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'If You Write A First Draft Slowly, I Think You Can Overthink Yourself': 'The Song of Sway Lake" Director Ari Gold on Finding Your Story

5 years ago by Max Winter

ari gold

the song of sway lake

Max Winter

How to Cure Writer's Block with These 5 Steps

5 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Watch: How Aaron Sorkin Creates Compelling Characters

5 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

The 11 Best Screenwriting Software Solutions (with FREE Options) for 2021

5 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Screenwriter

screenwriting

screenwriting software

Free Screenwriting Software

scriptwriting software

screenwriting programs

Jason Hellerman

Watch: How to Visualize Comedy with the Premiere of Web Series 'Ching Chong Blues'

5 years ago by Joshua Fu

Joshua Fu

Rickshaw to Hollywood

directing

series

Joshua Fu

From Short to Feature (and a Sustainable Career): Director Reinaldo Marcus Green on 'Monsters and Men'

5 years ago by Erik Luers

reinaldo marcus green

Erik Luers

'If You Don't Cut, You're Just Being Lazy': 'White Rabbit' Star Vivian Bang on How to Cut Down Your Feature

5 years ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

Get 365 Days of Screenwriting Master Classes for Only $25, Thanks to Scriptnotes

5 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

Final Draft 11 Offers New Capabilities Ready to Take You from Script to Screen

5 years ago by Sponsored Content

Final Draft 11

screenwriting

Sponsored Content

How to Know When to Take Risks in Adapting a Popular Novel: Paul Weitz on 'Bel Canto'

5 years ago by Erik Luers

Erik Luers

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

5 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

5 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

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

5 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'

5 years ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

A Few Tips on Creating a Tribe of Constructive Filmmakers

5 years ago by V Renée

community

collaboration

Team Building

V Renée

3 Ways to Establish Visual Rhythm in Your Film

5 years ago by V Renée

visual rhythm

rhythm

pacing

V Renée

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

5 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

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

5 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

5 years ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

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

5 years ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

Watch: What Role Does a MacGuffin Serve?

5 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

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

5 years ago by Erik Luers

Erik Luers

How to Find the Right Story For Your Documentary

5 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?

5 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'

5 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

5 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

5 years ago by Justin Morrow

mission impossible

lessons from the screenplay

Justin Morrow

Get Mentored by Screenwriting Professionals at the 2019 Middlebury Script Lab

5 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

5 years ago by Erik Luers

Erik Luers

Want to Make a Profitable Movie? Turn Toward Science

5 years ago by Jon Fusco

Jon Fusco

Pages

How should I start the distribution of my web series?

9 years ago by Oscar Illingworth

web series distribution

Oscar Illingworth 81

Tips on Pre-Production for 16mm short film

9 years ago by Faust

Faust

Director

Music Video !

9 years ago by Adhurim

Adhurim

DOP

which books are good to read for filmmakers?

9 years ago by Tsering Lodoe

Tsering Lodoe 199

Story structure

9 years ago by Michelle Stuart

Robert McKee

Michelle Stuart

Screenwriter

147

best screenwriting software?

9 years ago by Michelle Stuart

screenwriting software

Michelle Stuart

Screenwriter

147

Why i Left Art for Film-making

9 years ago by ivi topp

ivi topp

Director / Writer

128

amateur filmmaker seeks down to the bones advice

9 years ago by Michelle Stuart

FILM VIRGIN

Michelle Stuart

Screenwriter

147

how do you manage your research bits and pieces prior to scriptwriting?

9 years ago by markus

markus 74

Original Screenplay: Submit to Contest or Try to Sell Them?

9 years ago by Xavier Miles

Xavier Miles

Director | Writer

Ever feel like you're getting a little too ahead of yourself?

9 years ago by Matt Bastos

Matt Bastos

Filmmaker/Writer

875

How to Write Comedy sketches?

9 years ago by David Velasquez

David Velasquez

Camarographer, Editor, VFX Artist

104

Money for camera or writing?

9 years ago by Johnny Sari

writing

Johnny Sari 95

Storyboarding

9 years ago by Partha S Banerjee

storyboard

screenwriting

Partha S Banerjee

Director

GoPro 4K and other stuff. What do you think about the upgrades?

9 years ago by Ragüel Cremades

Ragüel Cremades

Film producer and director

8220

Not getting a story idea

9 years ago by Tsering Lodoe

Tsering Lodoe 199

Everytime - a new collaboration app for filmmakers

9 years ago by Guillaume Fradin

Guillaume Fradin

visual effects artist / director / entrepreneur

How to upload my short film at nofilmschools board?

9 years ago by Tsering Lodoe

Tsering Lodoe 199

Technical Screenplay

9 years ago by R A

Screen writing

directing

R A

Indie Film Maker

Thoughts about the Libec - ALLEX S KIT

9 years ago by Taylor Alexander Stephens

Taylor Alexander Stephens

Film Editor

167

Ownership of Film Contract // % of profit distribution

9 years ago by Valentin F

distribution

finance

contract

Valentin F

Cinematographer, Director,

125

General tips on filmmaking

9 years ago by Dallin Wells

Dallin Wells

Director/Producer/Editor/Writer/DP/Actor

290

Do any of you have taken a course at the "screenwriters university"?

9 years ago by Lero Rigs

Lero Rigs 93

Vancouver International Film Festival, VIFF

9 years ago by John Kaweske

Vancouver Film Festival

VIFF

John Kaweske

Film Student

154

Stop Motion Legos

9 years ago by Mitchell Cannon

lego

stop motion

Mitchell Cannon

Director

229

How to Make a No Budget Mockumentary Webseries

9 years ago by Nicholas Waddell

Mockumetary

The Office

No Budget

Nicholas Waddell 78

I can't write anything from my ideas! (help!)

9 years ago by David Cunningham

David Cunningham

freelance filmmaker/photographer

326

Short Film Fund Screenwriting Contest Deadline

4 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

760

I want to go into the Industry to make movies, should I do it?

6 years ago by Zoltan Erdelyi

Zoltan Erdelyi

Director

STUDENT FILM NEEDS YOUR HELP!

8 years ago by Iria Enahoro

Iria Enahoro

Student: Producer and Screenwriter

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