Welcome to First Light Video Publishing, proudly celebrating 20 years as the premier publisher & distributor of Entertainment Industry-standard media arts training programs. Whatever your aspiration, careers in the allied Entertainment Industries are all about ACTION! From the student film to the festival circuit; the internship to the edit bay; the blank page to the back story; and Fade-In to Credit Crawl, FIRST LIGHT TAKES YOU TO THE GREEN LIGHTT! Our programs, created by practicing experts, are designed for students, teachers, journeymen and professionals across film, television, music, theater and the performing arts. |
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THE ART OF SCREENWRITING SERIES
First presented as part of the Writer’s Guild Foundation’s prestigious Words into Pictures event, each program features Hollywood’d top motion picture and television writers, discussing specific aspects of the art of writing for screen & the different approaches to their craft.
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4 DVD SET: FSCREENDVD
$300.00
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CINEMATOGRAPHY MASTER CLASS SERIES
In this training series, nine of the World's finest cinematographers share their wealth of experience in a workshop setting, as they guide you through a series of professional lighting problems both in the studio and on location.
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8 DVD SET: F784DVD
$579.00
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THEATER – PERFORMING ARTS |

SUPER SWORDFIGHTING SERIES
Two of the best educational instructors for sword play on camera or stage. Each program teaches industry-standard techniques for body position, parrying, striking, footwork, proper execution, kills, dangerous-looking moves along with example fights that students can use in stage production.
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3 DVD SET: FSWORDSETDVD
$249.85
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FILM, VIDEO & TV PRODUCTION |

NEW DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING: TIPS FROM THE THE TRENCHES
Hear directly from Academy Award winners and nominees, first time filmmakers and 50-year veterans as they offer tips from the trenches of filmmaking in brief, modular interview sequences perfect for the classroom.
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NEW THE BUSINESS OF TV NEWS
Valuable for students ready to enter TV Broadcasting – takes you beyond the text book, beyond the classroom & behind the scenes of TV news.
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MEDIA RESEARCHES SERIES
Using Mass Communication scholars as a backdrop, this educational series offers those who study theory and those who teach it, a more humanized, personalized approach to understanding theorists, theory development & research.
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4 DVD SET: FMEDIARESDVD
$289.80
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MAKING IT IN HOLLYWOOD –
THE DIRECTORS SERIES
Two of the best educational instructors for sword play on camera or stage. Each program teaches industry-standard techniques for body position, parrying, striking, footwork, proper execution, kills, dangerous-looking moves along with example fights that students can use in stage production.
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3 DVD SET: FDIRECTSET
$219.85
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Mask Making Series

The complete series teaching the art of mold making, casting & painting full head latex masks.
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