American Film Industry Resource
The American Film Industry is home to some of the world’s biggest film productions. From New York to Hollywood, the U.S has a vibrant film industry including the famous 6 big studios that produce blockbusters.
In our resources section you will find useful guides about the industry, success stories, film distribution articles and much more. Whether you are a student or a professional, there is a wealth of knowledge available below that can help guide you to a rewarding career in the film industry. We are constantly updating our database of articles to include the latest insight from the industry
Film Tutorials and links
Low budget filmmaking
- Five ways to save money on a shoot
- Preparing your film for production (Blogs: Producer – Juri Koll)
- How to make a cheap film
Legal advice
Making Money
- How to use your digital camera to bring in the cash
- Make Money with your blogs
- Five ways to make money with your emails
- 10 Ways to make money with your film
- 10 Ways to make money as an actor
Short filmmaking guides
- How to make a short film – Script (part 1)
- How to make a short film – Budget (part 2)
- How to make a short film – Casting (part 3)
- How to make a short film – Pre-production (part 4)
- How to make a short film – Contracts (part 5)
- How to make a short film – Production and directing (part 6)
- How to make a short film – Post-production (part 7)
- How to make a short film – Promotion (part8)
- How to make a short film – Distribution (part 9)
- How to make a short film in Paris
Film Festivals
Education and careers
- Which film school should I go to?
- Choosing a career in the entertainment industry
- Where and how can I get work experience?
- Film School VS University
Film Distribution
- What you need to know before contacting a film distributor
- UK Film Distributors
- How to sell a short film
- Negotiating a distribution deal (Blogs: Producer Juri Koll)
- Self distribution for low budget films
Actors & Models
- Where to find auditions
- Working as an extra
- How to become an actor – Training (part 1)
- How to become an actor – Getting roles in student movies (part 2)
- Model agencies – entertain the fashion world
Success stories
- Global performance Marketing Guru Teressa Raiford
- Vision and Passion Leads Producer Antonio Saillant to Success
- 16 year old Grammy foundation music journalist
- Jesse Rosenblatt: The attorney at the top
- Crafting a career in film music – Composer Bill Brown
- Gary Goldstein: The Billion dollar man
- Susan Pascal – The journey of a succesfull publicist
