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What Does the Ending of '2001: A Space Odyssey' Mean?

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

2001 A Space Odyssey

Stanley Kubrick

film analysis

Jason Hellerman

Getting the Story Right: Crafting the 'Prismatic' Tale of 'JT LeRoy'

4 years ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

'The Dead Don't Die:' Why Genre Filmmaking is Back

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

The Only Screenwriting Rule Worth Following: Plant and Payoff

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

What Went Wrong With Game of Thrones Episode 'The Bells'

4 years ago by George Edelman

character development

George Edelman

What 'Aquaman' Can Teach Us About Good (and Bad) Screenwriting

4 years ago by Evan Littman

Evan Littman

The Russos Discuss the Epic Ending of 'Avengers: Endgame' (& More)

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

marvel

Marvel Cinematic Universe

Russo Brothers

directing

scene breakdown

Jason Hellerman

What Are Table Reads and Why Should You Use Them?

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Dallas Jackson on How to Write, Direct, & Produce a Movie with Blumhouse

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Mean Girls’ Regina George Is (Literally) A Dictator

4 years ago by Jeffrey Reeser

Jeffrey Reeser

Listen Closely: Taking 'A Quiet Place' From Script to Screen

4 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

Why Story and Character Matter in Action Sequences

4 years ago by Jo Light

action

action sequences

directing

Jo Light

Three Conversation Writing Tips from the 'Before' Trilogy

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

10 Judd Apatow Quotes That Can Make You a Better Filmmaker

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Filmmaking Sucks: 5 Questions to Ask Before You Quit

4 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

How to Write a Blockbuster Script like 'Avengers'

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Avengers

marvel

Marvel Cinematic Universe

screenwriting advice

Jason Hellerman

How the 'Shaun of the Dead' Script Directs Your Eye

4 years ago by Jo Light

Jo Light

Watch a Professional Screenwriter Try to Crack A Scene in 7 Minutes

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

screenwriting software

Emily Carmichael

Jason Hellerman

10 TV Writing Fellowships To Launch Your Television Career

4 years ago by Morgan Dameron

Morgan Dameron

Here's How to Shoot and Edit Different Kinds of Dialogue Scenes

4 years ago by Jo Light

Jo Light

'True Detective' Production Designer Ryan Warren Smith on the Power of Nostalgia

4 years ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

Pioneering 'Boyz n the Hood' Director John Singleton Has Died

4 years ago by Jo Light

Jo Light

Learn How 'GoT' Put the Most Epic Battle Ever Onto Screens

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

'High Life': How Claire Denis and Robert Pattison Fought for Their 'Solaris,' '2001'-Inspired Sci-Fi

4 years ago by Emily Buder

Emily Buder

Guillermo Del Toro on Writing, Directing and the Essence of Being

4 years ago by Dylan Kai Dempsey

Dylan Kai Dempsey

What We Can Learn from John Carpenter's Failed 'Ghosts of Mars'

4 years ago by Jo Light

Jo Light

Our Favorite Lessons on Screenwriting from 'Breaking Bad'

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Screenwriting Lessons

Jason Hellerman

Seth Rogen Explains the Difference Between Story and Plot

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How a Specific 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' Scene Encapsulates Marvel's Heart

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

spider-man

marvel

lessons from the screenplay

screenwriting

scene breakdown

Jason Hellerman

Why Silent Films Still Matter to Us (Watch Our Favorites)

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

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Shore Scripts Announce 2016 Semi Finalists

6 years ago by Justine Owens

screenwriting competitions film

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

851

Any recommendations for story outlining tools?

6 years ago by Susan Wright

Susan Wright

Producer

Quentin Tarantino’s Unreleased Feature Film: My Best Friend’s Birthday

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Quentin Tarantino

My Best Friend’s Birthday

filmmaking

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

380

Short Film

6 years ago by Yuvraj Soi

documentry

Yuvraj Soi

Filmmaker

127

How do you assign monetary value to a screenplay?

6 years ago by Josh Egel

#screenwriter #script #money ...

Josh Egel 157

Shore Scripts Announce 2016 Quarter Finalists

6 years ago by Justine Owens

screenwriting competitions film

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

851

Screenplays ,How to get it across

6 years ago by Melvin Alex

Melvin Alex

Writer

Why are First Ten Pages of BREAKING BAD'S Screenplay so Important?

6 years ago by Ted Wilkes

Ted Wilkes 52

Screenplays: FREE Download 2017 Oscar Contenders + Over 60 More Film Scripts

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

380

Will a BlackMagic Cinema Camera get the job done?

6 years ago by Jackson Flowers

Jackson Flowers

Director of Photography/ Director/ Actor

260

Narrowing down on a Cinema Camera, NFS can you help steer me in a right direction?

6 years ago by Jackson Flowers

Jackson Flowers

Director of Photography/ Director/ Actor

260

Started my carreer in filmmaking, what now?

6 years ago by Alejandro Badillo

Alejandro Badillo

Music Producer, Actor, Screenwriter

142

Best websites to get screenwriting jobs?

6 years ago by D. Robards

D. Robards 188

Required team of highly enthusiastic indie filmmakers from around the world for an upcoming project.

6 years ago by Vinit Kadu

job indie film shortfilm...

Vinit Kadu

Editor, Colorist , VFx , Motion Graphics and Graphics

I've got a script. What now...?

6 years ago by Nick Friend

Nick Friend

Cinematographer and YouTuber

104

John Milius: The Craziest Writer/Director in Hollywood?

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

film script. film director

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

380

How do you check a screenwriter's credentials if his experience has been ghostwriting?

6 years ago by C Zimmermann

C Zimmermann 1

A huge list of questions from a budding film maker (numbered and categorized)

6 years ago by Arjun.P

Arjun.P

Founder of The Parikkara Foundation and Photographer

232

Ideas for production company name?

6 years ago by borkes

production company name

borkes

Director / Writer

147

5 Ways to Use Momentum to Make Your Second Indie Film

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

screenwriting software

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

380

Monthly Film Fund HORROR SPECIAL

6 years ago by Monthly Film Fund

Short Film Funding

Monthly Film Fund

Short Film Funding Organisation

How to Get Yourself or Your Film Listed on IMDB

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

380

How to Write a Screenplay That Really Sells

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

how to become a screenwriter

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

380

The Monthly Film Fund

6 years ago by Monthly Film Fund

Funding For Short Films

Monthly Film Fund

Short Film Funding Organisation

MacGuffin: What are they?

6 years ago by Nazia Nusrat Adnin

Nazia Nusrat Adnin

Director /Writer

316

A film movement that shook the world: Japanese New Wave

6 years ago by Nazia Nusrat Adnin

Nazia Nusrat Adnin

Director /Writer

316

How to Become a Screenwriter in Hollywood

7 years ago by Alex Ferrari

how to become a screenwriter

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

380

High School Produced Full Length Film

7 years ago by Paul Amato

Paul Amato 197

The Tree of Life - Analysis

7 years ago by B.D. Sharples

B.D. Sharples

Cinematographer and Director

250

SINNER - a post-apocalyptic witch hunt with robots. Would you watch it?

7 years ago by Stash Capar

Sci Fi

Artificial Intelligence

Stash Capar

Film Director