Screenwriting

Articles
Boards

The 3 Key Psychological Hooks to Creating Compelling Characters

5 years ago by Tim Long

script

character development

Tim Long

The Black List Wants to Bring You to Sundance

5 years ago by Jon Fusco

sundance

Sundance Film Festival

The Black List

Jon Fusco

10 Ways to Successfully Introduce a Character

5 years ago by Jon Fusco

Video Essay

Jon Fusco

AI Boils Down Stories into Six Emotional Arcs, But It Can’t Tell Me How to Feel About That

5 years ago by Christopher Boone

Artificial Intelligence

Christopher Boone

Werner Herzog Masterclass: 'It Doesn't Matter if Your Character Spent Time in Jail'

5 years ago by Emily Buder

Werner Herzog

masterclass

Emily Buder

Todd Solondz on the Paradox of Film School and 'Unraveling the Mystery' of 'Wiener-Dog'

5 years ago by Emily Buder

tisch school of the arts

film school

storytelling

Emily Buder

Nicolas Winding Refn's 5 Ways to Make Subversive Movies

5 years ago by Justin Morrow

Nicolas Winding Refn

neon demon

film linc

film society of lincoln center

Justin Morrow

3 Ingredients for Great Storytelling from the CEO of DreamWorks Animation

5 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

Aaron Sorkin 'Wants to Hear Your Very Bad Ideas,' Teach You Screenwriting

5 years ago by Emily Buder

masterclass

aaron sorkin

screenwriting

Emily Buder

Danny Elfman Has Already Scored Your Next Short—Now You Just Have to Make it

5 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

How to Write a Thrilling Horror, from 'Silence of the Lambs' Screenwriter and More

5 years ago by Jon Fusco

ted tally

jeremy saulnier

lower east side film festival

Jon Fusco

These Two Videos Essays Explain How, Why, & When to Use Dialog in Your Film

5 years ago by V Renée

dialog

tips

advice

V Renée

Watch: Dissecting 'Se7en' with Screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker

5 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

An Algorithm Wrote This Movie, and It's Somehow Amazing

5 years ago by Emily Buder

Emily Buder

5 Things That Need to Be in the First 10 Pages of Your Screenplay

5 years ago by V Renée

writing

The Script Lab

V Renée

A Massive List of Summer 2016 Grants All Filmmakers Should Know About

5 years ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

pointsnorthfellowship

Oakley Anderson-Moore

Get Your Ideas Out: 6 Steps Every Filmmaker Should Take to Use Dictation

5 years ago by Justin Morrow

dictation

screenwriting

mac

Justin Morrow

6 Things You Can Do to Save a Dying Screenplay

6 years ago by V Renée

screenplays

writing

V Renée

Elements of Storytelling That Will Help You Write Emotionally Dynamic Scripts

6 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

Here's What Happens When You Win the Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting

6 years ago by Christopher Boone

Academy Nicholl Fellowships

Nicholl Fellowships

Sam Baron

The Science of Love and Laughter

screenwriting

writing process

Christopher Boone

The One Essential Ingredient of Every Successful Screenplay

6 years ago by Tim Long

parable

screenplay

Tim Long

How to Make a Coming Of Age Film That Doesn't Suck

6 years ago by Jon Fusco

Video Essay

coming of age

Jon Fusco

'Lolita' and The Art of Adaptation: Lessons from the Masters

6 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

Learn How to Launch Your Screenwriting Career From the Industry Gatekeepers

6 years ago by Christopher Boone

podcast

Austin Film Festival

Christopher Boone

Keys to Comic Book Adaptations: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ & ‘The Walking Dead’

6 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

Got a Killer Short Script? Enter It into the ScreenCraft Short Screenplay Contest

6 years ago by V Renée

screencraft

short film

Short Screenplay Contest

V Renée

Want to Know if a Film's Story Really Works? Don't Watch the Trailer

6 years ago by Christopher Boone

trailer

story

Christopher Boone

'Oldboy', the Greek Tragedy: Adaptation & the Tragic Form

6 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

Blocked? Get Unstuck With These Free Resources for Writers

6 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

13 Ways Joss Whedon Avenged His Inner Geek

6 years ago by Dylan Kai Dempsey

Dylan Kai Dempsey

Pages

Oscar® Winner Charlie Kaufman: Screenwriting Master Class

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

1218

Top 10 Indie Filmmaking Podcast Episodes

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

1218

How to become a screenwriter - my first interview

6 years ago by Xavier Munch

Xavier Munch

Director

Diverse Filmmaker Micro-Grant! $2K Unrestricted Production Funding

2 months ago by James Parker

James Parker

Director / Cinematographer

Production Blog with Insights for Filmmakers

6 years ago by Simeon Geyer

Simeon Geyer

Director of Photography

Best DVD Commentaries

7 years ago by Daniel Blumensev

Daniel Blumensev

Director / DP / Editor

Short courses, to support your self learning, as an alternative to Film degree!

7 years ago by Richard Duriez

Richard Duriez

Course Manager

Seeking Young, STUDENT FILM MAKERS for MUSIC VIDEO Collaboration Projects

6 years ago by Jay Shan

Music Video

Student Film Makers

film students

Collaboration Projects

Jay Shan

In the Music Industry

115

THE DECISIVE GUIDE - Directors / Films to Study? *Please help! Opinions wanted!*

7 years ago by Ethan Proia

Ethan Proia

Cinematographer | Freelance Filmmaker

How do you show repetition in a movie without actually repeating stuff?

7 years ago by Sathyaish Chakravarthy

Sathyaish Chakravarthy 231

Shot listing and desgining

6 years ago by Nathaniel Moody

script. Shots. planning....

Nathaniel Moody

Student film maker

173

mac pro choice

4 years ago by Shane Lee

Shane Lee

filmmaker

Screen Forward Conversations

7 years ago by John Matson

Brinkman

UCB

screenwriting

Screen Forward Conversations

John Matson

Sales and Marketing Manager

146

How to Write a Screenplay...FAST!

5 years ago by Alex Ferrari

script writing software

screenplay software

screenplay formatting software

Highland script writing software

Save the Cat Software

Jeff Bollow

Fast Screenplay

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

1218

The Art of the Storyboard

6 years ago by Lorenzo Morgan Jr.

Lorenzo Morgan Jr.

Chief Creator

137

Mr. Robot Script Analysis: Breakdown the Pilot Episode

5 years ago by Alex Ferrari

script writing software

screenplay software

screenplay formatting software

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

1218

Done is always better than perfect | Regular Deadline | Sept 30th

2 months ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Business Manager

785

Daniel Shar

Writer/Director

390

Regular Deadline Closes July 31st!

4 months ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Business Manager

785

Who is the best director in the past 60 years?

2 years ago by Tom Gleason

Tom Gleason

Writer

168

How to Get Yourself or Your Film Listed on IMDB

5 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

1218

I've got a script. What now...?

5 years ago by Nick Friend

Nick Friend

Cinematographer and YouTuber

Announcing Our 2021 Spring Short Film Fund Winners

6 months ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Business Manager

785

Jason Buff

Teacher at IFA.

138

How to Make Terrifying Horror Films

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

1218

This Game Will Make You Write A Screenplay

1 year ago by William Long

William Long

Film Editor

Have a comedy pilot script? You can submit!

6 years ago by Emily Damron

Emily Damron

New York Television Festival

What is your favourite movie?

2 years ago by Jenny

film

Jenny 163

Final Deadline May 2nd | Shore Scripts Short Film Fund

7 months ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Business Manager

785

Your Passion with Film

2 years ago by Thomas George

Thomas George

Teller