2024 was a year of challenges, but it pushed us to achieve more than ever before. Despite the ups and downs, we delivered groundbreaking content and experiences that we’re so proud to share: We kicked off with Shane’s lesson on calibrating your Flanders monitor and Derek Edwards’ on-set series for camera assistants. Our Sony Burano Live Demo exceeded all expectations, setting a record as our most-watched content ever. Spotlight group coaching calls connected members with industry pros, resulting in on-set opportunities. We attended NAB, where Shane spoke to thousands, and sat down with Rudy Mancuso on the Inner Circle Podcast to discuss his and Shane’s collaboration on Música. We released the highly anticipated Filmotechnic Camera Car Masterclass, a DIY car rigging video with Brendan Riel, and Jordan Brady’s On-Set Commercial Directing course. At CineGear, we hosted our Caffeinated Collaborators event at the Nanlux booth, meeting hundreds of filmmakers. We dropped The Camera Crew Playbook Masterclass with Shane and Derek, Dave Cole’s advanced color grading course, Shane’s Walkie Talkie Protocols course, and ended the year with our largest production yet: the Night Cinematography Masterclass, featuring a 70-person crew bringing Hollywood-level education to filmmakers everywhere. This year, FA shadow members joined sets worldwide, and we closed with a live seminar on director-cinematographer workflows with Jordan Brady and Shane. And that’s just the beginning. We released many other podcasts, premium content, and resources that we couldn’t fit into this list, all designed to help filmmakers elevate their craft. None of this would’ve been possible without our incredible team: CEO Brendan Sweeney, co-founders Shane and Lydia Hurlbut, editorial pros Steven Napolitano and Katherine Horak, marketing leads Zack Eritz and Kyra Sweeney, operations manager Anne Gaither, and customer support star Alix Verheyen. To our members, mentors, partners, and supporters—thank you. You make it all possible. Here’s to 2025 and continuing to build this amazing community dedicated to helping filmmakers thrive.
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