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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

How to Meld the Perfect Collaborative Atmosphere on Set

4 years ago by Jon Fusco

Jon Fusco

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Short and full length scripts are wanted

12 months ago by Greg Bookman

screenwriting

Greg Bookman 82

Opening scene

1 year ago by Melissa Vivirito

scenes

Melissa Vivirito

New to screenwriting

106

Announcing Our 2021 Spring Short Film Fund Winners

1 year ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

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Tell Your Truth | Screenwriting Advice with Charlie Kaufman (VIDEO)

1 year ago by Alex Edge

Charlie Kaufman

Alex Edge 89

CALL FOR FEATURES & TV PILOTS!

1 year ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

850

Page Turner Awards

1 year ago by Charlotte Wakefield

Charlotte Wakefield 107

2020 Short Film Fund Winners | Fall Season

2 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

850

2020 Feature & TV-Pilot Winners!

2 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

850

What Exactly Is High Concept?

2 years ago by Douglas Shaner

Douglas Shaner

Writer, Co-Founder - Hollywood Gatekeepers

2020 Feature & TV-Pilot Finalists!

2 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

850

2020 Feature & TV-Pilot Semi-Finalists!

2 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

850

Check out the QUARTER FINALISTS of our 2020 Feature & TV Pilot contests now!

2 years ago by Justine Owens

#screenwriting #scriptwriting...

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

850

What is the most complex character arc hidden in the otherwise passable film?

2 years ago by Volodymyr Bilyk

Val Kilmer

screenwriting

character arcs

Volodymyr Bilyk 94

Header Bar profile notifications?..

2 years ago by alexsunny

alexsunny 105

How to Become a Filmmaker Without Having a Trust Fund

2 years ago by Corbin Peters

Corbin Peters

Producer

302

Editing A7s XAVC-S on the iPad?..

2 years ago by alexsunny

alexsunny 105

2020 Short Film Fund - Reg Deadline Sept 30th

2 years ago by Justine Owens

#screenwriting #scriptwriting...

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

850

Calling Directors - THE SHINY LIVESTREAM

2 years ago by Shiny Show

Shiny Show 326

LAST BOOK YOU READ!!!

2 years ago by SandraMark

SandraMark 121

Shore Scripts Fiction Podcast Contest

2 years ago by Justine Owens

#screenwriting #scriptwriting...

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

850

A New Screenwriters Resource

2 years ago by BigShorts

writers

producers

screenplay

BigShorts 167

A new screenwriters resource

2 years ago by Greg Bookman

producer

screenplay

writer

Greg Bookman 82

2nd Opinions - Short Film - First independent short film

2 years ago by Sara Bulloch

Sara Bulloch 86

Short Film Fund 2 Early Deadline

2 years ago by Justine Owens

#screenwriting #scriptwriting...

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

850

Writing short films - coming up with and applying concept in a screenplay

2 years ago by Mark Haines

subverting expectation

Mark Haines

Director/Writer/Editor

2020 Feature Screenplay & TV Pilot Contest Regular Deadline

2 years ago by Justine Owens

#screenwriting #scriptwriting...

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

850

Our Short Film Fund 2 is now Open.

2 years ago by Justine Owens

#screenwriting #scriptwriting...

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

850

Our Short Film Fund is returning soon!

2 years ago by Justine Owens

#screenwriting #scriptwriting...

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

850

FREE AUDIO WORK!

2 years ago by Michael Miller

Michael Miller

Audio Engineer

Screenwriting tips ?

2 years ago by Saki Yutukuri

Saki Yutukuri

Screenwriter and Filmmaker