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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

How a Filmmaker Found a B-Movie Aesthetic to Draw Light to Violence in the Philippines

4 years ago by Erik Luers

Dean Colin Marcial

Manila Death Squad

borscht film festival

Erik Luers

Collaboration & Creativity For All: Celebrating 10 Years of the Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective

4 years ago by Alex Mallis

Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective

collective

directing

screenwriting

Alex Mallis

4 Takeaways From Director Tim Robbins on Creativity Behind and In Front of the Camera

4 years ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Oakley Anderson-Moore

Watch: Stanley Kubrick Interprets the Ending of His '2001: A Space Odyssey'

4 years ago by Erik Luers

Erik Luers

'Sharp Objects': DP Yves Bélanger on Letting Available Light and the Subject Shape Your Cinematography

4 years ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

Deus Ex Machina, the Laziest Way to Spoil Your Screenplay

4 years ago by V Renée

Deus Ex Machina

writing

Video Essay

V Renée

3 Things That Make Quentin Tarantino's Dialogue So Damn Good

4 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

Watch: How the Screenplay For 'Jurassic Park' Creates Conflict Amongst Its Characters

4 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

Here's How Two Filmmakers Made a Wildly Independent Western Comedy Shot on 16mm

4 years ago by Erik Luers

Erik Luers

Watch: How 'Fear and Loathing' Points Out the Cinematic Challenges of Adaptation

4 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

'Distorted' DP Mark Dobrescu on How Lighting and Locations Helped Visualize Paranoia

4 years ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

How DP Andrij Parekh Used Noir Lighting to Modernize 'The Catcher Was a Spy'

4 years ago by Max Winter

the catcher was a spy

Max Winter

CoverflyX Lets You Exchange Script Notes with Other Screenwriters for Free

4 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

Watch: 4 Ways 'The Babadook' Brilliantly Uses Classic Techniques to Create Suspense

4 years ago by Jason Boone

Jason Boone

Pages

New blog post - Microbudget Screenplay, Pt 2

7 years ago by Alex Richardson

Alex Richardson

Director

3787

2018 Short Film Fund FINAL Deadline 2nd MAY

4 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

899

Shore Scripts Screenwriting Contest Regular Deadline 31st July

4 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

899

Open source screenwriting?

8 years ago by David Komer

David Komer 219

Our 2018 Short Film Fund is NOW OPEN!

4 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

899

Interview: Oscar Nominee & Legendary Actor Robert Forster

7 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

578

Calling Directors - THE SHINY LIVESTREAM

2 years ago by Shiny Show

Shiny Show 326

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

6 years ago by Jordan Mederich

Jordan Mederich

Documentarian / Filmmaker

1169

Upgrade Time - 6D or GH4?

7 years ago by S M Sabir

S M Sabir

Filmmaker in MAKING :)

325

Crowdfunding Advice?

7 years ago by Trae Dukes

Trae Dukes

Entry Level

203

Our Judges have spoken!

5 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

899

How do I stir up interest in my film?

7 years ago by Avery Maycock

Avery Maycock

Writer, Director

149

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

578

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

899

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

899

What're you working on?

7 years ago by David David

David David 1175

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 :)

325

Shore Scripts Announce 2016 Prize Winners

6 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

899

To Die For | Comedy Horror Short Film (2016)

5 years ago by BigShorts

BigShorts 167

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

7 years ago by Chris Weir

Chris Weir

Creator / writer / actor

208

Can My Reel Be a Short?

5 years ago by Zachary Lewis

Zachary Lewis

Cinematographer

205

2020 Fiction Podcast Contest | Early Deadline Nov. 15th

2 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

899

Making my first documentary film

4 years ago by Nick Alexander

Nick Alexander

Director, Director of Photography, Editor

197

Nathan Karimi

Writer/ Director

308

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

578

Advice for Rookies?

8 years ago by whatever

whatever 415