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How 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' Forced J.J. Abrams Out of His Comfort Zone

4 years ago by Phil Pirrello

Phil Pirrello

Paul Thomas Anderson Is Going Back to High School for His Next Movie

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Paul Thomas Anderson

High School

Jason Hellerman

The 20 Best Film Schools in the USA

4 years ago by Drew Taylor

Film Schools

best film schools

Drew Taylor

'1917' Wants to See Your One-Shot Short Film

4 years ago by Phil Pirrello

1917

Sam Mendes

1917 short film contest

Phil Pirrello

What Should You Write Next?: How to Pick New Projects

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How to Become a Filmmaker and Ways of Breaking Into the Film Industry

4 years ago by George Edelman

George Edelman

Get a Free Trial to Sundance's Brand New Learning Resource

4 years ago by Jo Light

Jo Light

Here's the Agonizing Process of Writing a Book or Screenplay

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

screenplay

screenwriting

infographic

Jason Hellerman

'Doctor Sleep' Producer Trevor Macy Reveals the Scariest Thing About Making 'The Shining' Sequel

4 years ago by Phil Pirrello

Phil Pirrello

'The Insider' Is the Best Michael Mann Movie You've (Probably) Never Seen

4 years ago by Phil Pirrello

Phil Pirrello

Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke Reveal How They Made the 'Before' Trilogy

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Scorsese Explains His Anti-Marvel Comments In New York Times

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Martin Scorsese

marvel

Marvel Cinematic Universe

new york times

Jason Hellerman

4 Ways to Help You Write Your Next Original Screenplay

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Original screenplay

script ideas

how to write a script

original movies

Jason Hellerman

'Portlandia' Editor Reveals How to Make Sketch Comedy Funny

4 years ago by Lily Kleinman

Lily Kleinman

Does God Exist in Your Story's World? Here's Why it Matters...

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

A New 'Watchmen' Podcast Coming From Damon Lindelof and Craig Mazin

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How 'Parasite' Director Bong Joon Ho Built That Amazing House

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Download the 2020 Academy Awards Screenplays Now (and more!)

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Don't Watch These Short Horror Movies Alone

4 years ago by Emily Buder

horror

horror shorts

Short Films

Emily Buder

How to Write a Great Horror Movie

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

'The Lighthouse' Director Robert Eggers Reveals the Horror Films That Influenced Him

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How Star Wars Helped Kill 'Game of Thrones'

4 years ago by NFS Staff

NFS Staff

Go Behind the Scenes of 'El Camino: The Breaking Bad Movie'

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

HBO Killed One 'Game of Thrones' Prequel, But Greenlit Another

4 years ago by Jo Light

Jo Light

What is an Anti Hero and How Do You Write a Great One?

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

'Star Wars' Exit: The 'Game of Thrones' Guys Will Not Be Making Their New Trilogy

4 years ago by Phil Pirrello

Phil Pirrello

This 'Game of Thrones' Twitter Thread Reveals How the Showrunners Pulled Off HBO's Hit Show

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

'Suspiria' Writer David Kajganich Reveals the Secrets to Writing Great Horror

4 years ago by Jo Light

Austin Film Festival

austin film festival 2019

Jo Light

What Is a Non-Linear Narrative and How Do You Write One?

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

nonlinear narrative

parallel plot

subvert the narrative

fragmented narrative

Jason Hellerman

How the 'Avengers: Endgame' Editor Created the Best Ending in the MCU

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

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Shore Scripts 2019 Feature & TV-Pilot Finalists!

4 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

844

2019 Feature & TV-Pilot Quarter-Finalists!

4 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

844

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

302

Can I talk about pop culture in my short film?

4 years ago by Mark Jon Davies

Mark Jon Davies 84

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

4 years ago by Byron Q

shorts

proof of concept

horror films

Byron Q

Writer/Director

302

Screenwriters - Last Chance to Enter!

4 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

844

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

844

Transitioning a scene into color

4 years ago by Melissa Milich

Melissa Milich

Writer, Development

106

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

4 years ago by itzhak begerano

screenplays/ script package...

itzhak begerano 104

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

844

Shore Scripts Feature & TV-Pilot Early Deadline

4 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

844

Final Deadline - 2019 Short Film Fund

4 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

844

Talk Show

4 years ago by Shubham KUMAR

Shubham KUMAR

Screenplay writer

109

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)

cinematography

cinematography course

MINDSCREEN FILM INSTITUTE

best film institute

acting school

MINDSCREEN FILM INSTITUTE(MFi)

FILM & TELEVISION INSTITUTE

216

Starting out in college (not film school)

4 years ago by Joseph Ornelas

Joseph Ornelas 81

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

feedback

Emil F. Skanning

Writer, Director, Editor

415

Rough Cuts - A Philadelphia Filmmaker Open Mic Night

4 years ago by Noah Kain

philadelphia

Noah Kain 121

Open-Source Filmmaking Software

4 years ago by Caio Film

open source

free software

Caio Film

Independent Filmmaker

Forgot to say thank you NFS

4 years ago by Gregorio Nocco

Gregorio Nocco

Filmaker / Screenwriter

205

What order?

4 years ago by Emil F. Skanning

Emil F. Skanning

Writer, Director, Editor

415

Are storyboards important?

4 years ago by Obie Dean

Obie Dean

Director producer

Looking for a Writing Partner

4 years ago by Seth Demers

writing

screenwriting

Seth Demers

Director, Producer, Designer, Editor

How important is emotional connect in films ?

5 years ago by Vignesh Priyadarshan

Vignesh Priyadarshan

Filmmaker

104

2018 Shore Scripts Contest Winners & Prizes!

5 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

844