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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

Have a Great Idea for a TV Show? ScreenCraft Wants to Hear It

4 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

Humanity Through Animation: Director Alexandre Espigares on Netflix's 'White Fang'

4 years ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

'Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives' Director Tom McLoughlin on How Comedy Can Produce Great Horror

4 years ago by Erik Luers

Erik Luers

Pages

Screenplay writing software

8 years ago by Ritambhara Agrawal

screenplay

software

mac

Ritambhara Agrawal

Aspiring filmmaker and writer

101

What do you think of our $150 Holocaust Short?

8 years ago by Jordan Mederich

Jordan Mederich

Documentarian / Filmmaker

1169

How should I start the distribution of my web series?

8 years ago by Oscar Illingworth

web series distribution

Oscar Illingworth 88

IMDB: it's possible be in the database without paying each month?

8 years ago by Ragüel Cremades

Ragüel Cremades

Film producer and director

8245

Tips on Pre-Production for 16mm short film

8 years ago by Faust

Faust

Director

Music Video !

8 years ago by Adhurim

Adhurim

DOP

which books are good to read for filmmakers?

8 years ago by Tsering Lodoe

Tsering Lodoe 185

Story structure

8 years ago by Michelle Stuart

Robert McKee

Michelle Stuart

Screenwriter

154

best screenwriting software?

8 years ago by Michelle Stuart

screenwriting software

Michelle Stuart

Screenwriter

154

How do you show repetition in a movie without actually repeating stuff?

8 years ago by Sathyaish Chakravarthy

Sathyaish Chakravarthy 240

Why i Left Art for Film-making

8 years ago by ivi topp

ivi topp

Director / Writer

121

amateur filmmaker seeks down to the bones advice

8 years ago by Michelle Stuart

FILM VIRGIN

Michelle Stuart

Screenwriter

154

how do you manage your research bits and pieces prior to scriptwriting?

8 years ago by markus

markus 74

Original Screenplay: Submit to Contest or Try to Sell Them?

8 years ago by Xavier Miles

Xavier Miles

Director | Writer

Ever feel like you're getting a little too ahead of yourself?

8 years ago by Matt Bastos

Matt Bastos

Filmmaker/Writer

875

How to Write Comedy sketches?

8 years ago by David Velasquez

David Velasquez

Camarographer, Editor, VFX Artist

Money for camera or writing?

8 years ago by Johnny Sari

writing

Johnny Sari 81

Storyboarding

8 years ago by Partha S Banerjee

storyboard

screenwriting

Partha S Banerjee

Director

GoPro 4K and other stuff. What do you think about the upgrades?

8 years ago by Ragüel Cremades

Ragüel Cremades

Film producer and director

8245

Not getting a story idea

8 years ago by Tsering Lodoe

Tsering Lodoe 185

Everytime - a new collaboration app for filmmakers

8 years ago by Guillaume Fradin

Guillaume Fradin

visual effects artist / director / entrepreneur

How to upload my short film at nofilmschools board?

8 years ago by Tsering Lodoe

Tsering Lodoe 185

Thoughts about the Libec - ALLEX S KIT

8 years ago by Taylor Alexander Stephens

Taylor Alexander Stephens

Film Editor

174

Ownership of Film Contract // % of profit distribution

8 years ago by Valentin F

distribution

finance

contract

Valentin F

Cinematographer, Director,

118

General tips on filmmaking

8 years ago by Dallin Wells

Dallin Wells

Director/Producer/Editor/Writer/DP/Actor

297

Do any of you have taken a course at the "screenwriters university"?

8 years ago by Lero Rigs

Lero Rigs 86

Vancouver International Film Festival, VIFF

8 years ago by John Kaweske

Vancouver Film Festival

VIFF

John Kaweske

Film Student

161

Stop Motion Legos

8 years ago by Mitchell Cannon

lego

stop motion

Mitchell Cannon

Director

229

How to Make a No Budget Mockumentary Webseries

8 years ago by Nicholas Waddell

Mockumetary

The Office

No Budget

Nicholas Waddell 78

I can't write anything from my ideas! (help!)

8 years ago by David Cunningham

David Cunningham

freelance filmmaker/photographer

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