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'The Yellow Birds': DP Daniel Landin on Creating Contrasting Visuals for Iraqi Desert and Virginia Mountains

4 years ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

Calling All Drama Queens! ScreenCraft's Drama Screenplay Contest Is Now Open

4 years ago by V Renée

screencraft

drama

Drama Screenplay Contest

V Renée

Watch: Don't Blame Rose for 'The Last Jedi', Blame Finn

4 years ago by Jon Fusco

Jon Fusco

'Hereditary': How Ari Aster Pushed His Horrifying Film 'As Dark As It Could Go'

4 years ago by Emily Buder

Emily Buder

5 Tips for Directors from Sidney Lumet

4 years ago by Romel Rodriguez

Romel Rodriguez

The Most Important Qualities You Need as a DP According to ‘13th’ Cinematographer Hans Charles

4 years ago by Liz Nord

Liz Nord

7 Basic Questions Your Screenplay Should Answer (And How 'The Last Jedi' Answers Them 3 Times)

4 years ago by V Renée

Star Wars The Last Jedi

The Last Jedi

writing

storytelling

V Renée

5 Steps for Transforming an OK Story to a Great One from a Pixar Story Supervisor

4 years ago by Randall Esulto

Randall Esulto

The Specific Methods Every Director Should Understand When Working with Actors

4 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

'Summer 1993': How to Shoot an Award-Winning Film About Your Own Life

4 years ago by Emily Buder

summer 1993

memoir

oscilloscope laboratories

in theaters

directing

Emily Buder

7 Painful Lessons Learned While Making My Thesis Film

4 years ago by Romel Rodriguez

Romel Rodriguez

Here's an Analogy for Filmmaking That Will Be Music to Your Ears

4 years ago by V Renée

music

filmmaking

V Renée

3 Steps to Writing Better Treatments for Music Videos

4 years ago by V Renée

Music Video

treatments

V Renée

Aspiring TV Writer? This NBC Program Will Prep You for the Writers' Room

4 years ago by Liz Nord

nbc

writers on the verge

Liz Nord

Get to Know the Creative Team Behind 'Solo: A Star Wars Story'

4 years ago by Erik Luers

Erik Luers

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

4 years ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

grants

sundance institute

tribeca film institute

national endowment

SFFILM

Points North Institute

Oakley Anderson-Moore

What Can the First and Final Lines of Famous Films Teach Us About Good Screenwriting?

4 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

Watch: Why the Midway Point of a Screenplay is So Important

4 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

Location Matters: How Matt Porterfield Uses His Hometown to Illuminate Universal Stories

4 years ago by Erik Luers

Erik Luers

'Roger Rabbit' and 'Blade Runner': Vaughn Stein on His Production Design Influences

4 years ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

'A Crazy Journey': How True Crime and a Pizza Delivery Man Inspired 'Evil Genius'

4 years ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

Watch: How to Create a New Language for Your Film

4 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

Watch: BTS of How a SNL Sketch Goes From Concept to Air in 36 Hours

4 years ago by Erik Luers

Erik Luers

How Do You Go Through Production? The First Feature: AMATEUR [Episode 7]

4 years ago by Ryan Koo

Ryan Koo

Why Filmmaking is Like a Game of Monopoly

4 years ago by V Renée

Monopoly

filmmaking

V Renée

Bringing It Full Circle: Discover the Craft and Emotional Journey of Writing 'Arrival'

4 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

'Sometimes Directing is Like Math': Nancy Meyers on Toggling Between the Page and Camera

4 years ago by Erik Luers

Erik Luers

'Never Ask for Permission': Alexander Payne’s Seven-Step Filmmaking Crash Course

4 years ago by Dylan Kai Dempsey

Dylan Kai Dempsey

How Do You Tell Your Story Visually? The First Feature: AMATEUR [Episode 6]

4 years ago by Ryan Koo

Ryan Koo

'Most Likely to Murder' Creators on Why a Vomit Draft is Essential for Starting a Screenplay

4 years ago by Erik Luers

Dan Gregor

Doug Mand

Most Likely to Murder

sxsw 2018

directing

screenwriting

Erik Luers

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[FILMSUMO.com] New Boards & Classifieds site for NFS users

6 years ago by Jordan Mederich

Jordan Mederich

Documentarian / Filmmaker

1155

Upgrade Time - 6D or GH4?

7 years ago by S M Sabir

S M Sabir

Filmmaker in MAKING :)

297

Crowdfunding Advice?

7 years ago by Trae Dukes

Trae Dukes

Entry Level

175

Our Judges have spoken!

4 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

931

How do I stir up interest in my film?

7 years ago by Avery Maycock

Avery Maycock

Writer, Director

170

How I Made Over $90,000 Selling my Short Film

7 years ago by Alex Ferrari

guerrilla film school

DVX100a

Final Cut Pro

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

688

The Web Series Podcast

6 years ago by Robin Nyström

Robin Nyström

Blogger

Festival DISCOUNT

4 years ago by Aman Sharma

Aman Sharma

Film Producer & Entrepreneur

139

Shore Scripts Contest Final Deadline 31st August

4 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

931

Script based on news article

6 years ago by Arvi Ragu

screenwriting newspaper...

Arvi Ragu

Writer / director / editor

Where Are All The LA Film People?

8 years ago by Ian

Los Angeles

California

FilmLyfe

Ian 151

Shore Scripts Announce 2017 Screenwriting Contest Winners!

5 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

931

What're you working on?

7 years ago by David David

David David 1161

Adapting novel or play to the screen

7 years ago by vishu

vishu

screenwriter

104

External Graphic Card Docking system, a solution for 4K on cheap/old PC?

7 years ago by S M Sabir

S M Sabir

Filmmaker in MAKING :)

297

Shore Scripts Announce 2016 Prize Winners

5 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

931

To Die For | Comedy Horror Short Film (2016)

5 years ago by BigShorts

BigShorts 209

Bun In The Oven (New Comedy Web Series) - Episode 2

7 years ago by Chris Weir

Chris Weir

Creator / writer / actor

222

Can My Reel Be a Short?

5 years ago by Zachary Lewis

Zachary Lewis

Cinematographer

212

2020 Fiction Podcast Contest | Early Deadline Nov. 15th

2 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

931

Making my first documentary film

4 years ago by Nick Alexander

Nick Alexander

Director, Director of Photography, Editor

176

Nathan Karimi

Writer/ Director

294

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

688

Advice for Rookies?

8 years ago by whatever

whatever 415

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

688

Announcing Our 2021 Spring Short Film Fund Finalists

12 months ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

931

Need Some Constructive Criticism

7 years ago by Hovig Kazandjian

Hovig Kazandjian

Writer, Director

507

Favorite War Movie?

7 years ago by Hovig Kazandjian

Hovig Kazandjian

Writer, Director

507

Advice on this?

6 years ago by Kyler Wagner

Kyler Wagner

Director/Cinematographer/Video Editor

246

Short Film Fund | Final Deadline – OCT 31ST.

2 years ago by Justine Owens

#screenwriting #scriptwriting...

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

931