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Micro-Budget Filmmakers Reveal How They Spent Only $100 on Cinematography

4 years ago by Emily Buder

The Plagiarists

Robin Schavoir

interviews

Emily Buder

A Tribute to 'Rango', a 'Bizarre Masterpiece'

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Get an Instant Migraine with the Story Diamond

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Download the 'Devil Wears Prada' Script and Learn About Character

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

The Devil Wears Prada

Jason Hellerman

7 Things You Can Learn From How Tarantino Wrote 'Inglourious Basterds'

4 years ago by Evan Littman

Evan Littman

What's a Shooting Script and How Do You Create One?

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

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shooting script example

cinematographer

shot list

Jason Hellerman

Download the 'If Beale Street Could Talk' Screenplay PDF

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

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barry jenkins

james baldwin

If Beale Street Could Talk

script pdf

screenwriting

screenwriting advice

Jason Hellerman

5 Screenwriting Tips from the Godmothers of Rom-Com

4 years ago by Morgan Dameron

Morgan Dameron

The Difference Between 'Story By,' 'Screenplay By,' and 'Written By'

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

What Is Motif in Film and How Do You Use Them to Tell Better Stories?

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Introducing WriterSolo: A Powerful Pay-What-You Want Screenwriting Software

4 years ago by Micah Van Hove

writerduet

writersolo

Final Draft

screenwriting software

Micah Van Hove

Download the 'Citizen Kane' Script PDF

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

10 Screenwriting Lessons from 'The Wire'

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

The Wire

David Simon

Ed Burns

Screenwriting Lessons

storytelling

Jason Hellerman

Pixar's Recipe for Really, Really Good Storytelling

4 years ago by V Renée

pixar

storytelling

character development

story structure

V Renée

Download and Read James Cameron's 'Aliens' Script PDF

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

What Are the 36 Best Filmmaker YouTube Channels in 2019?

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Can you Finish a Screenplay in 3 Weeks? Alfonso Cuarón Can!

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How to Write Effective Set Pieces in Film and TV (Free Checklist)

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

screenwriting

screenwriting advice

set pieces

how to write a set piece

Jason Hellerman

What are the 10 Questions TV Writers Use to Refine Their Scripts?

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Why Nemo's Mom is the Most Important Character in the Movie

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How Long Does it Take to Write a Screenplay?

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

What Is a Spec Script? (and How to Write One)

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How Location and Visual Motifs Tell the Story in 'Widows' [Video]

4 years ago by Jo Light

Jo Light

What Are 'Parentheticals' and When Do I Use Them in My Script?

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

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screenplay format

parentheticals

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John August

Jason Hellerman

How Do You Define the Premise of a Movie or TV Show?

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

The 16 Best Screenwriting Websites To Procrastinate on Daily

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

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Jason Hellerman

WME Sues WGA Over Not Hiring Them

4 years ago by Evan Littman

Writers Guild of America

Evan Littman

How Many Scenes Are in a Movie?

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

how many scenes in a movie

Jason Hellerman

How Two First-Time Filmmakers Turned Their Lives Into the Year's Best Film

4 years ago by Emily Buder

The Last Black Man in San...

interview

Joe Talbot

Jimmie Fails

Emily Buder

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

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

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Is the opening of True Detective the best ten minutes of TV ever?

6 years ago by Ted Wilkes

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Shore Scripts Announce 2016 Semi Finalists

6 years ago by Justine Owens

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Justine Owens

Director of Contests

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Any recommendations for story outlining tools?

6 years ago by Susan Wright

Susan Wright

Producer

Quentin Tarantino’s Unreleased Feature Film: My Best Friend’s Birthday

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Quentin Tarantino

My Best Friend’s Birthday

filmmaking

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

427

Short Film

6 years ago by Yuvraj Soi

documentry

Yuvraj Soi

Filmmaker

127

How do you assign monetary value to a screenplay?

6 years ago by Josh Egel

#screenwriter #script #money ...

Josh Egel 157

Shore Scripts Announce 2016 Quarter Finalists

6 years ago by Justine Owens

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Justine Owens

Director of Contests

835

Screenplays ,How to get it across

6 years ago by Melvin Alex

Melvin Alex

Writer

Why are First Ten Pages of BREAKING BAD'S Screenplay so Important?

6 years ago by Ted Wilkes

Ted Wilkes 52

Screenplays: FREE Download 2017 Oscar Contenders + Over 60 More Film Scripts

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

427

Will a BlackMagic Cinema Camera get the job done?

6 years ago by Jackson Flowers

Jackson Flowers

Director of Photography/ Director/ Actor

246

Narrowing down on a Cinema Camera, NFS can you help steer me in a right direction?

6 years ago by Jackson Flowers

Jackson Flowers

Director of Photography/ Director/ Actor

246

Started my carreer in filmmaking, what now?

6 years ago by Alejandro Badillo

Alejandro Badillo

Music Producer, Actor, Screenwriter

135

Best websites to get screenwriting jobs?

6 years ago by D. Robards

D. Robards 188

Required team of highly enthusiastic indie filmmakers from around the world for an upcoming project.

6 years ago by Vinit Kadu

job indie film shortfilm...

Vinit Kadu

Editor, Colorist , VFx , Motion Graphics and Graphics

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

6 years ago by Nick Friend

Nick Friend

Cinematographer and YouTuber

104

John Milius: The Craziest Writer/Director in Hollywood?

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

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Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

427

How do you check a screenwriter's credentials if his experience has been ghostwriting?

6 years ago by C Zimmermann

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A huge list of questions from a budding film maker (numbered and categorized)

6 years ago by Arjun.P

Arjun.P

Founder of The Parikkara Foundation and Photographer

232

Ideas for production company name?

6 years ago by borkes

production company name

borkes

Director / Writer

147

5 Ways to Use Momentum to Make Your Second Indie Film

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

screenwriting software

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

427

Monthly Film Fund HORROR SPECIAL

6 years ago by Monthly Film Fund

Short Film Funding

Monthly Film Fund

Short Film Funding Organisation

How to Get Yourself or Your Film Listed on IMDB

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

427

How to Write a Screenplay That Really Sells

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

how to become a screenwriter

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

427

The Monthly Film Fund

6 years ago by Monthly Film Fund

Funding For Short Films

Monthly Film Fund

Short Film Funding Organisation

MacGuffin: What are they?

6 years ago by Nazia Nusrat Adnin

Nazia Nusrat Adnin

Director /Writer

316

A film movement that shook the world: Japanese New Wave

7 years ago by Nazia Nusrat Adnin

Nazia Nusrat Adnin

Director /Writer

316

How to Become a Screenwriter in Hollywood

7 years ago by Alex Ferrari

how to become a screenwriter

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

427

High School Produced Full Length Film

7 years ago by Paul Amato

Paul Amato 211

The Tree of Life - Analysis

7 years ago by B.D. Sharples

B.D. Sharples

Cinematographer and Director

229