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How Do You Attach Cast and Prep a Film? The First Feature: AMATEUR [Episode 5]

5 years ago by Ryan Koo

Ryan Koo

What Paddy Chayefsky's Notes on 'Network' Teach Us about 'Parenting' a Screenplay

5 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

'Song of Back and Neck': Emmy Winner Paul Lieberstein on Budgeting for Your First Feature

5 years ago by Erik Luers

Erik Luers

Understanding Dan Harmon's Story Circle Through the Lens of 'The Dark Knight'

5 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

‘Neurotic Quest for Serenity’: Creating a Comedy that Drops Apatow Off in OCD Hell

5 years ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

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sxsw 2018

Neurotic Quest for Serenity

Paulinho Caruso

Teodoro Poppovic

Oakley Anderson-Moore

How to Get Over the 'It's Been Done Before' Mentality

5 years ago by V Renée

creativity

inspiration

V Renée

Here's Your Chance to Receive $25,000 Toward Making a Feature-Length Horror Film

5 years ago by Erik Luers

Erik Luers

How Do You Pitch Your Film and Find Financing? The First Feature: AMATEUR [Episode 4]

5 years ago by Ryan Koo

Ryan Koo

Apps That Will Help You Write Screenplays More Efficiently

5 years ago by V Renée

writing

inspiration

creativity

V Renée

Watch: How to Effectively Use a Smartphone in Your Movie

5 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

'Wildling' Director Fritz Böhm on How You Can Humanize Dark Fairy Tales

5 years ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

Director Brad Silberling on How to Ace Production Design and Character Accents

5 years ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

How Do You Become a Screenwriter? The First Feature: AMATEUR [Episode 3]

5 years ago by Ryan Koo

Ryan Koo

Watch: 5 Mistakes You Typically See in Student Films (and How to Fix Them)

5 years ago by V Renée

mistakes

Student Film

V Renée

Watch: How to Write a Tragicomedy Like the Coen Brothers

5 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

How Do You Turn a Short into a Feature? The First Feature: AMATEUR [Episode 2]

5 years ago by Ryan Koo

Ryan Koo

What Can Guillermo del Toro Teach Us About Worldbuilding?

5 years ago by V Renée

Guillermo Del Toro

the shape of water

world building

V Renée

'The Guilty': The Pulse-Pounding Crime Thriller Set on One Side of a Phone Call

5 years ago by Emily Buder

Emily Buder

'I Kill Giants' Screenwriter Joe Kelly on How to Adapt A Comic into a Successful Feature Film

5 years ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

How Do You Know Which Idea to Pursue? The First Feature: AMATEUR [Episode 1]

5 years ago by Ryan Koo

Ryan Koo

14 Trademarks of Steven Spielberg's Iconic Filmmaking

5 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

17 Trademarks of Wes Anderson's Idiosyncratic Visual Style

5 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

How 'Sadie' Went From Almost a Decade in Development to One of SXSW's Most Timely Stories

5 years ago by Erik Luers

Erik Luers

Matching Gore with Glitter: Jenn Wexler on Her Debut Horror Film, 'The Ranger'

5 years ago by Erik Luers

Erik Luers

The Film I Kickstarted Back in 2011 is Finally Here: Watch Netflix’s Timely Trailer for 'AMATEUR'

5 years ago by Ryan Koo

Ryan Koo

'Blindspotting': Daveed Diggs and Carlos López Estrada on Their New Oakland Classic

5 years ago by Erik Luers

Erik Luers

Darren Aronofsky Delivers His Ten Commandments of Indie Filmmaking

5 years ago by Justin Morrow

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sxsw

Darren Aronofsky

Justin Morrow

Discover How This Playwright Mined His Own Prison Experience to Create 'The Forgiven'

5 years ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

Watch: How 'Get Out' Gives Us a New Perspective on Horror

5 years ago by Justin Morrow

get out

horror

Justin Morrow

Watch: Is Billy Wilder the Best Screenwriter of All Time?

5 years ago by V Renée

Billy Wilder

screenwriters

The Lubitsch Touch

V Renée

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Shore Scripts Screenwriting Contest Regular Deadline 31st July

5 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

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Open source screenwriting?

9 years ago by David Komer

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Our 2018 Short Film Fund is NOW OPEN!

5 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

767

Interview: Oscar Nominee & Legendary Actor Robert Forster

8 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

484

Calling Directors - THE SHINY LIVESTREAM

3 years ago by Shiny Show

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[FILMSUMO.com] New Boards & Classifieds site for NFS users

7 years ago by Jordan Mederich

Jordan Mederich

Documentarian / Filmmaker

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Upgrade Time - 6D or GH4?

8 years ago by S M Sabir

S M Sabir

Filmmaker in MAKING :)

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Crowdfunding Advice?

8 years ago by Trae Dukes

Trae Dukes

Entry Level

182

Our Judges have spoken!

6 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

767

How do I stir up interest in my film?

8 years ago by Avery Maycock

Avery Maycock

Writer, Director

177

How I Made Over $90,000 Selling my Short Film

8 years ago by Alex Ferrari

guerrilla film school

DVX100a

Final Cut Pro

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

484

Festival DISCOUNT

5 years ago by Aman Sharma

Aman Sharma

Film Producer & Entrepreneur

148

Shore Scripts Contest Final Deadline 31st August

5 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

767

Script based on news article

7 years ago by Arvi Ragu

screenwriting newspaper...

Arvi Ragu

Writer / director / editor

Where Are All The LA Film People?

9 years ago by Ian

Los Angeles

California

FilmLyfe

Ian 158

Shore Scripts Announce 2017 Screenwriting Contest Winners!

6 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

767

What're you working on?

8 years ago by David David

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Shore Scripts Announce 2016 Prize Winners

7 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

767

To Die For | Comedy Horror Short Film (2016)

6 years ago by BigShorts

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Bun In The Oven (New Comedy Web Series) - Episode 2

8 years ago by Chris Weir

Chris Weir

Creator / writer / actor

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Can My Reel Be a Short?

6 years ago by Zachary Lewis

Zachary Lewis

Cinematographer

240

2020 Fiction Podcast Contest | Early Deadline Nov. 15th

3 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

767

Making my first documentary film

5 years ago by Nick Alexander

Nick Alexander

Director, Director of Photography, Editor

176

Nathan Karimi

Writer/ Director

345

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

484

Advice for Rookies?

9 years ago by whatever

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Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

484

Announcing Our 2021 Spring Short Film Fund Finalists

2 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

767

Need Some Constructive Criticism

8 years ago by Hovig Kazandjian

Hovig Kazandjian

Writer, Director

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Favorite War Movie?

8 years ago by Hovig Kazandjian

Hovig Kazandjian

Writer, Director

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