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Watch: Lessons from 'True Detective' on How to Write a Character-Driven Plot

5 years ago by Jon Fusco

Jon Fusco

Watch: How 'Se7en' and 'True Detective' Find Light in the Darkest Places

5 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

Watch: 'The Deer Hunter' and Three Ways to Pursue the Perfect Scene

5 years ago by Justin Morrow

the deer hunter

michael cimino

Video Essay

Justin Morrow

Watch: Hayao Miyazaki's Tried and True Storytelling Recipe

5 years ago by Max Winter

Hayao Miyazaki

story development

Storyline

Max Winter

Win $80K in Final Draft's Big Break Screenplay Contest

5 years ago by Jon Fusco

Final Draft

prizes

screenwriting competition

TV writing

Jon Fusco

A Massive List of Summer 2017 Grants All Filmmakers Should Know About

5 years ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

tribeca film institute

neh

national endowment

Points North Institute

Oakley Anderson-Moore

David Mamet Reveals Why Movies Don't Need Dialogue and More No-Nonsense Screenwriting Lessons

5 years ago by Emily Buder

Emily Buder

Watch: How '10 Cloverfield Lane' Nails Foreshadowing

5 years ago by Jon Fusco

10 Cloverfield Lane

Foreshadowing

Video Essay

Jon Fusco

Get Summer Schooled with Free Online Film Courses from Top Universities

5 years ago by Liz Nord

Liz Nord

Watch: Why 'Silence' and 'Apocalypse Now' Are Two Sides of the Same Coin

5 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

Akira Kurosawa's Singular Advice for Aspiring Filmmakers

5 years ago by Romel Rodriguez

Akira Kurosawa

screenwriting

screenwriters

Romel Rodriguez

Watch: Why Does Aki Kaurismäki's Cinematic Cynicism Make Us Laugh?

5 years ago by Justin Morrow

Video Essay

Justin Morrow

Watch: 10 Tips That Will Help You Be a More Productive Filmmaker

5 years ago by V Renée

productivity

V Renée

Watch: Symbolism, Satire and Social Horror in 'Get Out'

5 years ago by Justin Morrow

get out

Video Essay

jordan peele

Justin Morrow

Get a Major Discount on WriterDuet Screenwriting Software Ahead of App Launch

5 years ago by Micah Van Hove

Micah Van Hove

Watch: Are Superhero Movies Dying? 'Logan' and 'Deadpool' Reveal the State of the Genre

5 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

Is Discontentment the Real Driving Force Behind Creativity?

5 years ago by V Renée

inspiration

creativity

V Renée

Watch: Why 'Arrival' is a Case Study in Adaptation

5 years ago by Justin Morrow

Video Essay

arrival

adaptation

Justin Morrow

Come for the Prizes, Stay for the Judges: ScreenCraft's Short Screenplay Contest Is Now Open

5 years ago by V Renée

screencraft

short film

Short Screenplay Contest

V Renée

Watch: Adam McKay and the Art of Smart (Dumb) Comedy

5 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

Why Screenwriting Rules are a Myth

5 years ago by Tim Long

flashback

Tim Long

In the Age of 'The Handmaid's Tale,' it's Time to Revisit 'Children of Men'

5 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

The Storyclock Notebook Helps You Turn Your Ideas into Stories

5 years ago by V Renée

The Storyclock Notebook

Seth Worley

writing

V Renée

Watch: Why 'The Matrix' is a Perfect Example of How to Start a Movie

5 years ago by Jon Fusco

Jon Fusco

Watch: Does Tarantino's 'Reservoir Dogs' Stand the Test of Time?

5 years ago by Max Winter

Quentin Tarantino

reservoir dogs

Max Winter

'Tomorrow Ever After': How a Microbudget Sci-Fi Director Got Technicolor and B&H Behind Her

5 years ago by Liz Nord

Liz Nord

It's a Deal: No Writer's Strike, But Tensions Still High

5 years ago by Emily Buder

writers strike

Writers Guild of America

TV writing

Emily Buder

Develop Your Film or Series in Costa Rica for Free

5 years ago by Christopher Boone

development

retreat

big vision empty wallet

Christopher Boone

How to Make the Jump from Lowly PA to Almighty Director [PODCAST]

5 years ago by Jon Fusco

Jon Fusco

Can AI Predict a Movie's Success? Algorithmic Screenplay Service 'Scriptbook' Causes Major Backlash

5 years ago by Emily Buder

scriptbook

The Black List

passengers

Artificial Intelligence

algorithms

Emily Buder

Pages

30 Minutes movie

6 years ago by sathish kumar

Panasonic GH4

sathish kumar

director/editor/cinematographer/story writer

Jay Leno’s Garage Producer Kico Velarde – From Broke to Emmy Winner

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

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Top 10 Indie Filmmaking Podcast Episodes

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

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Bun In The Oven (Comedy Web Series) - Episode 5

6 years ago by Chris Weir

Chris Weir

Creator / writer / actor

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Is Film School Really Worth the Cost?

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

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Looking for a screen writer.

6 years ago by Houston Chorley

Houston Chorley 74

Please critique my film

6 years ago by Nathan Karimi

Nathan Karimi

Writer/ Director

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USC Film School's ONLY Online Course "How to Direct Actors"

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

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Virtual Reality: What Works, What Doesn’t, and How to Navigate a New Frontier

6 years ago by John Matson

John Matson

Sales and Marketing Manager

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Directing First Music Video. Looking for writing, directing, production tips/etc.

6 years ago by Jerald Roberts II

Music Video

directing

screenwriting

Jerald Roberts II

Filmmaker

314

Bun In The Oven (Comedy Web Series) - Episode 4

6 years ago by Chris Weir

Chris Weir

Creator / writer / actor

215

Thoughts on short shot on Bmpcc

6 years ago by gavin baird

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Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

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Bun In The Oven (Comedy Web Series) - Episode 3

6 years ago by Chris Weir

Chris Weir

Creator / writer / actor

215

Website for Collaboration between Screenwriters and Filmmakers?

6 years ago by Jamie Sergeant

screenwriting

collaboration

filmmaking

Jamie Sergeant

Selfshooting Filmmaker, Writer

189

2016 BlueCat Short Screenplay Competition

6 years ago by Claire Stanton Lee

Claire Stanton Lee

Coordinator

258

HOW TO GET YOURSELF OUT THERE!??

6 years ago by Jiason

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Film Ideas

6 years ago by Lantz Holloman

Lantz Holloman

One Man Film Crew

New Short Horror Film "Blood Moon"

6 years ago by Gabriel Doty

Gabriel Doty 74

Feedback for web series

6 years ago by Jason Kaiser

Jason Kaiser

I own a camera

Storyhunter Event - Discussion with Editors from Shift by MSNBC, AJ+ and More

6 years ago by John Matson

John Matson

Sales and Marketing Manager

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Lunch with Michael Gottwald, Producer of High Maintenance

6 years ago by John Matson

Michael Gottwald

high maintenance

Web Series

Beasts of the Southern Wild

John Matson

Sales and Marketing Manager

160

Lunch with Ingrid Jungermann, Creator of F to 7th Web Series

6 years ago by John Matson

John Matson

Sales and Marketing Manager

160

Pete Docter: How to Craft a Remarkable Story the Pixar Way

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

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Just wanted to say I hope you all have a great HALLOWEEN

6 years ago by Kyler Wagner

Kyler Wagner

Director/Cinematographer/Video Editor

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Without any prior experience, and no one to shoot, what is something I can record single handedly and turn into a masterpiece?

6 years ago by Thomas Walker

Thomas Walker

PESH Sports Photographer

Final Deadline November 15th! BlueCat Screenplay Competition

6 years ago by Claire Stanton Lee

Claire Stanton Lee

Coordinator

258

Bun In The Oven (New Comedy Web Series) - Episode 1

6 years ago by Chris Weir

Chris Weir

Creator / writer / actor

215

Blending the Truth: Fact and Fiction in ‘Steve Jobs’ by Glenn McDonald October 23, 2015

6 years ago by Steven Arredondo

Steven Arredondo

Photographer/Student/Musician

136

Shot listing and desgining

6 years ago by Nathaniel Moody

script. Shots. planning....

Nathaniel Moody

Student film maker

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