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What Makes a Character Sympathetic? This Video Essay from Screentakes Explains

9 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

This Online Screenwriting Class is Now in Session with Professor James Franco

9 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

More Money for Filmmakers: A Massive List of Grants Part II (Summer Deadlines)

9 years ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Oakley Anderson-Moore

'Mud' Writer/Director Jeff Nichols Reveals How His Characters Drive the Writing Process

9 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

Getting High Production Value Even on a Minuscule Budget

9 years ago by Guest Author

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Final Draft 9 Sale Ends Today, 20% Off Upgrades, 32% Off Full Version

9 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

Austin Film Festival Screenplay & Teleplay Competition Final Deadline is May 31

9 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

'Menthol' Micro-Budget Film Case Study Part 4: Meet the Cast & Crew (Video)

9 years ago by Micah Van Hove

Micah Van Hove

Finding the Note Behind the Note: Rewriting 'CENTS' for Production

9 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

Free eBook Offers over 430 Screenwriting Examples to Get What's in Your Head Onto the Page

9 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

Why 'Game of Thrones' Writer George R.R. Martin Uses an Old School DOS Machine

9 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

The Black List, NFL & The Company Team Up to Find the Writer of the Next Great Football Movie

9 years ago by Christopher Boone

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Christopher Boone

The Story of Story: How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love Structure

9 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

Directing the One-Man Show: Advice from 'Locke' & 'Buried' Filmmakers

9 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

Grab Some Running Shoes & Mess Up Your Desk! Science Weighs in on What Encourages Creativity

9 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

Shape Up Your Screenplay: Film Independent Screenwriting Lab Deadline is May 5, 2014

9 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

From Superheroes to Real Life Heroes: David S. Goyer & Susannah Grant On Screenwriting

9 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

The Richard Linklater Approach to Filmmaking: Tips from His Searchlab Lecture

9 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

This Clickable Periodic Table of Tropes is the Holy Grail of Storytelling Resources

9 years ago by V Renée

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periodictableofstorytelling

V Renée

2014 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Regular Deadline is April 10

9 years ago by Christopher Boone

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Christopher Boone

Screenwriting Tips: How to Approach Genre as You Begin Your Script

9 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

Get Your First Act Written! This Animated Video with Pixar's Michael Arndt Shows You How

9 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

Expose Yourself to Some of Comedy's Biggest Players! Enter ScreenCraft's Comedy Script Contest

9 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

This Infographic Reveals the Daily Routines of History's Greatest Creative Minds

9 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

Learn How David O. Russell Writes & Directs Movies in This 'American Hustle' BTS Video

9 years ago by Joe Marine

Joe Marine

Lessons Learned at AFF Script-to-Screen: Donnie Darko with Writer/Director Richard Kelly

9 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

What Can These Akira Kurosawa Quotes Teach Us About Filmmaking?

9 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

Introducing the Sundance Episodic Story Lab, a Place for TV Writers to Cut Their Teeth

9 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

Free Collaborative Screenwriting App WriterDuet Adds Intuitive Outlining Tool

9 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

Hey Screenwriters! Amtrak is Now Taking Applications for Their Free Residency for Writers

9 years ago by V Renée

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I'm making a dark comedy short film and need your help!

4 years ago by Vasile Berde Luca Stefan

Vasile Berde Luca Stefan

Writer/Director/Editor

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Shore Scripts 2019 Feature & TV-Pilot Finalists!

4 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

767

2019 Feature & TV-Pilot Quarter-Finalists!

4 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

767

How to use a short as a proof of concept for investors.

4 years ago by Byron Q

proof of concept

horror shorts

Short Films

Byron Q

Writer/Director

309

Can I talk about pop culture in my short film?

4 years ago by Mark Jon Davies

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Has anyone successfully used a proof of concept to get financing?

4 years ago by Byron Q

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horror films

Byron Q

Writer/Director

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Screenwriters - Last Chance to Enter!

4 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

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Who is the best director in the past 60 years?

4 years ago by Tom Gleason

Tom Gleason

Writer

Why Dialogue Is The Most Important Part Of A Film.

4 years ago by Tom Gleason

Tom Gleason

Writer

2019 Screenwriting Contest Regular Deadline

4 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

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Transitioning a scene into color

4 years ago by Melissa Milich

Melissa Milich

Writer, Development

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for sell: script package combination with a movie teaser/pilot

4 years ago by itzhak begerano

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Mortal Kombat Prince Gordon

4 years ago by Gordon Paul

Gordon Paul

Actor

2019 Short Film Fund Winners & Top 5 Finalists!

4 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

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Shore Scripts Feature & TV-Pilot Early Deadline

4 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

767

Final Deadline - 2019 Short Film Fund

4 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

767

Talk Show

4 years ago by Shubham KUMAR

Shubham KUMAR

Screenplay writer

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Talk Show

4 years ago by Shubham KUMAR

Shubham KUMAR

Screenplay writer

109

Controversy & Young Directors | Nudity, Drugs and Bad Life Decisions

4 years ago by Edward Zorab

Gaspar Noe

Lars von Trier

Controversy

Edward Zorab

Director

Nine Months Course in Cinematography

4 years ago by MINDSCREEN FILM INSTITUTE(MFi)

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cinematography course

MINDSCREEN FILM INSTITUTE

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MINDSCREEN FILM INSTITUTE(MFi)

FILM & TELEVISION INSTITUTE

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Starting out in college (not film school)

4 years ago by Joseph Ornelas

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Low-budget action film set and filmed in Iraq, advice re: funding

4 years ago by Adam Lucente

Adam Lucente

Screenwriter

Short script coverage

4 years ago by Emil F. Skanning

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Emil F. Skanning

Writer, Director, Editor

394

Rough Cuts - A Philadelphia Filmmaker Open Mic Night

4 years ago by Noah Kain

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Open-Source Filmmaking Software

4 years ago by Caio Film

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free software

Caio Film

Independent Filmmaker

Forgot to say thank you NFS

4 years ago by Gregorio Nocco

Gregorio Nocco

Filmaker / Screenwriter

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What order?

4 years ago by Emil F. Skanning

Emil F. Skanning

Writer, Director, Editor

394

Are storyboards important?

4 years ago by Obie Dean

Obie Dean

Director producer

Looking for a Writing Partner

4 years ago by Seth Demers

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Seth Demers

Director, Producer, Designer, Editor

How important is emotional connect in films ?

4 years ago by Vignesh Priyadarshan

Vignesh Priyadarshan

Filmmaker

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