Screenwriting

Articles
Boards

Final Draft 11 Offers New Capabilities Ready to Take You from Script to Screen

4 years ago by Sponsored Content

Final Draft 11

screenwriting

Sponsored Content

How to Know When to Take Risks in Adapting a Popular Novel: Paul Weitz on 'Bel Canto'

4 years ago by Erik Luers

Erik Luers

A Massive List of Fall 2018 Grants All Filmmakers Should Know About

4 years ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

sundance institute

tribeca film institute

pare lorentz

international documentary...

Oakley Anderson-Moore

Watch: Why 'Chinatown' is Considered One of the Greatest Screenplays of All Time

4 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

Watch: How 'No Country for Old Men' Successfully Defies Narrative Expectation

4 years ago by Justin Morrow

No Country for Old Men

Justin Morrow

Pulling Double Duty: Brittany Allen on Serving as Actor and Composer on 'What Keeps You Alive'

4 years ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

A Few Tips on Creating a Tribe of Constructive Filmmakers

4 years ago by V Renée

community

collaboration

Team Building

V Renée

3 Ways to Establish Visual Rhythm in Your Film

4 years ago by V Renée

visual rhythm

rhythm

pacing

V Renée

Watch: What 'Seven Samurai' Teaches Screenwriters About Story and Structure

4 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

Watch: Here's How to End a Movie, Coen Brothers Style

4 years ago by Justin Morrow

Coen brothers

No Country for Old Men

fargo

videos

screenwriting

Justin Morrow

'Juliet, Naked': How Adapting a Famous Novel was Like Solving a Puzzle for Its Screenwriter

4 years ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

‘A Prayer Before Dawn’ DP David Ungaro on Shooting Fight Scenes Up Close

4 years ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

Watch: What Role Does a MacGuffin Serve?

4 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

Watch: Everything You Need to Know About the Bechdel Test in Five Minutes

4 years ago by Erik Luers

Erik Luers

How to Find the Right Story For Your Documentary

4 years ago by Rachel Elizabeth Seed

Sandi Tan

Tim Wardle

Three Identical Strangers

Shirkers

sheffield doc fest

Rachel Elizabeth Seed

Not a Trick Question: What Do 'Boogie Nights' and 'Goodfellas' Have in Common?

4 years ago by Justin Morrow

goodfellas

Boogie Nights

Video Essay

Justin Morrow

'Where We Reigned': Terence Nance on His HBO Series, 'Random Acts of Flyness'

4 years ago by Scout Tafoya

production

Terence Nance

Random Acts of Flyness

Madvillain

HBO

BlackStar film festival

interview

interviews

Scout Tafoya

Watch: The First Episode of 'Random Acts of Flyness' Teaches the Art of Collaboration

4 years ago by Erik Luers

Terence Nance

Random Acts of Flyness

Erik Luers

Watch: The Secret to the Success of 'Mission Impossible' is Not Just Tom Cruise's Stunts

4 years ago by Justin Morrow

mission impossible

lessons from the screenplay

Justin Morrow

Get Mentored by Screenwriting Professionals at the 2019 Middlebury Script Lab

4 years ago by Erik Luers

screenwriting

Call for Entries

submission

middlebury script lab

Erik Luers

Why 'Nico, 1988' Used 50-Year-Old 8mm Footage from Jonas Mekas in a Fictionalized Biopic

4 years ago by Erik Luers

Erik Luers

Want to Make a Profitable Movie? Turn Toward Science

4 years ago by Jon Fusco

Jon Fusco

7 Tips That Will Help Make You a More Productive Filmmaker

4 years ago by V Renée

productivity

V Renée

How Laurel Parmet Learned to Master Directing Teens in Her Two Award-Winning Films

4 years ago by Erik Luers

Laurel Parmet

Kira Burning

short film

Museum of the Modern Art

nobudge

directing

cinematogaphy

Erik Luers

'Never Goin' Back': How A New Director Made the Ultimate 21st Century Stoner Comedy

4 years ago by Erik Luers

Erik Luers

'Night Comes On': Jordana Spiro on What to Remember When Making Your First Feature

4 years ago by Erik Luers

Erik Luers

10 Tips for Pulling Together Your Shorts on a Tight Timeframe

4 years ago by Lauretta Prevost

Lauretta Prevost

A Western in Las Vegas with No Money: Robert Scott Wildes on His Debut Feature 'Poor Boy'

4 years ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

Why a Filmmaker Turned The Camera on Her Family for Her Latest Narrative Feature

4 years ago by Erik Luers

Erik Luers

How Gus Van Sant's Latest Film Tells Five Periods of a Life at Once

4 years ago by Max Winter

Gus Van Sant

interviews

Max Winter

Pages

UPDATE: On-Going FREE On-Line FILMMAKING WORKSHOP & INDIE COMMUNITY

6 years ago by Alex Molina

Alex Molina

Creative Director, MalaCom-UNATI (Actor/Filmmaker)

Difference in story - short/feature film

6 years ago by David David

David David 1140

How to show the future or flash forward in a film

6 years ago by blake kimball

blake kimball 74

Doug Richardson – Screenwriting Bad Boys, Die Hard 2 & Making It in Hollyweird

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

617

Novel, Screenplay and Stage-Play; What's the difference?

6 years ago by Toby Garside

screenwriting

Toby Garside

Writer, Director, Director of Photography, Indie Filmmaker

250

Why Indie Filmmaking is Like Being in a Horrible Relationship

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

617

35+ OSCAR, BAFTA, Golden Globe, Cannes & Emmy Award Winning Judges

6 years ago by Justine Owens

screenwriting competitions film

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

892

Screenplays

6 years ago by Alan

Alan 282

On-Going FREE On-Line FILMMAKING WORKHOP & Indie Community

6 years ago by Alex Molina

Alex Molina

Creative Director, MalaCom-UNATI (Actor/Filmmaker)

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

6 years ago by Chris Chalklen

Chris Chalklen

Writer/Director/Animator

104

Shore Scripts Final Submission Deadline Closes 31st August

6 years ago by Justine Owens

screenwriting competitions film

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

892

Suggested laptops for screenwriters?

6 years ago by Hailey Escobar

laptops

Hailey Escobar

Screenwriter

Made a short film, would appreciate critique.

6 years ago by Cedar Riley Nelson

Cedar Riley Nelson 80

Is this funny or not?

6 years ago by Kevin

Kevin 144

How to get an idea and make it a story and not to be scared

6 years ago by Ryan P, Brown

Ryan P, Brown 101

Getting inspired to go for it.

6 years ago by Ryan P, Brown

Ryan P, Brown 101

Just Announced: PARTICIPANT MEDIA & PIVOT TEAM WITH THE NYTVF for WORKS FOR PROGRESS

6 years ago by Emily Damron

Emily Damron

New York Television Festival

Educational Resources for Cinematographers and Filmmakers

6 years ago by Scott Oswald

Shanes Inner Cirlce

masterclass

Scott Oswald 193

What Filmmakers Can Do About the Diversity Problem in Hollywood

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Diversity Problem in Hollywood

filmmaking

filmmakers

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

617

It's good to be bad - 99 Solutions review

6 years ago by Zam Ded

Zam Ded

Creator

SHORE SCRIPTS SCREENWRITING COMPETITION REGULAR DEADLINE 31st July 2016

6 years ago by Justine Owens

screenwriting

scriptwriting

film

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

892

Need Some Constructive Criticism for my 10 Minute Short

6 years ago by VIJASGJJ KHARE

VIJASGJJ KHARE

Writer , Director

Top 10 Must Listen To Screenwriting Podcasts

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

617

Adventure filmmaking. I've got no money left, all my gear's broken, and my horses are gone. How to start post on 12TB+?

6 years ago by Matty Hannon

adventure surfing nature...

Matty Hannon

Documentary filmmaker

283

I've just created my first 'proper' short - please critique!

6 years ago by KC

KC 92

How To Write A Screenplay with Fight Club Screenwriter Jim Uhls

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

617

New Film makers

6 years ago by charles Anthony gallardo

festivals

charles Anthony gallardo

director, producer

Why Filmmakers are Always So F*ckin' Broke & What They Can Do to Change It!

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

617

Europeans Production

6 years ago by Fortu

Fortu

Director

Looking access to short screenplays that have been availably produced

6 years ago by Grant Hillebrand

screenplay produced teach

Grant Hillebrand 127