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12 Pieces of Filmmaking Advice for All of You Youngin' Filmmakers

6 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

What Are the Real Mechanics of Getting Words on the Page for Your Script?

6 years ago by Scout Tafoya

NYFF

nyff 2016

Jean-Christophe Castelli

mike mills

Rebecca Miller

Scout Tafoya

Ditch the Whiteboard: Here's an Online Real-Time Story Mapping Tool for Your Screenplay

6 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

Watch: Learn Character Development from 'The Graduate,' the Film that Does it Best

6 years ago by Max Winter

Video Essay

The Graduate

character

character development

screenwriting

Max Winter

Meet Hollywood's Top 100 'Young and Hungry' New Writers

6 years ago by Emily Buder

Screenwriter

television writer

scripts

Emily Buder

Can Learning How to Tell Good Anecdotes Help You Be a Better Screenwriter?

6 years ago by V Renée

storytelling

loglines

V Renée

'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

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

Pages

How to Write a Screenplay...FAST!

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

script writing software

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Highland script writing software

Save the Cat Software

Jeff Bollow

Fast Screenplay

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

318

Short Film Fund | Spring 2022 | Your Story On Screen

11 months ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

726

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7 years ago by Tatjana Hamilton

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Why Dialogue Is The Most Important Part Of A Film.

3 years ago by Tom Gleason

Tom Gleason

Writer

2020 Short Film Fund 2 Finalists Announced!

2 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

726

Stop Motion Legos

8 years ago by Mitchell Cannon

lego

stop motion

Mitchell Cannon

Director

229

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

8 years ago by Sathyaish Chakravarthy

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2022 Feature Screenplay & TV Pilot Contest Finalists

7 days ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

726

How to Produce Your First Feature or Short Film

7 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

318

How do you shoot a simple knife fight scene?

8 years ago by Iria Enahoro

Iria Enahoro

Student: Producer and Screenwriter

162

Final Call for Entries! Feature Screenplays & TV Pilots

3 months ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

726

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

726

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

726

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

495

How Mumblecore Films Are Changing the Hollywood Landscape

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

318

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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

318

Call for Entries: CineLove TV Pilot Festival

5 years ago by Daisy Franklin

indie

movies

Daisy Franklin 100

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7 years ago by S M Sabir

S M Sabir

Filmmaker in MAKING :)

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Adapting novel or play to the screen

8 years ago by vishu

vishu

screenwriter

Luxury Accommodation Niseko Chalets for Rent

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2021 Fiction Podcast Contest | Early Deadline

1 year ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

726

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Top 15 Finalists | Fiction Podcast Contest

10 months ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

726

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7 months ago by Printed Originals

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Shore Scripts Early Deadline 31st May!

6 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

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