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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

'Song of Back and Neck': Emmy Winner Paul Lieberstein on Budgeting for Your First Feature

4 years ago by Erik Luers

Erik Luers

Understanding Dan Harmon's Story Circle Through the Lens of 'The Dark Knight'

4 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

‘Neurotic Quest for Serenity’: Creating a Comedy that Drops Apatow Off in OCD Hell

4 years ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

sxsw

sxsw 2018

Neurotic Quest for Serenity

Paulinho Caruso

Teodoro Poppovic

Oakley Anderson-Moore

How to Get Over the 'It's Been Done Before' Mentality

4 years ago by V Renée

creativity

inspiration

V Renée

Here's Your Chance to Receive $25,000 Toward Making a Feature-Length Horror Film

4 years ago by Erik Luers

Erik Luers

How Do You Pitch Your Film and Find Financing? The First Feature: AMATEUR [Episode 4]

4 years ago by Ryan Koo

Ryan Koo

Apps That Will Help You Write Screenplays More Efficiently

4 years ago by V Renée

writing

inspiration

creativity

V Renée

Watch: How to Effectively Use a Smartphone in Your Movie

4 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

'Wildling' Director Fritz Böhm on How You Can Humanize Dark Fairy Tales

4 years ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

Director Brad Silberling on How to Ace Production Design and Character Accents

4 years ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

How Do You Become a Screenwriter? The First Feature: AMATEUR [Episode 3]

4 years ago by Ryan Koo

Ryan Koo

Watch: 5 Mistakes You Typically See in Student Films (and How to Fix Them)

4 years ago by V Renée

mistakes

Student Film

V Renée

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Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

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Announcing Our 2021 Spring Short Film Fund Finalists

12 months ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

873

Need Some Constructive Criticism

7 years ago by Hovig Kazandjian

Hovig Kazandjian

Writer, Director

514

Favorite War Movie?

7 years ago by Hovig Kazandjian

Hovig Kazandjian

Writer, Director

514

Advice on this?

6 years ago by Kyler Wagner

Kyler Wagner

Director/Cinematographer/Video Editor

239

Short Film Fund | Final Deadline – OCT 31ST.

2 years ago by Justine Owens

#screenwriting #scriptwriting...

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

873

No Mic Jack

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...

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Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

765

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

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Shore Scripts Screenplay Coverage Services

4 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

873

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

4 years ago by Cruel Writer

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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

11 months ago by MINDSCREEN FILM INSTITUTE(MFi)

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FILM DIRECTION

FILM INSTITUTE

MINDSCREEN FILM INSTITUTE

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MINDSCREEN FILM INSTITUTE(MFi)

FILM & TELEVISION INSTITUTE

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A7S like a Cinema Camera

7 years ago by Hovig Kazandjian

Hovig Kazandjian

Writer, Director

514

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

765

Seeking critique on first narrative short film

6 years ago by Vi Bui

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Oscar® Winner Charlie Kaufman: Screenwriting Master Class

7 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

765

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

11 months ago by MINDSCREEN FILM INSTITUTE(MFi)

filmmaking

FILM DIRECTION

FILM INSTITUTE

MINDSCREEN FILM INSTITUTE

acting school

MINDSCREEN FILM INSTITUTE(MFi)

FILM & TELEVISION INSTITUTE

210

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

11 months ago by MINDSCREEN FILM INSTITUTE(MFi)

filmmaking

FILM DIRECTION

FILM INSTITUTE

MINDSCREEN FILM INSTITUTE

acting school

MINDSCREEN FILM INSTITUTE(MFi)

FILM & TELEVISION INSTITUTE

210

The Art of the Storyboard

6 years ago by Lorenzo Morgan Jr.

Lorenzo Morgan Jr.

Chief Creator

136

Short Film Fund 2021 Fall Season Winners Announced!

5 months ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

873

amateur filmmaker seeks down to the bones advice

8 years ago by Michelle Stuart

FILM VIRGIN

Michelle Stuart

Screenwriter

161