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Up Your Scene Game With This Hands-On Script Exercise

7 years ago by Alex Bloom

Alex Bloom

This Screenplay Contest Puts Your Work into the Hands of Francis Ford Coppola

7 years ago by Jon Fusco

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Francis Ford Coppola

screenplay

screenplay competitions

screenplay contests

Jon Fusco

Watch: 2 Crucial Things 'American Beauty' Can Teach You About Writing Characters

7 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

Every Filmmaking Form You'll Ever Need in 99 Free Templates

7 years ago by Adrijana Lazarevic

Adrijana Lazarevic

The Story of Story III: Which System Helps You Write the Best Screenplays?

7 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

How Plotting Can Kill Your Character

7 years ago by Tim Long

initial stimulus

script

character

Tim Long

Why NYC is Better than LA and 9 Pieces of Screenwriting Advice from Aaron Sorkin's AMA

7 years ago by Jon Fusco

Jon Fusco

Aaron Sorkin Masterclass: 'You Know More in Your Head than You're Able to Put on Paper'

7 years ago by Jon Fusco

screenwriting

master class

aaron sorkin

Jon Fusco

How We Used Artificial Intelligence to Write a Crowdpleaser Horror Script

7 years ago by Jack Zhang

Artificial Intelligence

Project Greenlight

script

Jack Zhang

This Library is Basically Every Screenwriter's Dream Place to Write

7 years ago by V Renée

writing

office

Writers Guild of America

wga

Writers Guild of America Library

V Renée

Got a Science or Tech-Themed Script? Apply for the Sundance Sloan Grant

7 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

The 3 Key Psychological Hooks to Creating Compelling Characters

7 years ago by Tim Long

script

character development

Tim Long

The Black List Wants to Bring You to Sundance

7 years ago by Jon Fusco

sundance

Sundance Film Festival

The Black List

Jon Fusco

10 Ways to Successfully Introduce a Character

7 years ago by Jon Fusco

Video Essay

Jon Fusco

AI Boils Down Stories into Six Emotional Arcs, But It Can’t Tell Me How to Feel About That

7 years ago by Christopher Boone

Artificial Intelligence

Christopher Boone

Werner Herzog Masterclass: 'It Doesn't Matter if Your Character Spent Time in Jail'

7 years ago by Emily Buder

Werner Herzog

masterclass

Emily Buder

Todd Solondz on the Paradox of Film School and 'Unraveling the Mystery' of 'Wiener-Dog'

7 years ago by Emily Buder

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film school

storytelling

Emily Buder

Nicolas Winding Refn's 5 Ways to Make Subversive Movies

7 years ago by Justin Morrow

Nicolas Winding Refn

neon demon

film linc

film society of lincoln center

Justin Morrow

3 Ingredients for Great Storytelling from the CEO of DreamWorks Animation

7 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

Aaron Sorkin 'Wants to Hear Your Very Bad Ideas,' Teach You Screenwriting

7 years ago by Emily Buder

masterclass

aaron sorkin

screenwriting

Emily Buder

Danny Elfman Has Already Scored Your Next Short—Now You Just Have to Make it

7 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

How to Write a Thrilling Horror, from 'Silence of the Lambs' Screenwriter and More

7 years ago by Jon Fusco

ted tally

jeremy saulnier

lower east side film festival

Jon Fusco

These Two Videos Essays Explain How, Why, & When to Use Dialog in Your Film

7 years ago by V Renée

dialog

tips

advice

V Renée

Watch: Dissecting 'Se7en' with Screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker

7 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

An Algorithm Wrote This Movie, and It's Somehow Amazing

7 years ago by Emily Buder

Emily Buder

5 Things That Need to Be in the First 10 Pages of Your Screenplay

7 years ago by V Renée

writing

The Script Lab

V Renée

A Massive List of Summer 2016 Grants All Filmmakers Should Know About

7 years ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

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Oakley Anderson-Moore

Get Your Ideas Out: 6 Steps Every Filmmaker Should Take to Use Dictation

7 years ago by Justin Morrow

dictation

screenwriting

mac

Justin Morrow

6 Things You Can Do to Save a Dying Screenplay

7 years ago by V Renée

screenplays

writing

V Renée

Elements of Storytelling That Will Help You Write Emotionally Dynamic Scripts

7 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

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Help me educate myself into a career in documentary film.

8 years ago by jason macintyre

jason macintyre

Student

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Which car dialog scenes with a stopped car do you know?

8 years ago by Andreas Rüther

Andreas Rüther 93

Short Screenplay

8 years ago by Brittany Johnson

screenwriting

screenplay

Brittany Johnson 79

Subscribe to the BlueCat E-Newsletter!

8 years ago by Claire Stanton Lee

Claire Stanton Lee

Coordinator

268

How do you find your story?

8 years ago by Nation Morin

Nation Morin 81

VALET- an independent short by Laura Hirst on Kickstarter

8 years ago by Laura Hirst

Laura Hirst 93

Donate to the Travis Roy Foundation get your script read by Fineman Entertainment

8 years ago by Chad Drew

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representation

Chad Drew

Screenwriter

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Get your script read by making a donation

8 years ago by Chad Drew

Manager

management

Chad Drew

Screenwriter

142

Interview / Documentary about my grandmother.

8 years ago by Peter

Peter 81

First Music Video: Overheating Camera?

8 years ago by Trae Dukes

Trae Dukes

Entry Level

175

Getting back into narrative work

8 years ago by jordancrowder

jordancrowder

Writer/Director

2016 BlueCat Screenplay Contest Call For Entries

8 years ago by Claire Stanton Lee

Claire Stanton Lee

Coordinator

268

2016 BlueCat Screenplay Competition ONE WEEK TO EARLY DEADLINE!

8 years ago by Claire Stanton Lee

Claire Stanton Lee

Coordinator

268

Skyfall the script that was available for all of five minutes

8 years ago by David Tickner

Bond

David Tickner

Screenwriter / Director / Technical Writer

Critique my Short Film?

8 years ago by Daniel Gomes

Daniel Gomes

wnb director

How do I stir up interest in my film?

8 years ago by Avery Maycock

Avery Maycock

Writer, Director

170

Sketch comedy.

8 years ago by Martin Collins

Martin Collins

Writer/actor

Adapting a script.

8 years ago by Thomas Miller

Thomas Miller

Editor, DP, Director, Colourist

A Community

8 years ago by philip woolridge

philip woolridge

Cinematographer | Writer

161

Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera - Short Film Thoughts

8 years ago by Ben Meredith

Ben Meredith

Cinematographer/Filmmaker

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My first short, seeking advices from you!

8 years ago by Victor Festou

Victor Festou 106

2016 BlueCat Screenplay Competition Call for Entries

8 years ago by Claire Stanton Lee

Claire Stanton Lee

Coordinator

268

How Can I Move This Thing Along? Whats Next?

8 years ago by Trae Dukes

Trae Dukes

Entry Level

175

A Shadow Of Doubt - A Horror Short Shot On The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera

8 years ago by Ben Meredith

Ben Meredith

Cinematographer/Filmmaker

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Are There Any Indie Filmmakers In Atlanta?

8 years ago by Trae Dukes

Trae Dukes

Entry Level

175

KickStarter Indie Film "Kung Fury" is Finally Here

8 years ago by Guy McLoughlin

80's Action Movies

80's Grind-House Movies

KickStarter Success

Guy McLoughlin

Video Producer

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I'm having a hard time making my screenplay come full circle.

8 years ago by Caleb Martinez

Caleb Martinez 154

My First Short Film Took A Wile.

8 years ago by John Yim

High School

John Yim

Director

Learning from Advice on Nofilmschool: A short later.

8 years ago by Mitchell Cannon

Mitchell Cannon

Director

229

You can't just be an ACTOR you must become a FILMMAKER!

8 years ago by Aletha Shepherd

Aletha Shepherd

Actress

107