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The 'Contact' Movie Explained: What Does the Ending Mean?

1 year ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How To Create an Animated Short in Unreal Engine

2 weeks ago by Guest Author

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the voice in the hollow

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virtual production

Guest Author

'Interstellar' Explained: Movie Plot, Timeline, Ending, Themes, and Meaning

1 year ago by Jason Hellerman

Interstellar

Interstellar ending

interstellar explained

Jason Hellerman

Learn How To Analyze Movies With This Cheat Sheet

4 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How to Format Your Screenplay Title Page

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Read and Download 'The Last of Us' Episode 3 Script

2 weeks ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

100 Inventive Screenwriting Prompts To Inspire You During the Writers' Strike

2 weeks ago by Jason Hellerman

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screenwriting prompts

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Jason Hellerman

Why Do AI-Created Fake Film Trailers Scare Us So Much?

2 weeks ago by Jourdan Aldredge

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Jourdan Aldredge

How the Unconventional Editing Process of 'In Flames' Got it Slated at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight

2 weeks ago by Guest Author

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How To Write a Single-Location Film From a Tribeca Filmmaker

3 weeks ago by Guest Author

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independent film

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Guest Author

UPDATE: The New Max App Is Erasing Writers, Directors, and Producers and Calling Them "Creators"

2 weeks ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

You Can Use Sudowrite to Write Your Next Screenplay Using AI

3 weeks ago by Yaroslav Altunin

Sudowrite

Story Engine

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Yaroslav Altunin

'The Wire' Creator David Simon Would "Rather Put a Gun in My Mouth" Than Use AI

2 weeks ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How Did COVID-19 Help Wes Anderson Create ‘Asteroid City’?

2 weeks ago by Alyssa Miller

Alyssa Miller

8 Great Sources of FREE Public Domain Footage for Your Documentary!

8 years ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Oakley Anderson-Moore

50+ Camera Angles, Shots, and Movements: A Complete Guide

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

These 12 Character Archetypes Are Key Ingredients in All Great Stories

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

character development

Carl Jung

Jason Hellerman

I Made My First Feature and Got It Into Kevin Smith's Festival

2 weeks ago by Guest Author

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How I Made a True “Guerrilla” Short Film in New York City

2 weeks ago by Guest Author

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guerilla filmmaker

Harley Charmandy

Guest Author

This Film Was Written and Directed by AI—Here’s the How and What You Can Learn

5 months ago by James DeRuvo

Artificial Intelligence

ChatGPT

virtual filmmaking

James DeRuvo

Explore 100+ Public Domain Fairy Tales for Crafting Your Screenplay

2 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How This Indie Filmmaker’s Horror Short ‘Hunger’ Grabbed the Attention of Marvel Studios

2 weeks ago by Guest Author

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How to Intercut Scenes In Your Script

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

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Jason Hellerman

Why We’ll Be Babysitting AI To Avoid a Cliché Hellhole

14 hours ago by NFS Staff

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NFS Staff

Why You Need to Create a Proof of Concept for Your Feature Film

15 hours ago by Guest Author

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Guest Author

In Hollywood, Anything is Possible!

17 hours ago by Guest Author

Guest Author

Why Taika Waititi's Comments on 'Casablanca' Matter

19 hours ago by Jason Hellerman

Taika Waititi

Casablanca

Michael Curtiz

Jason Hellerman

All the Ways a Filmmaker Can Break Into Hollywood

4 days ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Should Your Movie Come With a Trigger Warning?

5 days ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

An Accidental First Feature—Walé Oyéjidé’s on His Stunning ‘Bravo, Burkina!’

6 days ago by GG Hawkins

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GG Hawkins

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DIY Film Tips #0- Make a Feature Film For 10k! - Slices of Lasagna

8 years ago by Reyshan Parker

Reyshan Parker

Writer/Director/Producer at Independent Lasagna

Narrative Style: “Plot, structure and time!”

8 years ago by Reyshan Parker

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story structure

Reyshan Parker

Writer/Director/Producer at Independent Lasagna

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

547

Casting Well

8 years ago by COYCO

COYCO

Director of Photography

260

Anyone else feel this way?

8 years ago by Daniel LLOYD

Daniel LLOYD 154

how to start screen writing??

8 years ago by Mahesh Reddy Lanka

Mahesh Reddy Lanka

Student

consultant position called?

8 years ago by Searean Moon

Searean Moon

Director/Writer/Producer

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Is Stillmotion's MUSE program really worth the cost? A 'pilot' asks Patrick Moreau some tough questions ...

8 years ago by Matt James Smith

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Indie Producer Suzanne Lyons: How to Produce Your First Feature Film

8 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Suzanne Lyons

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Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

547

Need help in development?

8 years ago by Sherice Griffiths

Sherice Griffiths

Producer / Writer / Director

154

Anyone looking for help with development?

8 years ago by Sherice Griffiths

Sherice Griffiths

Producer / Writer / Director

154

Screenwriting tips from screenwriter of Pride Stephen Beresford

8 years ago by Liam Delahunty

Stephen Beresford

Pride

screenwriting

Liam Delahunty

Film Maker

Robert Rodriguez Interview: How to Build a Filmmaking Empire

8 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

547

Community Film Ideas?

8 years ago by Chelsey Rogers

Chelsey Rogers

Editor

2016 BlueCat Screenplay Competition Regular Deadline Oct 15th

8 years ago by Claire Stanton Lee

Claire Stanton Lee

Coordinator

268

BlueCat Best Movie Title Contest - Final Round of Voting

8 years ago by Claire Stanton Lee

Claire Stanton Lee

Coordinator

268

Crop Factor Mumbo Jumbo – enlighten me please

8 years ago by S M Sabir

S M Sabir

Filmmaker in MAKING :)

289

Panasonic G7 as first 4K cam for a 4K Newbie on tight budget???

8 years ago by S M Sabir

S M Sabir

Filmmaker in MAKING :)

289

Starting a no budget/ small budget production.

8 years ago by Nathaniel Moody

Planning. Producing. Actors....

Nathaniel Moody

Student film maker

159

Screenwriting Master Class w/ Karl Iglesias & How to Create Emotional Impact in Films

8 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

547

Showing that Time has passed

8 years ago by Nathan Wilkes

Nathan Wilkes 81

Showing that Time has passed

8 years ago by Nathan Wilkes

time

Nathan Wilkes 81

Ever hear of The Stanley Parable? We made it a short film...

8 years ago by Devon Nowark

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Student Film

Devon Nowark

Writer / Director / Editor

Ask Yourself the Question, Are you really a Screenwriter or Storyteller?

8 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

547

BlueCat Movie Title Contest Voting Now Open

8 years ago by Claire Stanton Lee

Claire Stanton Lee

Coordinator

268

Listen to Dov Simens Quentin Tarantino's only Film Teacher before he made Reservoir Dogs!

8 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

547

Short End - a film about the end of film

8 years ago by Jon du Toit

Jon du Toit

Writer / Director

226

Editing a mini documentary and need your help with the story arc!

8 years ago by Yash Mori

Yash Mori

Director / DP / FIlmmaker

119

How to Produce Your First Feature or Short Film

8 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

547

Busan: Asian Auteurs to Mentor Emerging Directors

8 years ago by Carol Zoeng

Asmita Shrish

Naomi Kawase

Fateme Ahmadi

Carol Zoeng

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