Learn your craft from Hollywood legends…

BAFTA have a fantastic array of high quality material from some of the biggest names in cinematic history and its well worth a rummage. Here are some of my favourite finds….

The David Lean Lectures – A short lecture on filmmaking from the likes of Woody Allen, Peter Weir, Oliver Stone…

BAFTA Masterclasses – Full length masterclasses from the industries experts covering topics from screenwriting and production design to visual effects and sound design.

A Life in Pictures – Conversations with some of the industry’s best and brightest with too many famous names to even start a short list.

Editing Masterclass – Pietro Scalia

Editor Pietro Scalia – An inside look at the mind, method and mastery of Ridley Scott’s favourite editor… His full 43 minute masterclass is available on the BAFTA site here.

Editing Lecture – Walter Murch

This lecture recorded in 2003 was presented by Murch at BAFTA and is classic Walter – a knowledgable mix of the history of cinema film editing as well as plenty of anecdotes from his extensive career working with some of the best directors of recent decades.

Monsters – VFX Case Study

Gareth Edwards super low budget post-monster-invasion-road-trip-love-story Monsters is a brilliant example of smart storytelling and low-fi (yet convincing) visual effects mastery. In this interview with editor Colin Goudie, they express their keep it simple stupid filmmaking philosophy.