6 Filmmaking Tips From Antoine Fuqua | via Film School Rejects

Antoine Fuqua shares some very insightful tips on filmmaking that truly make sense. The dope thing about this article is they dive into his work and use his story as the examples for each of the tips he gives! These are solid tips that go beyond the standard cliche of "work hard" and "be consistent"... Continue Reading →

Music for YouTube videos

Finding the right sounds for your video can be as tricky and coming up with the title. If your not a musician and musically inclined this can be even tougher. You know what you want it to sound like but after endless amounts of searches and signing up for free trials your left with not... Continue Reading →

Nas proves the hustle never stops | another $1B power move

After releasing another classic body of work earlier this month with the Kanye West produced album Nasir, Nas is in the headlines once again for all the right reasons. Nas' Queensbridge Venture Partners invested in a company called Pillpack, in 2014, which is an online pharmacy that helps people all across the country. They streamlines... Continue Reading →

BALLiSTIC | Short Film by Ryan Connolly(Film Riot)

The power of your online presence is your leverage...use it. If you’re a creator with a huge audience, why would you release any work outside of the platform you’ve created? I mean if the situation was right, im sure many creators would. But if you spend years cultivating an audience and building a community, it... Continue Reading →

Filmstro unlocks its digital door

Filmstro now offers a free version for everyone to use! This is great news for all Indy filmmakers who struggle to find the right music for their projects! Filmstro releases a Free version of their platform. With over 1000 tracks available to use, Filnstro is definitely looking to acquire new clients like drug dealers on... Continue Reading →

Jay-Z files paperwork to launch Marcy Venture Partners | How the hustler survives

Jay-Z's quest for dominance doesn't go unnoticed. No matter how quiet he tried to be about his power moves. Dominating the HipHop industry for years, Jigga's penchant for making money was evident through his roles in Roc-a-wear, films, and overall brand appeal. Once just an artist Jay manifested himself to be a mogul. Taking over... Continue Reading →

Uncle Murda | From the Streets to the Industry

Check out a classic snippet from WiseMindFilms & Enve TV's New Era of HipHop Vol.1 DVD.   Here Uncle Murda talks making that transition into the industry and the hardships many up and coming rappers face. Dealing with industry politics from a street mentality can be difficult, since you cant react how you would on the... Continue Reading →

To Answer Hollywood’s Diversity Problem, California Program Hands Kids The Camera : via NPR

When the #oscarssowhite hashtag took over social media a few years back, most thought this would create a dialog and paradigm shift to the film industries lack of diversity on and off the screen. Unfortunately we were wrong. While it did start a dialog within the mainstream(As this is a regular topic among Black and... Continue Reading →

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