Studentfilms.com is an online filmmaking resource for film students and aspiring filmmakers from around the world.

The site features:

• internet broadcasting of your film (upload it to their site) - viewers of your film can write a review, you can post contact information for those interested in your work.
• forum discussions - discuss films on the site, introduce yourself to the studentfilm.com community, discuss filmmaking tips and techniques, ask questions about screenwriting, pre-production and post-production, ask questions about which film school to attend at the unversity level
• Filmmaking Articles - Online Avid Tutorials, Tools for writers, HD product reviews

Active topics on the forum right now include, requests for iMovie help, Making a movie from a book and a vigorous discussion of NY vs LA, which discusses which media center is best for a young filmmaker to begin their career in. There is also a discussion of universities which have exemplary film schools, like New York University’s Tisch School for the Arts.

The main element and greatest strength of the site is its abiltiy to broadcast films over the internet and enable peer discussion of each film. Studentfilms.com now has a database of over 800 films which is searchable by genre, popularity on the site, film title, and by film school. There is also this cool randomizer feature which will bring you to any film in the database. All the reviews and comments I saw where mature and honest attempts to be helpful. Everyone is in the same boat and the community really does try to share knowledge and creative ideas. The forum section is also very strong. There is a good deal of filmmaking information shared in the forum questions.

If you are considering a career as a filmmaker or are an educator with a media-production curriculum, I think that studentfilms.com will become an excellent resource for you.

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Very informative article on scene blocking authored by Peter Marshall in his blog Filmmaking Resource Center. Looks like Peter plans to provide a lot of nuts’n bolts how-to information through his blog.

Peter is also the author of the monthly newsletter Action Cut Print a great resource for filmmakers and television directors. It is free by subscription.

Peter has worked in the Film and TV Industry for over 32 years - as a Film and Television Director, TV Series Creative Consultant, Television Producer, and First Assistant Director.

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Just wanted to wrap up this series of posts about student film with a link to the Cyber Film School “Movie Encyclopedia” CD-ROM that is published by Northwest Film School (in Bellingham, WA).

This product looks to be very well organized and packed with a lot of fresh and useful information about getting your first film finished.

Contributors to the encyclopedia include heavy hitters like:

Ron Bass
Screenwriter of Snow Falling on Cedars, My Best Friend’s Wedding, Rain Man.

Lawrence Bender
Producer of Good Will Hunting, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs.

Anne V Coates
Editor of Erin Brockovich, Lawrence of Arabia.

Mark Irwin, ASC
Director of Photography of Something About Mary, Scream.

Norman Jewison
Director of The Hurricane, Moonstruck, In the Heat of The Night.

There’s a short video blurb by Ron Bass talking about screenwriting right on the site that is great advice and shows the quality of the information in the encyclopedia cd-rom.

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From the Director in the Classroom Film Festival Resource.

Up-to-date and detailed, this site has an ever growing list of student film festivals. The festivals are sorted by region, with contact info, guidelines and links to each festival page. A great resource for high school and college-age filmmakers, there are even some listings for middle school students.

The list is presented by The Director in the Classroom…

Director in the Classroom examines how filmmaking engages learners. The program gives students the tools, skills and confidence to take creative control of their research and presentation projects and to engage learning using video production.

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Just a follow up on sites devoted to student films. The website Studentfilms.com is another great site that accepts student films for internet broadcast and critique.

This site also creates a community of young filmmakers. The forum is very active with lots of information and discussion.

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StudentFilmmakers.com - I really like the idea of this site and I think they bring off their mandate very well. StudentFilmmakers.com is a portal for students who are beginnning to make films. There are listings and links for film festivals, workshops and film schools. There is a forum to discuss with peers plus an online store that has a very good selection of motion picture handbooks and manuals.

MOST IMPORTANTLY however, is the ability to post your film on the site so it can be viewed by fellow filmmakers (and the general public). There is also the ability to write reviews of the movies that have been uploaded.

Check out the Student Filmmakers Summer Shorts Contest currently running.
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