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What Makes a Film Great? Here Are 6 Elements to Watch For

5 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

What Are the Symbols in 'Parasite' and What Do They Mean?

1 year ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Film Crew Positions And Why All Jobs on a Movie Set Matter

2 years ago by George Edelman

George Edelman

Ethos, Pathos, Logos and the 20 Most Effective Ways to Advertise [Infographic]

1 year ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How to Write a Treatment (with Film Treatment Examples)

3 years ago by Jason Hellerman

how to write a treatment

Jason Hellerman

How 'Sex, Lies, and Videotape' Changed How We Make Movies

2 years ago by Phil Pirrello

sex lies and videotape

Steven Soderbergh

james spader

Phil Pirrello

How to Write a Movie Synopsis That Sells (Free Template)

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

75 Scene Writing Prompts to Supercharge Your Creative Output and Scenes

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

writing advice

writing prompts

story ideas

Jason Hellerman

The 20 Best Screenwriting Books You Should Get Right Now

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

screenwriting advice

Screenwriting Book

screenwriting

Best Screenwriting Books

Jason Hellerman

Here's How You Should Write a TV Commercial

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Commercial

commercial making

TV commercials

Free TV Commercial Script...

script template

commercial script

Jason Hellerman

A Massive List of Spring 2021 Grants All Filmmakers Should Know About

2 weeks ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Academy Nicholl Fellowships

SFFILM

itvs

Oakley Anderson-Moore

3 Lessons from the 'Ted Lasso' Pilot Screenplay PDF (Free Script Download)

1 week ago by Jason Hellerman

character development

Jason Hellerman

What is an Anti Villain (with Examples and Definition)

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

What's "The Scorpion and the Frog" Fable and Why Do People Reference It?

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Scorpion and the Frog

Jason Hellerman

Try Our Screenplay Beat Sheet (Free Template)

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

20 Dynamic Ways to Come up with Amazing Movie Ideas

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

The 11 Greatest Fist Fights In Action Movies, Ranked

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Understanding Film Theory: An Essential Guide

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Calculating Minutes Per Page of a Script? Here Are Some Helpful Tips

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How Working on a Hollywood Blockbuster Helped Me Make a Proof of Concept

3 weeks ago by Jack Martin

Jack Martin

3 Steps to Writing Better Treatments for Music Videos

3 years ago by V Renée

Music Video

treatments

V Renée

Why Are People So Upset about Bucky's Arm in 'Falcon and the Winter Soldier'?

1 week ago by Jason Hellerman

falcon and the winter soldier

marvel

Jason Hellerman

How to Pitch a TV Show to Any Network or Streamer (Free Checklist)

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Themes Explained: What They Are, How to Use Them, & Why They're Important

5 years ago by V Renée

dariousbritt

theme

V Renée

Learn to Write a TV Show Bible With Our Show Bible Template

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How to Write Character Development [FREE Worksheet]

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

character

Character arc

character development

screenwriting

Jason Hellerman

How to Copyright Your Screenplay to Protect Your Ideas

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

screenwriting

script registration

Jason Hellerman

What's a Writers' Room and How Do They Work?

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

What Is a Non-Linear Narrative and How Do You Write One?

1 year ago by Jason Hellerman

nonlinear narrative

parallel plot

subvert the narrative

fragmented narrative

Jason Hellerman

Quentin Tarantino's Best Screenwriting Advice

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Pages

Stage 32, Get one

6 years ago by alice chen

Stage 32

Richard Botto

alice chen

Student

DON'T. STOP. RUNNING - new blog post - rehearsals

6 years ago by Alex Richardson

Alex Richardson

Director

3767

How much character development for short film?

6 years ago by George Watkins

George Watkins

Writer/Director

161

Using a shot from Nosferatu

6 years ago by Alejandro

Alejandro

Filmmaker

160

What's Your Favorite Digital Cinema Camera?

6 years ago by Hovig Kazandjian

Hovig Kazandjian

Writer, Director

483

How do you post an article on here?

6 years ago by Jeff M.

Jeff M.

Director/Writer/Editor/Cinematographer

162

A7S like a Cinema Camera

6 years ago by Hovig Kazandjian

Hovig Kazandjian

Writer, Director

483

What do festival shorts programmers really want?

6 years ago by Jon Mills

shorts

festivals

filmmaking

Jon Mills

Filmmaker

924

"UNBROKEN" Script (anybody have it?)

6 years ago by SKY MILLER

SKY MILLER

WRITER

What is the structure of pre production workflow ?

6 years ago by ali ata akel

production budget list

ali ata akel

Filmmaker, Editor, Cinematographer, Animation

Contract with writer (not screenplay creator)

6 years ago by Nestor Chornovus

#screenwriting #filmmaking

Nestor Chornovus 74

Adapting novel or play to the screen

6 years ago by vishu

vishu

screenwriter

Writing a script with a partner/co-author?

6 years ago by Joseph Fouts

Joseph Fouts

Director, Producer, Writer, Editor.

Starting out

6 years ago by toste severin

toste severin 74

Oscar Nominees Best Picture

6 years ago by Carlos Alpizar Arguello

Carlos Alpizar Arguello

Videographer/Character Animator

24 years old and just figured out i want a career in film

6 years ago by tom k

tom k

Film Student

147

Script Beats

6 years ago by Daniel Neo

beats

Daniel Neo 88

One act play

6 years ago by conan's apprentice

conan's apprentice 107

Original ideas

6 years ago by Jan Schneider

Jan Schneider 8

My first feature as a DP

6 years ago by Kyle Acker

Kyle Acker

Cinematographer/ Video Editor

421

Thought on my debut short film, shot on the fs100

6 years ago by Ben Meredith

Ben Meredith

Cinematographer/Filmmaker

1426

Scripts for shorts?

6 years ago by Alex Zakrividoroga

Alex Zakrividoroga

Director

4122

Need help making a music video!

6 years ago by Axe Leven

Music Video

Axe Leven

Music Producer

111

Sell screenplay or make the movie on my own?

6 years ago by Dennis Mirza

writing

directing

Dennis Mirza

Nomad Filmmaker

interesting blogs to follow? Please help!

6 years ago by Einar Gabbassoff

Einar Gabbassoff

D&CD at Frame One Studio

1365

Directing Antagonists

6 years ago by Daniel Neo

Daniel Neo 88

My writing and after effects will be better than the cameras I'll be using.

6 years ago by Blake Alan Mihavics

after effects

camera quality

tips and tricks

Blake Alan Mihavics

Writer, director, editor

Researching a tough topic - how do you go about it?

6 years ago by Alexander Radlinski

Alexander Radlinski

Screenwriter

161

Dreamy Web Comedy Trailer

6 years ago by White Spades

White Spades

Director/ Writer

Screenplays

6 years ago by Shane Phebus

movies

screenwriting

Shane Phebus

Director/ Writer