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8 Great Filmmaking Lessons from Sam Raimi's 'Spider-Man 2'

1 month ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

What Keeps Taika Waititi Creative? Chaos.

1 month ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

8 Great Filmmaking Lessons from 'Mission: Impossible'

1 month ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How Did George Lucas' Theft Change American Science Fiction?

1 month ago by Jason Hellerman

thx 1138

George Lucas

science fiction

Jason Hellerman

Horror Story Ideas, Prompts, and Screenplays to Kickstart Your Creativity

1 month ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How to Develop Characters with Action

1 month ago by Jason Hellerman

character development

character analysis

character

character description

action

fantasy

Jason Hellerman

What Is Dystopian Fiction in Film and TV? Definition and Examples

1 month ago by Jason Hellerman

cinematic worldbuilding

Jason Hellerman

Explore Some of Film's Greatest Cinematic Universes in This Hour-Long Video Essay

1 month ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How ‘[REC]’ Teaches You to Do Found Footage Right

1 month ago by Alyssa Miller

Alyssa Miller

8 Great Filmmaking Lessons from 'A League of Their Own'

1 month ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How Is TCM Tackling Problematic Films? By Showing and Talking About Them

1 month ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Meet the 2021 Sundance Institute Screenwriters Intensive Fellows

1 month ago by Jo Light

2021 Sundance Institute...

sundance institute

Jo Light

What Is Situational Irony in Film and TV? (Definition and Examples)

1 month ago by Jason Hellerman

irony

situational irony

storytelling

Jason Hellerman

Listen to Tarantino's Thoughts on a Masterful Sequence in 'Joker'

2 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

What Do Producers Want? We Ask One

2 months ago by George Edelman

podcast

the no film school podcast

no film school podcast

podcasts

producing

Shivani Rawat

George Edelman

5 Steps to Murder Your First Draft

2 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

What Does 'High-Concept Idea' Mean?

2 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How to Balance Multiple Filmmaking Projects All at Once

2 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How Does Disney's 'Soul' Create a Character with Both Wants and Needs?

2 months ago by Jason Hellerman

character

characte arc

character development

Jason Hellerman

How the Framing Narrative of 'Judas and the Black Messiah' Shapes the Movie

2 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Judas and the Black Messiah

Jason Hellerman

The Comeback of the Filmmaker Who Refused to Be the 'Ang Lee of White Rom-Coms'

2 months ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Oakley Anderson-Moore

8 Great Filmmaking Lessons from 'Moonlight'

2 months ago by Jason Hellerman

barry jenkins

moonlight

filmmaking lessons

Jason Hellerman

'The United States vs. Billie Holiday' DP Says Celluloid Was a 'No Brainer'

2 months ago by George Edelman

podcast

the no film school podcast

no film school podcast

George Edelman

Quentin Tarantino and Edgar Wright Reveal What Makes a Film Great

2 months ago by Alyssa Miller

british film industry

Alyssa Miller

All the Things We Learned from the 2021 Writers' Roundtable

2 months ago by Jason Hellerman

the hollywood reporter

writer roundtable

Writing tips

Jason Hellerman

13 Filmmakers Share the Advice You Need to Direct an Indie Feature

2 months ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Sundance Film Festival

Oakley Anderson-Moore

8 Great Filmmaking Lessons from 'Hustlers'

2 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Check Out a Free TV Writing Master Class with the 'Succession' Creators

2 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

What Are the 10+ Best Villain Monologues? And How to Write an Evil One!

2 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

50 Years Later, White House Tapes Reveal Richard Nixon Hated 'All in the Family'

2 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

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Guerilla Movie Making Awards - Open for entries

3 years ago by MJ PaxtonMitchell

MJ PaxtonMitchell 78

Best website for marketing your film! IMDB ratings etc

3 years ago by Danny Jones

Danny Jones 91

Should I just quit my normal job? What should I do?

5 years ago by D. Robards

D. Robards 92

General tips on filmmaking

7 years ago by Dallin Wells

Dallin Wells

Director/Producer/Editor/Writer/DP/Actor

292

Feedback on my short film?

6 years ago by Ryan DeForeest

Ryan DeForeest

Director of Photography, Editor, Director

Buying USED Black Magic Pocket Camera from EBAY?

6 years ago by S M Sabir

S M Sabir

Filmmaker in MAKING :)

349

Max Landis: How This Screenwriter is Disrupting Hollywood

4 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

1135

David Fincher: His Secrets on Directing & Visual Storytelling

5 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

1135

EF Lenses Adapter or Case for an Android Cellphone???

6 years ago by S M Sabir

S M Sabir

Filmmaker in MAKING :)

349

Crowdfunding Advice?

6 years ago by Trae Dukes

Trae Dukes

Entry Level

304

Dante J. Aubain

Screenwriter/Director

FREE to DOWNLOAD TV Bibles & Genre Movie Scripts!

3 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Business Manager

769

Difference in story - short/feature film

5 years ago by David David

David David 1158

Shoot in Any Direction and You'll Hit a Bastard (Official Trailer)

6 years ago by Guanto

Sergio Leone

Ennio Morricone

western

Guanto

Filmmaker

Thoughts on Alex Buono's Visual Storytelling Workshop? Did you attend?

6 years ago by Gabrielle Wathen

Gabrielle Wathen 40

Rough Cuts - A Philadelphia Filmmaker Open Mic Night

2 years ago by Noah Kain

philadelphia

Noah Kain 107

Technical Screenplay

7 years ago by R A

Screen writing

directing

R A

Indie Film Maker

Indie Film Marketing 101: Design A Website For Your Film

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

1135

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

1135

I made an award wining short, how bad is it?

4 years ago by Pece Zdravkovski

Pece Zdravkovski

Studying Film

231

My first film! 'Draft Eight' (10 min) A godlike short film about the regrets of wasting ones life. I'd love some feedback.

5 years ago by Chris Chalklen

Chris Chalklen

Writer/Director/Animator

111

Calling Directors - THE SHINY SHOW

9 months ago by Shiny Show

Shiny Show 277

Can My Reel Be a Short?

4 years ago by Zachary Lewis

Zachary Lewis

Cinematographer

194

Writing short films - coming up with and applying concept in a screenplay

8 months ago by Mark Haines

subverting expectation

Mark Haines

Director/Writer/Editor

Shore Scripts 2020 Short Film Fund Is Now Open!

1 year ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Business Manager

769

Diego Lope

Writer / Director / Producer

158

URGENT- Does anybody speak Spanish?

6 years ago by Kazi Zaman

Kazi Zaman 92

Converting flat tripod head to bowl?

6 years ago by Brian Anthony

Brian Anthony

Student

368

How to Write the Million Dollar Screenplay with August Rush writer Paul Castro

5 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

1135

Made in NY Fellowship

6 years ago by John Matson

John Matson

Sales and Marketing Manager

181