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Does the Ending of 'Se7en' Mean Evil Wins?

3 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Would 'Hillbilly Elegy' Be More Successful with a Different Structure?

3 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

4 Lessons on Being a First-Time Director from a First-Time Director

3 months ago by Guest Author

Guest Author

What Should Be In Every Scene You Write?

3 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

'Raging Bull' and the Glory of the Unlikable Protagonist

3 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How Director Joe Marcantonio Captured the Thrilling Complexities of 'Kindred'

3 months ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

How to Format a Screenplay: What Matters and What Doesn't?

3 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How Did 'Heat' Inspire Nolan to Make Gotham a Character in 'The Dark Knight'?

3 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

3 Lessons from the 'Planes, Trains, and Automobiles' Screenplay PDF (Free Download)

3 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

We Think You Can Ignore This Screenwriting Advice

3 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

What the Tortoise and the Hare Can Teach You About Your Filmmaking Career

3 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Tortoise and the Hare

career advice

Jason Hellerman

3 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How Did a Chance Encounter Lead to a Legendary Kubrick Character?

3 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How The 'Twin Peaks' Pilot Changed Television (Free Script Download)

4 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How Does 'The Queen's Gambit' Create Conflict Without Words?

4 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Read and Download the 'Coco' Script PDF

4 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How 'Eternal Sunshine' Completely Obliterates Your Expectations of Rom-Coms

4 months ago by Alyssa Miller

Sci Fi

rom com

eternal sunshine of the...

manic pixie dream girl

genre bending

mise en scene

genre

Alyssa Miller

Was Walter White a Cannibal?

4 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Why Does 'The Exorcist' Have Such a Conservative Ending?

4 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

'Toy Story 4' Is Actually the Perfect Ending to Woody's Saga. Here's Why

4 months ago by Jasmyne Bell

Toy Story

pixar

storytelling

character development

Jasmyne Bell

How to Write Like a Sculptor

4 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Defining The Thriller Genre in Movies and TV

4 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Aaron Sorkin Takes to Twitter to Answer Your Burning Screenwriting Questions

4 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Forget the Gimmicks, Screenwriting is Just Telling a Story

4 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How Does Ricky Gervais Tell a Compelling Story?

4 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

If 2020 Were A Hollywood Screenplay, How Would it End?

4 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How Did 'Mank' Give Fincher 'Alien 3' PTSD?

4 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

The Black List and Google Want to Pay You $20K to Work on Your Screenplay

4 months ago by Jason Hellerman

screenwriting fellowship

screenwriting mentorship

screenwriting

The Black List

fellowships

Jason Hellerman

How 'Sneakers' Became a Cult Heist Hit

4 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

State of Horror: 'Blair Witch' Co-Director Talks Tech, Terror, and Tomorrow's Filmmaking Landscape

4 months ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

Pages

File Transfer

6 years ago by Hovig Kazandjian

Hovig Kazandjian

Writer, Director

507

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

1327

Boondock Saints' Troy Duffy: A Cautionary Hollywood Tale

5 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

1327

Eyes Wide Shut: Sex, Masks & Betrayal – Stanley Kubrick’s Final Masterpiece

4 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Stanley Kubrick

Eyes Wide Shut

filmmaker

Stanley Kubrick Letter

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

1327

Why Dialogue Is The Most Important Part Of A Film.

2 years ago by Tom Gleason

Tom Gleason

Writer

264

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

1327

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

1327

2 directors cuts - feedback desired!

3 years ago by Felis S. Hoffmann

Felis S. Hoffmann

Director and Editor

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

1327

$10,000 Film Grants are available to make your short film this summer

5 years ago by Matt Edwards

Matt Edwards

director/producer/editor

Open-Source Filmmaking Software

2 years ago by Caio Film

open source

free software

Caio Film

Independent Filmmaker

Vancouver International Film Festival, VIFF

6 years ago by John Kaweske

Vancouver Film Festival

VIFF

John Kaweske

Film Student

156

Mortal Kombat Prince Gordon

2 years ago by Gordon Paul

Gordon Paul

Actor

David Fincher: His Secrets on Directing & Visual Storytelling

5 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

1327

Best Techniques for Single Camera Cinematography?

3 years ago by Raza Rehman

Raza Rehman

Writer/Director

How do you shoot a simple knife fight scene?

6 years ago by Iria Enahoro

Iria Enahoro

Student: Producer and Screenwriter

176

Short Film Fund | 2021 Spring Season

2 months ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Business Manager

770

Made in NY Fellowship

6 years ago by John Matson

John Matson

Sales and Marketing Manager

188

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

1327

Celtx vs. Final Draft

4 years ago by Wyatt E Otero

screenwriting

Final Draft

celtx

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Top 15 Finalists | 2020 Fiction Podcast Contest

1 week ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Business Manager

770

Listen to Dov Simens Quentin Tarantino's only Film Teacher before he made Reservoir Dogs!

5 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

1327

Shore Scripts Screenplay Coverage Services

3 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Business Manager

770

Screenwriting Loglines: Why They’re So Darn Important

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

writing

log line

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

1327

How do I find scripts? A non-writer searching for a passion project.

3 months ago by Justin Mangrich

Justin Mangrich

Producer/Director/DP

101

Iria Enahoro

Student: Producer and Screenwriter

176

I made a short film and want to share my experience making it!

3 years ago by Vasile Berde Luca Stefan

Vasile Berde Luca Stefan

Writer/Director/Editor

228

Starting out in college (not film school)

2 years ago by Joseph Ornelas

Joseph Ornelas 81

What are the essentials an newbie AC is supposed to know ?

4 years ago by Charles Leo Panadan

assistant cinematographer

Charles Leo Panadan 84

Can I talk about pop culture in my short film?

1 year ago by Mark Jon Davies

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