But really it's a community built on accessibility, support, learning, interaction, and a love of filmmaking. Tutorials, tips and tricks, interviews, podcasts, live streams, events, contests, forums, film commentary, and behind the scenes. New content every week, at every level, from beginning to advanced. RocketJump Film
03/18/2020
Hey all, it's been a minute! When important for us to keep inside during this crucial time, we wanted to do something fun online! Head on over to our twitter to join in the !!! (A few fine folks have pledged some cash prizes!)
https://twitter.com/RJFilmSchool/status/1240055798132133888?s=20
RJFS is back!! In this video, we road trip back to Dolby HQ in San Francisco to check out their brand new research lab and theater.
Produced and financed in collaboration with the Dolby Institute. Check them out here: http://j.mp/DolbyInstitute
Woohoo! Over one million views on our "Cuts and Transitions" video!
Three pieces of advice for young filmmakers from writer/director Meg LeFauve.
Check out Meg's work:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0498834/
Three pieces of advice for young filmmakers from writer/director Joe Forte.
05/08/2017
Guys, the Streamy's fan nominations are open! If you like the work we're doing, it would really help us if you could nominate us for the Science & Education category! http://bit.ly/VoteRJFS2017
Join RFS as we explore the special and visual effects process of RocketJump's latest production, Dimension 404! Lots of creature effects and VFX wizardry to check out.
Let us gush about how freaking rad black and white can be for a few minutes. Trust us. It's gonna be good.
03/14/2017
Hey aspiring editors out there, check out Adobe's new editing contest "Make The Cut." You'll get raw footage from Imagine Dragon's latest music video and have the chance to make your own cut. There are some decent cash prizes as well as the chance to win year long subscriptions to Premiere Pro!
Adobe - Make the Cut Imagine Dragons wants to collaborate with YOU on their next music video.
Have you seen our latest video on "embracing accidents"? Here's what Orson Welles had to say on the subject....
03/02/2017
TODAY! Another live industry Q&A over on our channel, 4PM PST! We'll try our best to answer your questions about the biz.
When an accident or mistake happens on set, your first reaction might be to immediately call "cut", but take a look at some of these famous films where accidents and mistakes actually made film history. Moral of the story? Keep rolling.
02/17/2017
In case you didn't know, we stream live on our channel every Thursday at 4PM PST. (You can watch past streams on our channel playlist.) It gets weird.
Ever wonder what film grips are talking about when they ask for a "half apple" or a "platypus"? It's not the fruit or the animal. Friend and gaffer Dominic D'Astice explains in this video!
Hey puppet people! This week, we're back with our friends over at Stoopid Buddy Stoodios (known for "Robot Chicken" and "Super Mansion") and talking about the production design and world-building of their new show, "Blark and Son"! Check it out!
This week, RJFS is on a mission to demystify the process of renting film equipment! We go on a tour of Illuminar, a rental house in Glendale, CA, to show you what to expect (paperwork!), as well as the proper way to check and load up your equipment into a grip truck.
Take a step back into classic Hollywood film history and get a glimpse into one of the greatest filmmaking minds of all time. In this video, we explore the editorial process of Orson Welles as the acclaimed filmmaker battles with the studio over the precious final cut of his 1958 film TOUCH OF EVIL
Surprise! You step into an elevator with a big-shot movie producer, and you've got only 10 floors to pitch him your entire movie. What do you do?!
In this video, VGHS head writer Will Campos tackles the process of writing an effective logline for your script. Not only is it good for a solid pitch, but it actually can help you become a better writer.
We're back and starting the year off with some puppeteering! Our friends at Stoopid Buddy Stoodios (Robot Chicken, Super Mansion) let us join them on the set of their latest show Blark and Son and talked to us about bringing their two main characters to life. Check it out below!
12/23/2016
Freddie himself is about to stream some VFX work on an upcoming short and hang out with you all. Check it out on our YouTube channel!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xa9T1-YxHeI
VFX Hang with Freddie (sneak peak at upcoming video) - LIVE STREAM Freddie's noodling on VFX for an upcoming short and hanging out in chat with all y'all. If you have more questions that didn't get answered, come ask us all ...
12/20/2016
If you're looking for some rad Star Wars VFX tutorials, our buds over at HitFilm made an incredible series of them that you can follow along for free! https://hitfilm.com/express/rebellion
HitFilm 4 Express - Free video software - HitFilm.com Create your own Star Wars-style short film
12/15/2016
Having a hard time getting into the Christmas spirit? Come on out to the coast, have a few laughs... We're live streaming some festive lighting recreations today at 4pm PST on our channel!
Quick update! We're going on our winter break through December to film a bunch of new stuff, BUT we will still be LIVE on Youtube every Thursday at 4pm PST! Weekly videos are back starting January 5th. See you in the streams!
11/30/2016
If you're looking for assets to use in your sound design, check out this 1000+ free sound giveaway!
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NEW VIDEO! Did you forget to defrost the turkey and TOTALLY RUIN THANKSGIVING DINNER? Well it's a little late to fix it, but if you have some glue and some hairspray, you can at least make some prop food look presentable on your Holiday Facebook album with some pro food stylist tricks!
Check out our latest video! Wondering what microphone you should use? We got options...
11/17/2016
Come visit us during office hours! We're live streaming at 4PM PST and talking about sound, microphones, and our latest video with Kevin! Youtube.com/rjfilmschool/live
NEW VIDEO! Kevin introduces the different kinds of microphones you may encounter on set, and breaks them down so you can determine which kind is best for you.
Watch the FULL TUTORIAL here: https://youtu.be/Z5Nza3Z6WTY
New Video all about Direction of Light! If you haven't seen it, check it out!
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