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How the 'Downhill' Team Gave This Swedish Hit Some 'Good Ol’ American Elbow Grease'

3 years ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Oakley Anderson-Moore

Everything You Want to Know About the 2020 Academy Award Nominees

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Academy Awards

Academy Awards 2020

oscars 2020

Jason Hellerman

The WGA and Studios Prepare for Negotiations to Prevent a Strike

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WGA strike

news

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Is the Character Arc of Princess Caroline in 'BoJack Horseman' Best in Show?

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character development

NFS Staff

How Does Scorsese Create Snap-Ready Tension in 'The Irishman'?

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V Renée

Noah Baumbach Breaks Down the Agonizing Courtroom Scene in 'Marriage Story'

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Jo Light

4 Things Your Movie Needs If You Want It at Sundance

3 years ago by George Edelman

sundance

Sundance 2020

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How 'Palm Springs' Broke the Record for Biggest Sundance Deal Ever... By 69 Cents

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Dylan Kai Dempsey

Incredible Insight on Tarantino's Writing Process

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Jason Hellerman

How to Write Time Travel in Film and TV

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Jason Hellerman

5 Things the Safdies Did in 'Uncut Gems' That Will Make You a Better Writer

3 years ago by Jason Hellerman

script lessons

Screenwriting Lessons

safdie brothers

Uncut Gems

Good Time

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Sundance Producers to Screenwriters: ‘We Don’t Care If You’re a Nobody’

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never rarely sometimes always

Oakley Anderson-Moore

Is the Lead Character in 'The Irishman' a Sociopath?

3 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Make a Movie For Yourself Because It Just Might Work

3 years ago by George Edelman

personal hybrid audio recorder

bunuel

surrealism

personal film

George Edelman

The Stunning 'Parasite' Ending Explained (Spoilers!)

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Jason Hellerman

What We Learned, Enjoyed, and Endured at Sundance 2020

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the no film school podcast

no film school podcast

sundance

Sundance 2020

podcasts

George Edelman

What 'Marriage Story' Can Teach You About Writing a Great Opening Scene

3 years ago by Jo Light

Jo Light

Rian Johnson and Taika Waititi Break Down 'Knives Out' and 'Jojo Rabbit' Scenes

3 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

82 Sundance Filmmakers Share Their Advice for Succeeding in Cinema

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Jason Hellerman

Why Quentin Tarantino Wrote Scripts By Hand and Who Inspired Him Most

3 years ago by Jo Light

Jo Light

What is the Save the Cat Beat Sheet and Why is it Popular?

3 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Save the Cat

Save the cat beat sheet

Jason Hellerman

I Just Bombed My Pitch. How Did it Happen?

3 years ago by Jason Hellerman

pitch

pitching

pitch meetings

Jason Hellerman

What Rian Johnson's 'Knives Out' Outline Can Teach You About Storytelling

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Jason Hellerman

The 'Taxi Driver' Ending Explained

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Jason Hellerman

What Colin Trevorrow's Leaked Star Wars Movie Reveals About The Industry

3 years ago by George Edelman

George Edelman

How to Supercharge Conflict in a Story

3 years ago by Jason Hellerman

conflict

script tips

storytelling

Jason Hellerman

5 Fundamentals That Helped Me Make My Feature By Myself

3 years ago by David Simpson

David Simpson

A Viral 'Grown Ups 3' Script is Making Twitter Explode

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Jason Hellerman

Here's How to Create Viral, Low-Budget Horror

3 years ago by Jo Light

horror

horror short film

low budget indie film

low-budget filmmaking

Jo Light

Wes Miller Gave Up His Law Practice to Make Movies.... Here's How it Worked

3 years ago by George Edelman

George Edelman

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How To Make A Feature Film For Less Than $50,000

6 years ago by Daniel J. Pico

Los Angeles

independent film

Daniel J. Pico

Director/Writer/Producer/Editor

Call for Entries - Regular Deadline Shore Scripts 2017 Short Film Fund

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Director of Contests

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Italian Miracle | Comedy Short Film

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How 'The Terminator' and 'T2: Judgment Day' create a unifying theme

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What is STYLE_Short Film

6 years ago by Yuvraj Soi

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$10,000 Short Film/WebSeries grant available now!

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Matt Edwards

director/producer/editor

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

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Writing a Synopsis For a Documentary

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Student/ Freelance

New Short Film/Indie Film

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Donovan Vim Crony

Director, DP, Editor, VFX, Sci-Fi Lover

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Recent Experience With Amazon Studios?

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DP/Writer

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Call for entries open for Figari Film Fest 2017!

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Top Ten Best Screenplays Ever Written

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Alex Ferrari

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FB Live Q&A with the makers of Moonlight, La La Land, Arrival, & more

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books for film direction?

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Eights of the script... How?

6 years ago by Thomas Bunink

Eights

script

breakdown

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Student/Self Employed Freelance Filmmaker

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Where can I buy an experienced & well versed screen writer?

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Daniel Vestal

Video Producer

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Feedback on a high school film project?

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Lense Recommendations

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Filmmaker/Photographer

Ejaculation references like erupting volcano

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Erotic

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Isabelle

Film Student

The Color Catchers

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Filmmaker

127

Chance to have your script read in front of Fox's "Empire" Writer/Producer Malcolm Spellman!

6 years ago by Emily-Zoey Zamora

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How to Break into the Film Industry with Stage 32’s RB Botto

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

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indie film

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Film Industry

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Director / Producer

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How to Sell Your Idea to Television with Agent Matthew Doyle

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Director / Producer

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Making a short film?

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Dilip Suthar

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Andrea Mitchell

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Riley White

Director

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6 years ago by Dilip Suthar

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Dilip Suthar

Editor and Cinematographer

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