Director Catherine Hardwicke joined 8 young filmmakers from around the world in a Google+ Hangout to teach them about Production Design, as part of the Ghetto Film School's MasterClass series.

GFS MasterClass is a free innovative virtual class for young people who want to learn filmmaking from top directors in the industry. Through Google+'s ( Read more... )

Texas native will kick off VIFF’s New Filmmaker’s DayVANCOUVER -- Before she had a Twilight budget to work with, director Catherine Hardwicke had to make every dollar, and every moment behind the scenes count ( Read more... )

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Vancouver Film and Television Forum

Where: Vancouver International Film Centre, 1181 Seymour

When: Sept. 27-Oct. 1 Tickets: Registration and schedule at viff.org

U.S. director Catherine Hardwicke learned about directing as a production designer, working for and watching directors David O. Russell, Richard Linklater, Cameron ( Read more... )

Some interesting videos of Catherine when she was on the set of 'Three Kings' (starring George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg and Ice Cube) working as a production designer.

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Catherine was an honoree at the 2009 Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards.

They've compiled clips from her films as a production designer (Vanilla Sky, Three Kings, etc) and a director. The video includes a lot of clips I hadn't seen before. Enjoy! :)

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