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The Big Winners At The 94th Oscars
Alumni News & Interviews, FeaturedThe 94th Academy Awards ceremony was an unforgettable night filled with history-making wins. Alumnus Jason Beale contributed his post-production talents to Dune, which took home a total of six Oscar wins including, Best Editing, Visual Effects, Best Sound, Best Score, Best Cinematography and Best Production Design. Check out the list of winning productions that our alumni contributed to this year.
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🎥 Alumni Work on Oscar-Nominated Films
Alumni News & Interviews, FeaturedEvery year during awards season, The Los Angeles Film School gears up for an exciting season of alumni recognition. We are proud to announce seven alumni worked on nine different Oscar-nominated productions which earned 38 nominations. There is no job too small when contributing to a film production. Our alumni showcased their talents in every area of film production from lighting and camera operation to post-production sound mixing.
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Alumni Work On Golden Globe Nominated Productions
Alumni News & InterviewsIt’s a new year and we’re rolling right into awards season with the Golden Globes on Sunday, January 9. Congrats to the 13 alumni who worked on 11 nominated productions. Although this year's award ceremony will not be televised or have an audience, we will be cheering on The L.A. Film School alumni network represented at the 79th annual Golden Globes.
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Latin GRAMMY Nominations Showcase the Best in Latin Music
Alumni News & InterviewsCongratulations to our alumni from The L.A. Recording School, a division of The L.A. Film School, who contributed to this year's GRAMMY-nominated albums. Find out more.
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President of Record Plant Visits L.A. Recording School
Alumni News & Interviews, Guest Speakers https://youtu.be/hSfClxgyR8I Jeff Barnes, President of Record Plant Studios, Speaks to Students Our 2008 Recording Arts alum Jeff Barnes is the president of Record Plant, a go-to recording studio for top recording artists in Los Angeles.…
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Everything You Want to Know About Production Design
Alumni News & InterviewsThe role of the production designer can be summed up as the creative arm of the film director. It’s the production designer’s job to interpret and create a director’s vision for the script. The involvement of the production designer starts when they read the script with the director and sketch ideas for the style and location. They then meet with the director and discuss the best way to shoot the film. Find out everything you need to know about what a production designer does on set.
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Ready for the Biggest Event of the Year?
Alumni News & InterviewsGet ready to join our biggest event of the year! FAME Week is a virtual festival celebrating our academic legacy and alumni community. This year, we are proud to bring YOU a ton of amazing event panels and workshops with industry leaders from Sony, Google, Record Plant and MORE. Be sure to check out all our full event calendar so you don't miss out on the opportunity to connect with fellow alumni and students!
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Meet Up-and-Coming Film Director Alex Ferrufino
Alumni News & InterviewsBefore attending The Los Angeles Film School, Alex Ferrufino PA'd on various productions around Los Angeles. Each PA job he got led to another and soon Alex had enough experience under his belt to find bigger jobs while attending film school. His breakout project, Slipping Into Darkness, gained the attention of HBO Latino and won the 2019 Latinx Competition. Find out more about Alex Ferrufino.
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Our Alumni Contribute to Emmy-Nominated Productions
Alumni News & Interviews, FeaturedWe are proud to recognize the talented alumni who worked on Emmy-nominated productions for the 73rd Annual Primetime Emmys. More than 25 alumni from different degree programs contributed their talents to productions including The Mandalorian, WandaVision and Pen15. Alum Josh Gitersonke (Film 2007) was personally nominated for Outstanding Cinematography for a Reality Program for his work as Director of Photography on The Amazing Race. This is Josh Gitersonke's eighth Emmy nomination. He previously won an Emmy for his camera work on the Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special.