Should you go to film school? Great question? But there aren't necessarily a lot of direct answers. Do you want to go to Hollywood? Do you want to make movies in your spare time? Do you want to learn about world cinema? Do you want to be...

An interview with Dr. Herb Zettl, Professor Emeritus at San Francisco State University. He talks about his work in teaching television theory and practice, and the changes he brought to the program at SFU. His book 'Sight Sound Motion'...

A discussion of how the movie industry brings stories to life, and how movie technology is evolving rapidly and changing the way movies are made. The program also looks at new types of career opportunities in the movie industry. Aired...

This video is a preview of the 15-episode Film Production course. [1:49]

This video focuses on the format of screenplays, the written version of a movie, including the sluglines, three act structure, action, and hero's journey. [9:18]

This video [8:15] focuses on pitching an idea and the pre-production of a film. A pitch is telling your story to a filmmaker or actor and pre-production is the shooting.

This video focuses on the filmmaker's army; it explains the departments and positions and what each person does. [9:56]

Part of the larger Video Nation website, this section provides short instructional tips with examples for digital video recording. Topics are: recording sound, filming surroundings, the "hollywood" shot, lighting, filming conversations,...

This video [5:19] is an overview of Pixar in a Box; it will introduce you to some of the fundamental skills it takes to make a movie.