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

1 week ago by Jourdan Aldredge

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Jourdan Aldredge

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

1 week ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How To Create an Animated Short in Unreal Engine

1 week ago by Guest Author

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the voice in the hollow

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Guest Author

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

1 week ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

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

1 week 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

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Jason Hellerman

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

1 week ago by Guest Author

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

1 week ago by Guest Author

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Harley Charmandy

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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

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James DeRuvo

Explore 100+ Public Domain Fairy Tales for Crafting Your Screenplay

2 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

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

1 year ago by Jason Hellerman

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Jason Hellerman

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

1 week 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

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

What's the Average Structure of a Superhero Movie?

1 week 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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Jason Hellerman

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

1 year ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

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

2 weeks ago by Guest Author

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Guest Author

You Can Use Sudowrite to Write Your Next Screenplay Using AI

2 weeks ago by Yaroslav Altunin

Sudowrite

Story Engine

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Yaroslav Altunin

20 Screenwriting and Directing Tips from Steven Spielberg

1 year ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How To Get Out of That Creative Rut You’re Stuck In

3 weeks ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

A Step-by-Step Guide to Mastering Your Spec Screenplay

4 weeks ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Should Your Movie Come With a Trigger Warning?

6 hours ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

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

1 day ago by GG Hawkins

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GG Hawkins

How To Navigate Hollywood Power Structures and What SAG Striking Means for the WGA

2 days ago by GG Hawkins

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GG Hawkins

7 Screenwriting Exercises That Actually Make You a Better Storyteller

2 days ago by Jason Hellerman

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Jason Hellerman

Creature Feature Definition: Unearthing the Origins and Evolution of the Genre

3 days ago by Jason Hellerman

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Busan: Asian Auteurs to Mentor Emerging Directors

8 years ago by Carol Zoeng

Asmita Shrish

Naomi Kawase

Fateme Ahmadi

Carol Zoeng

DoP

Short Film Trailer - thoughts??

8 years ago by Paul M.

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2016 BlueCat Screenplay Competition

8 years ago by Claire Stanton Lee

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Claire Stanton Lee

Coordinator

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Do you need to move to Hollywood (Los Angeles) to make it in the Film Business?

8 years ago by Alex Ferrari

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Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

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Screenwriting Software: Fade In or Final Draft?

8 years ago by Jason Belack

Final Draft

Fade In

Jason Belack

Video Editor/Multimedia Journalist

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8 years ago by S M Sabir

S M Sabir

Filmmaker in MAKING :)

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Seeking LA Culinary enthusiasts

8 years ago by Chris Bryan

Chris Bryan

Director

How to make a $1,000 Feature Film with Mark Duplass

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

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Short Funny Film - "Follow Your Dreams"

8 years ago by Bobby Telatovich

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Bobby Telatovich

Director/writer

Davinci resolve 12 as a Standalone Editing Software?

8 years ago by S M Sabir

S M Sabir

Filmmaker in MAKING :)

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My "debut" film

8 years ago by David David

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Made in NY Fellowship

8 years ago by John Matson

John Matson

Sales and Marketing Manager

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Thesis Film for BFA in Digital Film and Video

8 years ago by Bryan Tosh

Bryan Tosh

Director of Photography

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Screenwriting Loglines: Why They’re So Darn Important

8 years ago by Alex Ferrari

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log line

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

491

Creative Assembly Required

8 years ago by Tom Warwick

Projects

Tom Warwick

Writer/Director

266

Akira Kurosawa – Composing Movement For Film

8 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

491

Film Co-Op

8 years ago by Zoe Burns

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Zoe Burns

How To Take Meetings

8 years ago by John Matson

John Matson

Sales and Marketing Manager

148

Evolution Of An Action Sequence - Step by Step

8 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

491

The Hollywood Game – Misadventures In Los Angeles

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

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Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

491

Finding Your Shot While Directing Actors In Rehearsal

8 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

491

Lessons Learned From Winning A Screenwriting Competition

8 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

491

Comedy Web Series - Nicolife

8 years ago by Robin Nyström

Nicolife

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Web Series

Robin Nyström

Blogger

EF Lenses Adapter or Case for an Android Cellphone???

8 years ago by S M Sabir

S M Sabir

Filmmaker in MAKING :)

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Filmmaker Resource: Indie Film Hustle

8 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

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Filmmaker Resource: Indie Film Hustle

8 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

491

Why You as a Screenwriting-Director Needs to Tell Your Story (on your own terms)

8 years ago by Kevin Shannon

Kevin Shannon

Director/Screenwriter/Actor

Shoot in Any Direction and You'll Hit a Bastard (Official Trailer)

8 years ago by Guanto

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Guanto

Filmmaker

GH1 in 2015?

8 years ago by Alex Phillips

Alex Phillips

Writer/Director

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