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Dear Filmmakers, Study More than Film

6 months ago by V Renée

education

books

inspiration

V Renée

Watch: The Cartoon That Started Internet Animation

6 months ago by Max Winter

animation

internet

bojack horseman

Max Winter

Watch: Travel to Mexico with Pixar to Research the Story of 'Coco'

6 months ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

Watch: Everything You Wanted to Know About Japanese Horror But Were Too Terrified to Ask

6 months ago by Max Winter

halloween

horror

japanese horror

Max Winter

Learn the Science Behind Writing Screenplays That Keep Us on the Edge of Our Seats

6 months ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

Watch: 5 Tips for Making a Perfect Action Scene

6 months ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

Watch: What 'The Twilight Zone' and Martin Scorsese Have in Common

6 months ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

Watch: Techniques Every Cinematographer Can Learn from Roger Deakins

6 months ago by Max Winter

Roger Deakins

cinematography

No Country for Old Men

fargo

skyfall

O Brother Where Art Thou

The reader

Max Winter

From 'Mess' to Success: Make The Project That Scares You The Most

6 months ago by Dylan Dempsey

Dylan Dempsey

'Thelma': Eskil Vogt on Why You Should Throw Away Screenwriting Guides to Write Cinematic Movies

6 months ago by Emily Buder

Emily Buder

Download Storyboarder for Free and Visualize Your Story Now

6 months ago by Christopher Boone

storyboard

open source

Christopher Boone

Lessons on Screenwriting: How to Pace a Fight Scene

6 months ago by V Renée

V Renée

5th Annual ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship Wants to Help Jumpstart Your Career

6 months ago by V Renée

screencraft

ScreenCraft Screenwriting...

V Renée

Watch: What Mickey Mouse Has to Do with Copyright Law

6 months ago by Max Winter

mickey mouse

walt disney

Video Essay

Max Winter

Watch: 3 Storytelling Devices From the Strikingly Similar 'Logan' and 'Children of Men'

6 months ago by Justin Morrow

LOGAN

Children of Men

Video Essay

Justin Morrow

Two Defining Dan Harmon Traits That Every Screenwriter Should Take to Heart

6 months ago by Hawkins DuBois

Video Essay

dan harmon

HarmonQuest

Hawkins DuBois

Watch: Why Pennywise is Such a Scary Horror Villain

6 months ago by Justin Morrow

horror

antagonist

halloween

Justin Morrow

Watch: How Tobe Hooper Dissolved the Limits of Genre

6 months ago by Max Winter

Tobe Hooper

Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Max Winter

What Dan Harmon's Improvised Cartoon Can Teach You about Instinctual Storytelling

6 months ago by V Renée

V Renée

Watch: Why You Should Study 'Twin Peaks: The Return' if You Want to Experiment with Time

7 months ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

'Loving Vincent': Animating Van Gogh's Life in 65,000 Oil Painted Frames

7 months ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

Richard Linklater on Why 'Last Flag Flying' is a Road Movie, Not a War Movie

7 months ago by Jon Fusco

last flag flying

Richard Linklater

nyff 2017

Jon Fusco

The 100 Best Screenwriters Ever According to 40 of the Best Screenwriters Today

7 months ago by Liz Nord

vulture

list

Liz Nord

How Noah Baumbach Builds Complex Characters Through Family Dysfunction in "The Meyerowitz Stories"

7 months ago by Jon Fusco

new york film festival 2017

Noah Baumbach

the meyerowitz stories

adam sandler

ben stiller

the squid and the whale

NYFF

nyff 2017

Jon Fusco

Watch: A Novel Way to Make Your Characters More Human

7 months ago by Max Winter

Video Essay

science fiction

Max Winter

4 Life Lessons from Tyrus Wong, the Largely Unsung Artist Behind 'Bambi'

7 months ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

9 Lessons on How to Perfect Your Pitch

7 months ago by Sophia Harvey

Sophia Harvey

Embrace Failure to Find Success: Jon Daly & Gil Ozeri on Becoming Comedy Performer-Writers

7 months ago by Jon Fusco

Jon Fusco

Watch: Discover How 'Blade Runner' Created a New Genre

7 months ago by Justin Morrow

blade runner

blade runner 2049

Justin Morrow

Watch: 3 Ways to Create Worlds Using the Artistic Method of George Lucas

7 months ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

Pages

New Sci Fi Short Film "UTU"

3 days ago by Daniel Freedman

Daniel Freedman

Writer, Director, Editor

Big Ambitions-- Screenwriting App Prototype and Small Company Formation

2 weeks ago by David Syes

Patreon

David Syes

Recasting Self and Future

I've got a script. What now...?

1 year ago by Nick Friend

Nick Friend

Cinematographer and YouTuber

What we can learn from '12 angry men' - part 1

2 months ago by Gui Fradin

Gui Fradin 88

Nathan Karimi

Writer/ Director

227

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

877

Screenwriting Master Class w/ Karl Iglesias & How to Create Emotional Impact in Films

3 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

877

Let Stanley Kubrick Tell You Why Life is Worth Living

1 year ago by Alex Ferrari

Stanley Kubrick

filmmaking

Stanley Kubrick's Boxes

Stanley Kubrick documentary

Stanley Kubrick’s Lenses

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

877

Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera - Short Film Thoughts

3 years ago by Ben Meredith

Ben Meredith

Cinematographer/Filmmaker

1375

Free 2018 Screenwriting Contest Calendar!

4 months ago by Justine Owens

screenwriting contests

screenwriting

writing

film

Justine Owens

Content Manager

HOLY F__K - An award-winning sexorcism comedy (8min)

2 months ago by Chris Chalklen

Chris Chalklen

Writer/Director/Animator

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

877

Damage Control: Teaser Trailer (Premiering on Film Shortage 4/23)

13 hours ago by Ryan Oksenberg

short film

Thriller

suspense

psychological thriller

indie film

trailer

Ryan Oksenberg

Director, Screenwriter, Editor

Interviews for commercial videos - scripted or not?

3 years ago by Sophia Smoloka

interviews

interview technique

Sophia Smoloka 208

Just Finished my First Short Film “Casey Jones: Overtime” **TMNT Universe Fan Film**

2 weeks ago by Carlos Shabo

Carlos Shabo

Producer, Director

No Producers. Seriously...?!

5 months ago by Aditya Bhalerao

Aditya Bhalerao 93

Finding NYC directors and DP's

1 day ago by Ryan Brennan

Ryan Brennan 81

is Resolve 14 a Better Editor Than Premiere Pro

7 months ago by Arsh DSJ

Arsh DSJ

Director Editor Producer

365

Diego Lope

Writer / Director / Producer

101

Will a BlackMagic Cinema Camera get the job done?

1 year ago by Jackson Flowers

Jackson Flowers

Director of Photography/ Director/ Actor

266

Barry Jenkins & Greta Gerwig in Conversation

1 month ago by Jon Brown

Jon Brown 77

What's Your Favorite Digital Cinema Camera?

3 years ago by Hovig Kazandjian

Hovig Kazandjian

Writer, Director

490

Our 2018 Screenwriting Contests are Open!

2 months ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Content Manager

mac pro choice

9 months ago by Shane Lee

Shane Lee

filmmaker

Our 2018 Short Film Fund is NOW OPEN!

3 months ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Content Manager

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

877

The Art of the Storyboard

2 years ago by Lorenzo Morgan Jr.

Lorenzo Morgan Jr.

Chief Creator

166

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

877

Nathan Karimi

Writer/ Director

227

What do festival shorts programmers really want?

3 years ago by Jon Mills

shorts

festivals

filmmaking

Jon Mills

Filmmaker

709