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

4 years ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

sundance institute

tribeca film institute

pare lorentz

international documentary...

Oakley Anderson-Moore

Watch: Why 'Chinatown' is Considered One of the Greatest Screenplays of All Time

4 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

Watch: How 'No Country for Old Men' Successfully Defies Narrative Expectation

4 years ago by Justin Morrow

No Country for Old Men

Justin Morrow

Pulling Double Duty: Brittany Allen on Serving as Actor and Composer on 'What Keeps You Alive'

4 years ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

A Few Tips on Creating a Tribe of Constructive Filmmakers

4 years ago by V Renée

community

collaboration

Team Building

V Renée

3 Ways to Establish Visual Rhythm in Your Film

4 years ago by V Renée

visual rhythm

rhythm

pacing

V Renée

Watch: What 'Seven Samurai' Teaches Screenwriters About Story and Structure

4 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

Watch: Here's How to End a Movie, Coen Brothers Style

4 years ago by Justin Morrow

Coen brothers

No Country for Old Men

fargo

videos

screenwriting

Justin Morrow

'Juliet, Naked': How Adapting a Famous Novel was Like Solving a Puzzle for Its Screenwriter

4 years ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

‘A Prayer Before Dawn’ DP David Ungaro on Shooting Fight Scenes Up Close

4 years ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

Watch: What Role Does a MacGuffin Serve?

4 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

Watch: Everything You Need to Know About the Bechdel Test in Five Minutes

4 years ago by Erik Luers

Erik Luers

How to Find the Right Story For Your Documentary

4 years ago by Rachel Elizabeth Seed

Sandi Tan

Tim Wardle

Three Identical Strangers

Shirkers

sheffield doc fest

Rachel Elizabeth Seed

Not a Trick Question: What Do 'Boogie Nights' and 'Goodfellas' Have in Common?

4 years ago by Justin Morrow

goodfellas

Boogie Nights

Video Essay

Justin Morrow

'Where We Reigned': Terence Nance on His HBO Series, 'Random Acts of Flyness'

4 years ago by Scout Tafoya

production

Terence Nance

Random Acts of Flyness

Madvillain

HBO

BlackStar film festival

interview

interviews

Scout Tafoya

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

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Mr. Robot Script Analysis: Breakdown the Pilot Episode

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

script writing software

screenplay software

screenplay formatting software

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

648

Celtx vs. Final Draft

6 years ago by Wyatt E Otero

screenwriting

Final Draft

celtx

Wyatt E Otero 256

FilmRiot and DSLR Guide are a disgrace? Why hate CinematographyDatabase? (Rant)

6 years ago by Mark Miller

Mark Miller

Director

149

Script Writing Software: 5 Apps Better & CHEAPER Than Final Draft

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

script writing software

screenplay software

screenplay formatting software

Highland script writing software

Save the Cat Software

John August

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

648

UPDATE: On-Going FREE On-Line FILMMAKING WORKSHOP & INDIE COMMUNITY

6 years ago by Alex Molina

Alex Molina

Creative Director, MalaCom-UNATI (Actor/Filmmaker)

Difference in story - short/feature film

6 years ago by David David

David David 1177

How to show the future or flash forward in a film

6 years ago by blake kimball

blake kimball 74

Doug Richardson – Screenwriting Bad Boys, Die Hard 2 & Making It in Hollyweird

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

648

Novel, Screenplay and Stage-Play; What's the difference?

6 years ago by Toby Garside

screenwriting

Toby Garside

Writer, Director, Director of Photography, Indie Filmmaker

274

Why Indie Filmmaking is Like Being in a Horrible Relationship

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

648

35+ OSCAR, BAFTA, Golden Globe, Cannes & Emmy Award Winning Judges

6 years ago by Justine Owens

screenwriting competitions film

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

881

Screenplays

6 years ago by Alan

Alan 296

On-Going FREE On-Line FILMMAKING WORKHOP & Indie Community

6 years ago by Alex Molina

Alex Molina

Creative Director, MalaCom-UNATI (Actor/Filmmaker)

My first film! 'Draft Eight' (10 min) A godlike short film about the regrets of wasting ones life. I'd love some feedback.

6 years ago by Chris Chalklen

Chris Chalklen

Writer/Director/Animator

111

Shore Scripts Final Submission Deadline Closes 31st August

6 years ago by Justine Owens

screenwriting competitions film

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

881

Suggested laptops for screenwriters?

6 years ago by Hailey Escobar

laptops

Hailey Escobar

Screenwriter

Made a short film, would appreciate critique.

6 years ago by Cedar Riley Nelson

Cedar Riley Nelson 80

Is this funny or not?

6 years ago by Kevin

Kevin 151

How to get an idea and make it a story and not to be scared

6 years ago by Ryan P, Brown

Ryan P, Brown 101

Getting inspired to go for it.

6 years ago by Ryan P, Brown

Ryan P, Brown 101

Just Announced: PARTICIPANT MEDIA & PIVOT TEAM WITH THE NYTVF for WORKS FOR PROGRESS

6 years ago by Emily Damron

Emily Damron

New York Television Festival

Educational Resources for Cinematographers and Filmmakers

6 years ago by Scott Oswald

Shanes Inner Cirlce

masterclass

Scott Oswald 172

What Filmmakers Can Do About the Diversity Problem in Hollywood

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Diversity Problem in Hollywood

filmmaking

filmmakers

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

648

It's good to be bad - 99 Solutions review

6 years ago by Zam Ded

Zam Ded

Creator

SHORE SCRIPTS SCREENWRITING COMPETITION REGULAR DEADLINE 31st July 2016

6 years ago by Justine Owens

screenwriting

scriptwriting

film

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

881

Need Some Constructive Criticism for my 10 Minute Short

6 years ago by VIJASGJJ KHARE

VIJASGJJ KHARE

Writer , Director

Top 10 Must Listen To Screenwriting Podcasts

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

648

Adventure filmmaking. I've got no money left, all my gear's broken, and my horses are gone. How to begin post on 12+TB?

6 years ago by Matty Hannon

adventure surfing nature...

Matty Hannon

Documentary filmmaker

283

Adventure filmmaking. I've got no money left, all my gear's broken, and my horses are gone. How to start post on 12TB+?

6 years ago by Matty Hannon

adventure surfing nature...

Matty Hannon

Documentary filmmaker

283

I've just created my first 'proper' short - please critique!

6 years ago by KC

KC 99