My experience of the Entertainment
Business Masters course at Full Sail University is hard to describe in one
word. It has been a struggle, it has been fun, and at some points it got kind
of weird, but the program as a whole was a blast. I was able to meet people
from around the world, and really get to know them as a friend and not just as
another classmate. We started out the program in August of 2011 with about 25
people in the class. Fast-forward to today and you can see clearly that our
class has dwindled down to the few who stuck it out and gave it all they could.
Every single person that was in my class came from all different walks of life.
Having taken a Bachelors degree at Full Sail as well, I can definitely say that
the masters program is completely different. Not only was my graduating class
smaller, but also I felt that we were much closer because of it. Advanced
Entertainment Law helped me gain more knowledge about what goes into contracts
and other forms of legal documents. The instructor was supremely knowledgeable
about the subject and guided me through the course to better understand the
legal side of the entertainment industry. Having an interest in becoming a
producer and opening my own company, this class really brought to light the
issues and trials you must over come when starting a business from scratch.
This course has helped me truly understand what it takes to start a business
and what trials you must overcome. I might not be starting my company any time
soon, but I feel that the information I have gained in the past twelve months
is extremely beneficial towards what I want to accomplish with my life. If you
are looking to broaden your knowledge of the entertainment business and have a
once in a lifetime experience, then Full Sail’s Entertainment Business Masters
is where you belong.
Huntford Productions
FIlm Industry News and Reviews
Monday, August 20, 2012
Thursday, August 9, 2012
The Dark Knight Rises
Christopher Nolan never ceases to
amaze me with his incredible visual talent to bring such an iconic comic book
character into today’s world. If you haven’t had a chance to see The Dark
Knight Rises, then I highly suggest you do so immediately.
Thursday, June 14, 2012
The Problems on the Set of 'World War Z'
World War Z is a zombie drama that has been in production
now for about four years, and has had problems from the get go. One of the
biggest flaws in the production is the lack of an experienced director. Marc
Forster was signed to direct after Brad Pitt’s production company, Plan B
Entertainment, bought the film rights to move the film into development. Three
weeks before shooting was to begin in June 2011, sources say Forster had not
made critical decisions about what the zombies would look like and how they
would move.
Sunday, June 3, 2012
The Motion Picture Association of America

One of the most powerful organizations in the film industry is the Motion Picture Association of America. Formed in 1922, the MPAA was originally named The Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association of America and was created to resist government interference with films and create an organized system of industry-led censorship called the Hays Code or The Production Code.
Friday, May 25, 2012
Amazon Created a 'Never Before on DVD' Store
Amazon is making a bold move in the right direction with
their new ‘Never Before on DVD’ store by bringing back older film, which have
never been released on DVD. The service literally makes DVDs and packaging
after you have ordered them. Among its 2,000 titles initially offered are
movies from the vaults of Disney, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Warner
Bros. Home Entertainment and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. The
service allows for content providers to offer movies on DVD that it might not
be economically wise to mass-produce. Rather than eliminating these titles to
digital on-demand services, Amazon's CreateSpace will produce the discs on an
order-by-order basis, meaning there are no concerns about unsold stock. I
personally am looking forward to this because hopefully studios will stop
locking away movies from releasing. It was also mentioned that Nickelodeon will
also take part in this new store. That is the main thing I’m looking forward to
because soon I’ll be able to watch all those great shows from the 90’s. Amazon
has also announced that it has struck a deal with Paramount Pictures to offer
"hundreds" of its movies via the Prime Instant Video service,
including titles like Mission Impossible 3, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, and Top Gun
to customers who have ponied up for the $79-a-year service. The agreement is
good for the next three years, though the window for when new movies will
become available on the service looks like it will be fairly long, if the
titles Amazon has name checked are any indication. In my opinion this is a
great step to bring back the old movies, we shouldn’t just lock them up in a ‘vault’.
Also, I hope they create the option to put your own material on amazon and have
them basically become your independent distributor.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Results of the 84th Annual Academy Awards
Even though the Academy Awards was a few days ago, I feel
that it’s still relevant enough to post the results for those who didn’t watch
it or simply can’t remember who won what Oscar. Billy Crystal was our host for
the night, making this his ninth time hosting the Academy Awards. I was pretty
satisfied with the winners, although I did not see some of the films that won.
Hugo, directed by Martin Scorsese, won five Oscars including best cinematography.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Blackout Day
Today,
January 18, 2012, over 7,000 websites including Wikipedia and Google will have
a “Blackout Day” to censor all content in protest of the upcoming vote of the
Stop Online Piracy Act or SOPA.
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