ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS & SCIENCES

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (AMPAS) is the home of the world-renowned awards program known as The OSCARS and has a membership of over 10,000 global film industry artists and leaders. AMPAS is the home of an expertise that is unparalleled.

In the past two years, FilmAid & AMPAS have joined forces to bring high quality film lectures by Academy members to FilmAid’s community. The lecture series shares some of the leading talents across all creative departments that combine to produce and distribute feature-length films. Please take advantage of these videos here:

Adapting 'Dune' for the Big Screen

Masterclass: Cinematography - How to Develop Your Personal Visual Style w/Michael Goi

Ruth Carter's Creative Process | Oscar-Winning Costume Designer

The Making of Oscar-Winning Short "Hair Love"

Sound Mixer Peter Devlin's Hollywood Dream Imagined

Casting Director Victoria Thomas

Makeup Artist Lois Burwell

The Collaborative Nature between Cinematographers and Directors

The Creation of 'Minari' with Lee Isaac Chung

Sanaa Hamri | Director Spotlight

Composing and Music with Kris Bowers & Taura Stinson

Kenyan filmmaker Toni Kamau at the forefront of African filmmaking

The Career of Maysie Hoy

In addition, here is a suite of videos breaking down the different elements of filmmaking as produced with AMPAS members: https://www.oscars.org/videos-photos/academy-academy