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'The Rehearsal': Alison Maclean on What a Film Can Do That a Book Can't

6 years ago by Jon Fusco

Jon Fusco

5 Tips for Scaring the Bejeezus Out of Your Audience

6 years ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

horror

Ani Simon-Kennedy

Cailin Yatsko

bureau of creative works

sleep tight

Oakley Anderson-Moore

Cooking Up an Antagonist? Here Are 4 Main Ingredients You Should Include

6 years ago by V Renée

antagonist

character development

The Dark Knight

the joker

V Renée

'The Fits': Why Oscilloscope Took a Leap of Faith on the Low-Budget Sundance Hit

6 years ago by Sophia Harvey

oscilloscope laboratories

Anna Rose Holmer

Royalty hightower

Sophia Harvey

What Directors Can Learn from Actors: Antonio Campos and Rebecca Hall on 'Christine'

6 years ago by Sophia Harvey

Sophia Harvey

F-Bombs Away! How Profanity Can Actually Make Your Films More Effective

6 years ago by V Renée

swearing

dialog

character development

censorship

mpaa

hayscode

V Renée

Producers vs. Screenwriters: Advice on How to Accept Your Fate as a Rewriter

6 years ago by V Renée

PDXFF 2016

Portland Film Festival

Laurie Craig

advice

V Renée

Watch 'The Shining' Deleted Original Ending and Read Kubrick's Script Treatment

6 years ago by Justin Morrow

Stanley Kubrick

the shining

screenplay

Justin Morrow

Can You Make a Feature for $7K? This New Grant is Betting on It

6 years ago by Liz Nord

Liz Nord

Here's Why You Need to Stop Trying to Find a Great Agent

6 years ago by Christopher Boone

agent

pitching

Christopher Boone

Get Scripts Online: The 10 Best Places Download Your Favorite Screenplays Online

6 years ago by Jon Fusco

Jon Fusco

Watch: 10 Films That Really Nail Story Structure

6 years ago by V Renée

structure

story structure

storytelling

V Renée

Starting Your Script with Character: Learn Structure in This Online Screenwriting Course

6 years ago by Jon Fusco

screenwriting

parable

tim long

Jon Fusco

New to Screenwriting? The '100 Most FAQ About Screenwriting' Has Your Answers

6 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

Watch: Why On-Screen Representation Matters

6 years ago by Julie Keck

seed and spark

seriesfest

crowdfunding

Julie Keck

Your Screenplay’s True Hero? The Opening Scene

6 years ago by Tim Long

story

opening sequence

character development

Tim Long

6 Things You'll Want to Avoid Like the Plague when Making a Film

6 years ago by V Renée

mistakes

advice

V Renée

Behind the Scenes of DANIELS' Daring New Breakup Film—with 16 Possible Storylines

6 years ago by Liz Nord

Liz Nord

Watch: How Terry Gilliam Turned an Avant-Garde Masterpiece into '12 Monkeys'

6 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

Up Your Scene Game With This Hands-On Script Exercise

6 years ago by Alex Bloom

Alex Bloom

This Screenplay Contest Puts Your Work into the Hands of Francis Ford Coppola

6 years ago by Jon Fusco

american zoetrope

Francis Ford Coppola

screenplay

screenplay competitions

screenplay contests

Jon Fusco

Watch: 2 Crucial Things 'American Beauty' Can Teach You About Writing Characters

6 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

Every Filmmaking Form You'll Ever Need in 99 Free Templates

6 years ago by Adrijana Lazarevic

Adrijana Lazarevic

The Story of Story III: Which System Helps You Write the Best Screenplays?

6 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

How Plotting Can Kill Your Character

6 years ago by Tim Long

initial stimulus

script

character

Tim Long

Why NYC is Better than LA and 9 Pieces of Screenwriting Advice from Aaron Sorkin's AMA

6 years ago by Jon Fusco

Jon Fusco

Aaron Sorkin Masterclass: 'You Know More in Your Head than You're Able to Put on Paper'

6 years ago by Jon Fusco

screenwriting

master class

aaron sorkin

Jon Fusco

How We Used Artificial Intelligence to Write a Crowdpleaser Horror Script

6 years ago by Jack Zhang

Artificial Intelligence

Project Greenlight

script

Jack Zhang

This Library is Basically Every Screenwriter's Dream Place to Write

6 years ago by V Renée

writing

office

Writers Guild of America

wga

Writers Guild of America Library

V Renée

Got a Science or Tech-Themed Script? Apply for the Sundance Sloan Grant

6 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

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Short Film Fund | Fall 2022 | Get Your Script Made

4 months ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

894

How to Write a Screenplay...FAST!

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

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Highland script writing software

Save the Cat Software

Jeff Bollow

Fast Screenplay

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

672

BlueCat Screenwriting Competition- accepting submissions for 2023!

3 months ago by Claire Stanton Lee

screenwriting

competition

Claire Stanton Lee

Coordinator

263

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

672

As a writer/director, is it really worth it to have a website?

11 months ago by Leo Makrus

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How do you shoot a simple knife fight scene?

8 years ago by Iria Enahoro

Iria Enahoro

Student: Producer and Screenwriter

176

Converting flat tripod head to bowl?

7 years ago by Brian Anthony

Brian Anthony

Student

391

Filmmaking Exercises

5 years ago by David Cunningham

challenges

David Cunningham

freelance filmmaker/photographer

333

Final Call for Entries! Feature Screenplays & TV Pilots

3 months ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

894

Motorised or non motorised slider?

7 years ago by Tatjana Hamilton

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

8 years ago by Richard Duriez

Richard Duriez

Course Manager

Why Dialogue Is The Most Important Part Of A Film.

3 years ago by Tom Gleason

Tom Gleason

Writer

123

How to Produce Your First Feature or Short Film

7 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

672

May I get your opinions on this Cinema Camera Deal?

6 years ago by Jackson Flowers

Jackson Flowers

Director of Photography/ Director/ Actor

246

My review of Christopher Nolan's "Interstellar"

8 years ago by Andrei-Cristian Murgescu

Andrei-Cristian Murgescu

Freelance Motion Graphics Designer / Director

2022 Feature & TV Pilot Contest Regular Deadline

4 months ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

894

Seeking Young, STUDENT FILM MAKERS for MUSIC VIDEO Collaboration Projects

7 years ago by Jay Shan

Music Video

Student Film Makers

film students

Collaboration Projects

Jay Shan

In the Music Industry

103

Screenwriters! 5 Reasons To Enter | Next Deadline Sept 30th

2 months ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

894

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

264

Canon t2i: The Ultimate Camera???

8 years ago by Donovan Vim Crony

Donovan Vim Crony

Director, DP, Editor, VFX, Sci-Fi Lover

502

How Mumblecore Films Are Changing the Hollywood Landscape

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

672

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Luxury Accommodation Niseko and Furano

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Does Your Indie Film Have an Audience?

7 years ago by Alex Ferrari

indie film

moving to los angeles

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

672

Call for Entries: CineLove TV Pilot Festival

5 years ago by Daisy Franklin

indie

movies

Daisy Franklin 93

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Printed Originals

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Panasonic ---> GH4 bs G7???

7 years ago by S M Sabir

S M Sabir

Filmmaker in MAKING :)

318

Adapting novel or play to the screen

8 years ago by vishu

vishu

screenwriter

Luxury Accommodation Niseko Chalets for Rent

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Luxury Accommodation Niseko and Furano

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2021 Fiction Podcast Contest | Early Deadline

1 year ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

894

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