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Watch: How Christopher Nolan's 'Dark Knight' Trilogy Emphasizes Strong Characterization Through its Villains

4 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

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

4 years ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Academy Nicholl Fellowships

Oakley Anderson-Moore

How 'Like Me' Used Psychedelic Imagery (and the words of Guillermo del Toro) to Explore Loneliness

4 years ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

This Lemony Snicket-Inspired Short Is a Creative Playbook on How to Make a Film

4 years ago by V Renée

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V Renée

Is NOT Making Films One of the Best Things You Can Do for Your Filmmaking Career?

4 years ago by V Renée

inspiration

V Renée

Why 'River's Edge' Director Tim Hunter Likes to 'Push Characters as Far as He Can'

4 years ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

Watch: What Superman Teaches Us About Character and Storytelling

4 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

How ‘Holy Air’s Eleven-Year Production Turned Personal Struggles into Laughter

4 years ago by Liz Nord

Liz Nord

5 Mistakes We All Make as Filmmakers (That We Can Easily Avoid)

4 years ago by V Renée

mistakes

V Renée

Screenwriters, It's Time to Get Real About Rejection, Criticism, and Failure

4 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

3 Screenwriting Techniques Dee Rees Uses to Craft Believable Characters

4 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

Why It's Good to Allow Your Films to Suck

4 years ago by V Renée

creativity

inspiration

V Renée

Watch: The Secret to Creating a Great On-Screen Romance

4 years ago by Jon Fusco

Video Essay

Romance

Jon Fusco

Download 8 of the 10 Screenplays Nominated for the 2018 Oscars Right Now

4 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

'The Rainbow Experiment': Delving Into Characters' Lives to Uncover Deep Emotional Truths

4 years ago by Max Winter

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the rainbow experiment

42 seconds of happiness

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slamdance 2018

Max Winter

Watch: How 'Wind River' Director Taylor Sheridan Reinvented the Neo-Western

4 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

What You Need to Know About Prepping Your Script for Production

4 years ago by V Renée

script breakdown

V Renée

8 Somewhat Unusual New Year's Screenwriting Resolutions for 2018

4 years ago by V Renée

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New Years

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V Renée

5 Tips on Better Filmmaking from Director Sean Baker

4 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

The 10 Most Inventive Screenplays of 2017

4 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

Download Screenplays for 'Get Out', 'Darkest Hour', 'Coco' and More Award Contenders

4 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

This Infographic Gives You 30 Ways to Brainstorm Film Ideas

4 years ago by V Renée

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brainstorming

V Renée

How Michael Showalter Turned Rejection Into a Successful Directing Career

4 years ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Michael Showalter

Wet Hot American Summer

The Big Sick

SAG-AFTRA Foundation

Oakley Anderson-Moore

Watch: How Wes Anderson Uses Age to Define Character

4 years ago by Justin Morrow

Wes Anderson

the royal tenenbaums

The Life Aquatic with Steve...

Justin Morrow

4 Paths to Writing for Non-Fiction

4 years ago by Rachel Elizabeth Seed

Strong Island

Memories of a Penitent Heart

The Central Park Five

Dirty Wars

docnyc 2017

docnyc

Rachel Elizabeth Seed

5 Ways to Use MacGuffins So They Don't Completely Ruin Your Film

4 years ago by V Renée

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Video Essay

V Renée

5 Ways to Nail Comedy Cinematography from 'Home Alone' DP Julio Macat

4 years ago by Randall Esulto

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Camera angle

Randall Esulto

2017 Holiday Gift Guide for Filmmakers

4 years ago by V Renée

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V Renée

Download Screenplays for 'Thor: Ragnarok', 'War for the Planet of the Apes' and More Award Contenders

4 years ago by Christopher Boone

2017 Screenplays FYC

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Christopher Boone

Download Screenplays for 'Lady Bird', 'The Florida Project', and 'The Disaster Artist'

4 years ago by Christopher Boone

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Announcing Our 2021 Spring Short Film Fund Winners

11 months ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

987

CALL FOR FEATURES & TV PILOTS!

12 months ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

987

Page Turner Awards

1 year ago by Charlotte Wakefield

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2020 Short Film Fund Winners | Fall Season

1 year ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

987

2020 Feature & TV-Pilot Winners!

1 year ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

987

What Exactly Is High Concept?

1 year ago by Douglas Shaner

Douglas Shaner

Writer, Co-Founder - Hollywood Gatekeepers

2020 Feature & TV-Pilot Finalists!

1 year ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

987

2020 Feature & TV-Pilot Semi-Finalists!

2 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

987

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

987

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

2 years ago by Volodymyr Bilyk

Val Kilmer

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character arcs

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Header Bar profile notifications?..

2 years ago by alexsunny

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How to Become a Filmmaker Without Having a Trust Fund

2 years ago by Corbin Peters

Corbin Peters

Producer

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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

987

Calling Directors - THE SHINY LIVESTREAM

2 years ago by Shiny Show

Shiny Show 347

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

987

A New Screenwriters Resource

2 years ago by BigShorts

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producers

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BigShorts 202

A new screenwriters resource

2 years ago by Greg Bookman

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writer

Greg Bookman 75

2nd Opinions - Short Film - First independent short film

2 years ago by Sara Bulloch

Sara Bulloch 93

Short Film Fund 2 Early Deadline

2 years ago by Justine Owens

#screenwriting #scriptwriting...

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

987

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

987

Our Short Film Fund 2 is now Open.

2 years ago by Justine Owens

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Justine Owens

Director of Contests

987

Our Short Film Fund is returning soon!

2 years ago by Justine Owens

#screenwriting #scriptwriting...

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

987

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

Can I use a news article as a the basis of a screenplay

2 years ago by Donovan Wilson

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Donovan Wilson

Filmmaker

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2020 Short Film Fund Finalists Announced!

2 years ago by Justine Owens

#screenwriting #scriptwriting...

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

987

From visual in my head to Screenwriting

2 years ago by Vagmita Swaroop

Vagmita Swaroop

Student