Life-long learning. Since education is key for almost all aspects of life, this is also true for our craft as indie filmmakers. Especially in a line of work with such a fast-paced development of new gear, fresh techniques and so many skills to be learned. MZed now offers a 4 day summer sale (Ending June 4th), so you can make use of the vast expertise of their hosts – for a discounted price. We don’t need no education? Nah, of course we do. All the time! And for the next four days you’ve got the chance of landing a pretty decent deal over at MZed for their vast catalogue of filmmaking related online courses and masterclasses. MZed Summer Sale Both the individual courses and the MZed Pro subscription plan will be reduced in price for the next few days. So if you played with the idea of registering for one of these courses but felt it was too expensive so far, now is the time! Philp Bloom’s Cinematic Masterclass (screenshot). The MZed Pro plan is on sale for $300 for example (regular $399). This option includes Philip Bloom’s Cinematic Masterclass as well as access to the whole MZed catalogue for a full year. Read our review on Philip Bloom’s Cinematic Masterclass here to get an idea of the content. If you don’t need access to the whole thing, rest assured as the summer sale includes individual classes too. Philip Bloom’s Cinematic Masterclass is on sale for $129 (save $70), and our own Ollie Kenchington recently put together a course called Directing Color (read our review here). It’s yours for only $39 (Save $40) over the course of this summer sale. Ollie Kenchington – Directing Color (screenshot). Learning by watching videos. Is that worth it, one might ask. My personal answer is a resounding yes! Before MZed Pro was even here I purchased some courses from MZed and I learned a lot! But, and this is important, it only works out for me because I can go out and use the freshly learned skills on my real-life jobs. It’s the mix that works great for me. Only watching movies and assuming that you now can pull off a major Hollywood movie would be megalomaniac, of course. But learning a neat trick here, a new technique there and make use of it on your next job? That makes a lot of sense to me. Conclusion Since this sale only lasts four days, you have to make a quick decision. I think there are some great offers at MZed. Just browse their catalogue and find the course that suits you best. Or go all-in and get a discounted rate on the 12-month MZed Pro Plan, which includes all available courses and of course upcoming ones. MZed Pro annual membership $249 (save $50) MZed Pro plus Philip Bloom’s Cinematic Masterclass $300 (Save $99) Philip Bloom’s Cinematic Masterclass $129 (save $70) Directing Color $39 (save $40) Brows all other MZed courses   My suggestion would be to head over to MZed’s website and have a look around. Philip Bloom’s Cinematic Masterclass, Alex Buono’s Visual Storytelling, Vincent Laforet’s Directing Motion, Adam Epstein’s The Cutting Edge, it’s all there. But don’t forget to go out there and shoot something. Education is key but it’s nothing without deploying it in real-life jobs. What do you think? Will you enrol in some of the courses? Let us know in the comments below!

Watch previous episodes of ON THE COUCH & ON THE GO by clicking here! Visit our Vimeo and YouTube playlists, and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! Please visit our sponsors’ websites to keep new episodes of ON THE GO coming! Thanks to Hedge for Mac,  G-Technology, Røde Microphones, Sachtler, in association with Ford Netherland (thanks for the Ford Galaxy car loan!) and Sony Europe (thanks for the 4K Action cam loan!) This episode of cinema5D On the Go is all about hardware, software and post production! Although perhaps not the hottest of topics, this week we take a ride to discuss what happens after the cameras stop rolling. We talk to three industry professionals whose work is closely related to video post production. Ollie Kenchington is a filmmaker and founder of production company Korro Limited. With a lot of experience in production and post, Ollie shares with us what he thinks have been the most significant advancements in relation to post workflow in recent times. G-Technology’s Greg Crosby is back on the show to talk to us about their latest collaboration with Atomos, with the introduction of the Atomos Master Caddy by G-Technology made specifically for Atomos 4K video workflows. We also talk to Paul Matthijs Lombert, one of the people behind file transfer software Hedge For Mac, who shares with us a little bit about his beginnings as a sound engineer, and the story behind Hedge. Please visit our sponsors’ websites to keep new episodes of ON THE GO coming! Thanks to Hedge for Mac,  G-Technology, Røde Microphones, Sachtler and in association with Ford and Sony.