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Learn the Science Behind Writing Screenplays That Keep Us on the Edge of Our Seats

5 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

Watch: 5 Tips for Making a Perfect Action Scene

5 years ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

Watch: What 'The Twilight Zone' and Martin Scorsese Have in Common

5 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

Watch: Techniques Every Cinematographer Can Learn from Roger Deakins

5 years ago by Max Winter

Roger Deakins

cinematography

No Country for Old Men

fargo

skyfall

O Brother Where Art Thou

The reader

Max Winter

From 'Mess' to Success: Make The Project That Scares You The Most

5 years ago by Dylan Kai Dempsey

Dylan Kai Dempsey

'Thelma': Eskil Vogt on Why You Should Throw Away Screenwriting Guides to Write Cinematic Movies

5 years ago by Emily Buder

Emily Buder

Download FREE Storyboard Software and Visualize Your Story Now

5 years ago by Christopher Boone

storyboard

open source

Christopher Boone

Lessons on Screenwriting: How to Pace a Fight Scene

5 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

5th Annual ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship Wants to Help Jumpstart Your Career

5 years ago by V Renée

screencraft

ScreenCraft Screenwriting...

V Renée

Watch: What Mickey Mouse Has to Do with Copyright Law

5 years ago by Max Winter

mickey mouse

walt disney

Video Essay

Max Winter

Watch: 3 Storytelling Devices From the Strikingly Similar 'Logan' and 'Children of Men'

5 years ago by Justin Morrow

LOGAN

Children of Men

Video Essay

Justin Morrow

Two Defining Dan Harmon Traits That Every Screenwriter Should Take to Heart

5 years ago by Hawkins DuBois

Video Essay

dan harmon

HarmonQuest

Hawkins DuBois

Watch: Why Pennywise is Such a Scary Horror Villain

5 years ago by Justin Morrow

horror

antagonist

halloween

Justin Morrow

Watch: How Tobe Hooper Dissolved the Limits of Genre

5 years ago by Max Winter

Tobe Hooper

Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Max Winter

What Dan Harmon's Improvised Cartoon Can Teach You about Instinctual Storytelling

5 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

Watch: Why You Should Study 'Twin Peaks: The Return' if You Want to Experiment with Time

5 years ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

'Loving Vincent': Animating Van Gogh's Life in 65,000 Oil Painted Frames

5 years ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

Richard Linklater on Why 'Last Flag Flying' is a Road Movie, Not a War Movie

5 years ago by Jon Fusco

last flag flying

Richard Linklater

nyff 2017

Jon Fusco

The 100 Best Screenwriters Ever According to 40 of the Best Screenwriters Today

5 years ago by Liz Nord

vulture

list

Liz Nord

How Noah Baumbach Builds Complex Characters Through Family Dysfunction in "The Meyerowitz Stories"

5 years ago by Jon Fusco

new york film festival 2017

Noah Baumbach

the meyerowitz stories

adam sandler

ben stiller

the squid and the whale

NYFF

nyff 2017

Jon Fusco

Watch: A Novel Way to Make Your Characters More Human

5 years ago by Max Winter

Video Essay

science fiction

Max Winter

4 Life Lessons from Tyrus Wong, the Largely Unsung Artist Behind 'Bambi'

5 years ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

9 Lessons on How to Perfect Your Pitch

5 years ago by Sophia Harvey

Sophia Harvey

Embrace Failure to Find Success: Jon Daly & Gil Ozeri on Becoming Comedy Performer-Writers

5 years ago by Jon Fusco

Jon Fusco

Watch: Discover How 'Blade Runner' Created a New Genre

5 years ago by Justin Morrow

blade runner

blade runner 2049

Justin Morrow

Watch: 3 Ways to Create Worlds Using the Artistic Method of George Lucas

5 years ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

Watch: What Has CGI Really Changed For Animated Storytellers?

5 years ago by Jon Fusco

Jon Fusco

Learn Script Formatting (& Why Screenplay Format Matters)

5 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

5 Things You Can Do Right Now to Make Your Screenplay Better

5 years ago by V Renée

writing

story structure

V Renée

Watch: Why Does Stephen King's Storytelling Terrify Us?

5 years ago by Justin Morrow

Stephen King

horror

Justin Morrow

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2020 Short Film Fund Finalists Announced!

2 years ago by Justine Owens

#screenwriting #scriptwriting...

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

959

From visual in my head to Screenwriting

2 years ago by Vagmita Swaroop

Vagmita Swaroop

Student

2020 Short Film Fund | Final Deadline | 2nd May

2 years ago by Justine Owens

#screenwriting #scriptwriting...

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

959

How do I rise above other no budget films?

2 years ago by David Cunningham

David Cunningham

freelance filmmaker/photographer

326

Stuck on storyline... scriptwriting help/suggestion is appreciated :)

2 years ago by Vinay

#screenplay #scriptwriting ...

Vinay

Script writer

Finding Indie Directors for Screenplay?

2 years ago by Chris Rin

Chris Rin

Screenwriter

Are our backs against the wall with novelty in film making?

2 years ago by Santanu Bhattacharjee

film making creativity novelty

Santanu Bhattacharjee

Filmmaker

2020 Short Film Fund - Regular Deadline

2 years ago by Justine Owens

#screenwriting #scriptwriting...

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

959

Screenplay

2 years ago by Usman Haider

Usman Haider

Actor

101

Is dialogue needed in films? A multi-awarded silent drama short.

2 years ago by Stelios Kouk

Stelios Kouk

Filmmaker

3225

Visual Artists & Storytellers Wanted!

2 years ago by Maine Media Workshops+College

Maine Media Workshops+College

HR|Business Manager

184

Our 2020 FEATURE & TV PILOT Contest Is Now Open!

2 years ago by Justine Owens

#screenwriting #scriptwriting...

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

959

Shore Scripts 2020 Short Film Fund Is Now Open!

2 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

959

Newbie looking for mentor

2 years ago by Clément VIAUD

mentoring

mentor

newbie

Clément VIAUD 106

2019 Order of Winners Announced

2 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

959

Join BRIC's Black Box Filmmaking Program

2 years ago by BRIC Media Education

BRIC Media Education 106

What is your favourite movie?

2 years ago by Jenny

film

Jenny 156

2019’s Feature and TV-Pilot Winners Announced

2 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

959

Writing a screenplay

3 years ago by Marcos Cotlar

Single location

short horror films

Marcos Cotlar

Production Assistant

193

Screenwriting

3 years ago by Marcos Cotlar

Single location

short horror films

Marcos Cotlar

Production Assistant

193

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

3 years ago by Vasile Berde Luca Stefan

Vasile Berde Luca Stefan

Writer/Director/Editor

228

Shore Scripts 2019 Feature & TV-Pilot Finalists!

3 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

959

2019 Feature & TV-Pilot Quarter-Finalists!

3 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

959

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

3 years ago by Byron Q

proof of concept

horror shorts

Short Films

Byron Q

Writer/Director

300

Can I talk about pop culture in my short film?

3 years ago by Mark Jon Davies

Mark Jon Davies 84

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

3 years ago by Byron Q

shorts

proof of concept

horror films

Byron Q

Writer/Director

300

Screenwriters - Last Chance to Enter!

3 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

959

How do you write an article for No Film School?

3 years ago by Tom Gleason

Tom Gleason

Writer

126

2019 Screenwriting Contest Regular Deadline

3 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

959

Transitioning a scene into color

3 years ago by Melissa Milich

Melissa Milich

Writer, Development