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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

5 Tips From the Creators of Pixar's 'Bao' on How to Perfect an Animated Short

4 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

The Screenwriters of 'A Quiet Place' Want to Read Your Horror Script

4 years ago by V Renée

screencraft

horror

Horror Screenplay Contest

opportunities

V Renée

Issa Rae Wants to Give You $25K for Your Comedy or Drama Pilot

4 years ago by Liz Nord

Issa Rae

BET

Liz Nord

'Notes on an Appearance': Ricky D'Ambrose on How to Cheat Locations and Why He Shot 4:3

4 years ago by Emily Buder

Notes on an Appearance

new directors new films

low budget

Emily Buder

How Do You Attach Cast and Prep a Film? The First Feature: AMATEUR [Episode 5]

4 years ago by Ryan Koo

Ryan Koo

What Paddy Chayefsky's Notes on 'Network' Teach Us about 'Parenting' a Screenplay

4 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

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5 years ago by Deleted Profile

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Nathan Karimi

Writer/ Director

301

DON'T. STOP. RUNNING - The First Trailer

4 years ago by Alex Richardson

Alex Richardson

Director

3668

Film Scoring

3 years ago by SW

Horror fantasy Kubrick David...

SW 91

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

723

How do make an anthology film?

2 years ago by Tony Byrd

Tony Byrd

Director, Director of Photography, Writer, Editor, Composer

Calling Directors - THE SHINY LIVESTREAM

2 years ago by Shiny Show

Shiny Show 347

Shore Scripts Screenplay Coverage Services

4 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

973

Watch : Understanding Comics - How Do Comics Work? | Video Essay

4 years ago by Cruel Writer

Cruel Writer 68

Call for Submissions: Uplifting Short Films

12 months ago by Kate McClure

Kate McClure

Writer

Best films to study

6 years ago by Jofre B. Beltran

study

Jofre B. Beltran

student

157

First time directing, any advise?

6 years ago by Alejandro Badillo

Alejandro Badillo

Music Producer, Actor, Screenwriter

142

What is your favorite film making moment?

8 years ago by Alex Smith

Alex Smith

Documentary/Cinematographer

1463

Six months Certificate course in Filmmaking and Direction. Admissions Open for August 2021 BATCH

12 months ago by MINDSCREEN FILM INSTITUTE(MFi)

filmmaking

FILM DIRECTION

FILM INSTITUTE

MINDSCREEN FILM INSTITUTE

acting school

MINDSCREEN FILM INSTITUTE(MFi)

FILM & TELEVISION INSTITUTE

229

A7S like a Cinema Camera

7 years ago by Hovig Kazandjian

Hovig Kazandjian

Writer, Director

514

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

723

Seeking critique on first narrative short film

6 years ago by Vi Bui

Vi Bui 77

Oscar® Winner Charlie Kaufman: Screenwriting Master Class

7 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

723

Six months Certificate course in Filmmaking and Direction. Admissions Open for August 2021 BATCH

12 months ago by MINDSCREEN FILM INSTITUTE(MFi)

filmmaking

FILM DIRECTION

FILM INSTITUTE

MINDSCREEN FILM INSTITUTE

acting school

MINDSCREEN FILM INSTITUTE(MFi)

FILM & TELEVISION INSTITUTE

229

Ejaculation references like erupting volcano

5 years ago by Isabelle

Erotic

references

volcano

Isabelle

Film Student

Six months Certificate course in Filmmaking and Direction. Admissions Open for August 2021 BATCH

12 months ago by MINDSCREEN FILM INSTITUTE(MFi)

filmmaking

FILM DIRECTION

FILM INSTITUTE

MINDSCREEN FILM INSTITUTE

acting school

MINDSCREEN FILM INSTITUTE(MFi)

FILM & TELEVISION INSTITUTE

229

The Art of the Storyboard

6 years ago by Lorenzo Morgan Jr.

Lorenzo Morgan Jr.

Chief Creator

129

Short Film Fund 2021 Fall Season Winners Announced!

5 months ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

973

amateur filmmaker seeks down to the bones advice

8 years ago by Michelle Stuart

FILM VIRGIN

Michelle Stuart

Screenwriter

154

Daniel Shar

Writer/Director

365

How Does The Filming Community View Fan Films

7 years ago by Trae Dukes

Trae Dukes

Entry Level

175

Bun In The Oven (Comedy Web Series) - Episode 7

6 years ago by Chris Weir

Chris Weir

Creator / writer / actor

222

The 5 (or maybe 1) things you MUST know before making your first GOOD indie film

8 years ago by Richard C. Bailey

indie film

filmmaking

Richard C. Bailey

Actor/Writer/Director

Production Blog with Insights for Filmmakers

6 years ago by Simeon Geyer

Simeon Geyer

Director of Photography

CINEMATIC MUSIC VIDEO

3 years ago by André Nicolau Barreto

André Nicolau Barreto

Music Video Director

101