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What Are Some Compelling Attributes of a Villain Character?

1 month ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

10 Tips for Writing Better Dialogue for Film and TV

1 month ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

11 Elements That Should Be in Every Scene in Your Screenplay

1 month ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

What Are Some Compelling Attributes of a Hero Character?

1 month ago by Jason Hellerman

character development

Jason Hellerman

11 Ways To Improve Tension in Your Scenes

1 month ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Do You Know the Core Elements of Romantic Comedy Genre in Film and TV?

1 month ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

What Directors Can Learn From Our Favorite Rom-Coms

1 month ago by Alyssa Miller

Alyssa Miller

How To Write Complex Love Like PTA

1 month ago by Ari Jacobson

Ari Jacobson

Do You Know the One Thing All Antiheroes Are Afraid Of?

1 month ago by Ari Jacobson

antiheroes

character analysis

screenwriting

Ari Jacobson

Does Your Movie or TV Show Deserve a Femme Fatale Character?

1 month ago by Jason Hellerman

character development

Character arc

character analysis

Jason Hellerman

Why Was the Entire ‘Fast X’ Third Act Rewritten on Set?

1 month ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

What Are Screwball Comedies in Film and TV? (Definition and Examples)

1 month ago by Jason Hellerman

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genre

Jason Hellerman

7 Things To Do Before Making a Short Film

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Jason Hellerman

What Is an EGOT, and Who Has Won EGOTs in the Past?

1 month ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

3 Ways to Adapt a Stage Play for the Screen

1 month ago by Ari Jacobson

Ari Jacobson

Why This Oscar Nominated-Filmmaker Finds Freedom in Short Films

1 month ago by Alyssa Miller

Alyssa Miller

20 Screenwriting Tips We Hear All the Time and Still Forget

1 month ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How to Make Your Screenplay More Visual

1 month ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Unpacking the "Buff Clown" Trope in Hollywood

1 month ago by Jason Hellerman

character development

Character arc

character archetypes

Jason Hellerman

This is How ‘Ringing Rocks’ Writer/Director Tackles the Anxieties of Filmmaking

1 month ago by Alyssa Miller

Alyssa Miller

Learn How To Analyze Movies With This Cheat Sheet

2 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

What Is Anachronistic and What Does Anachronistic Mean in Film and Literature?

2 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Read and Download the 'Aftersun' Screenplay PDF

2 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Do You Know What a "Bodice Ripper" Movie or TV Show Is?

2 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

James Gunn and DC Promise to Prioritize Screenwriting for the Superhero Genre

2 months ago by Alyssa Miller

Alyssa Miller

What Movies and TV Shows Will James Gunn Greenlight for DC?

2 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How This Lo-Fi Micro Budget Film Is Changing the Horror Genre

2 months ago by Ari Jacobson

Ari Jacobson

The Story Change That Made 'The Last of Us' Episode 3 One of the Best Things on TV Ever

2 months ago by Jo Light

the last of us

Craig Mazin

screenwriting

Jo Light

You Can Navigate Indie Intimacy Scenes with Help from the 'When It Melts' Filmmakers

2 months ago by Alyssa Miller

Alyssa Miller

Sundance 2023 Announces the Winners of This Year's Fest

2 months ago by Alyssa Miller

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Sundance 2023

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Alyssa Miller

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How 'The Terminator' and 'T2: Judgment Day' create a unifying theme

6 years ago by Paul Neary

Terminator

Video Essay

analysis

Paul Neary

Writer

What is STYLE_Short Film

6 years ago by Yuvraj Soi

style

Yuvraj Soi

Filmmaker

127

$10,000 Short Film/WebSeries grant available now!

6 years ago by Matt Edwards

Matt Edwards

director/producer/editor

I made an award wining short, how bad is it?

6 years ago by Pece Zdravkovski

Pece Zdravkovski

Studying Film

243

Writing a Synopsis For a Documentary

6 years ago by Alroy Ndhlovu

documentary

screenwriting

synopsis

Alroy Ndhlovu

Student/ Freelance

New Short Film/Indie Film

6 years ago by Victoria Angelique

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NEW Comic Book Shop / Web Series - COMEDY

6 years ago by Donovan Vim Crony

Donovan Vim Crony

Director, DP, Editor, VFX, Sci-Fi Lover

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Recent Experience With Amazon Studios?

6 years ago by Bruce Hyer

Amazon Studios

Bruce Hyer

DP/Writer

268

Call for entries open for Figari Film Fest 2017!

6 years ago by Figari Film Fest

Figari Film Fest 81

Top Ten Best Screenplays Ever Written

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

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How to acquire the rights to a Novel?

6 years ago by Gustavo Gonzalez

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FB Live Q&A with the makers of Moonlight, La La Land, Arrival, & more

6 years ago by Tech Geek

Tech Geek 79

books for film direction?

6 years ago by Allauddin Bandlapalli

Allauddin Bandlapalli 81

Eights of the script... How?

6 years ago by Thomas Bunink

Eights

script

breakdown

Thomas Bunink

Student/Self Employed Freelance Filmmaker

123

Where can I buy an experienced & well versed screen writer?

6 years ago by Daniel Vestal

Daniel Vestal

Video Producer

221

Feedback on a high school film project?

6 years ago by Noah Gunderson

criticism

Noah Gunderson 81

Lense Recommendations

6 years ago by Brendan Murray

Sony a6300

Brendan Murray

Filmmaker/Photographer

Ejaculation references like erupting volcano

6 years ago by Isabelle

Erotic

references

volcano

Isabelle

Film Student

The Color Catchers

6 years ago by Yuvraj Soi

documentary

INDIA

Kites

Yuvraj Soi

Filmmaker

127

Chance to have your script read in front of Fox's "Empire" Writer/Producer Malcolm Spellman!

6 years ago by Emily-Zoey Zamora

Emily-Zoey Zamora 81

How to Break into the Film Industry with Stage 32’s RB Botto

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

filmmaking

filmmaker

indie film

no-budget feature film

no-budget feature

no budget feature

Film Industry

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

420

How to Sell Your Idea to Television with Agent Matthew Doyle

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Television Writing

screenwriting

Screenwriter

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

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Making a short film?

6 years ago by Dilip Suthar

Dilip Suthar

Editor and Cinematographer

176

Andrea Mitchell

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER online and mobile Interactive Content

Movie Making

6 years ago by Riley White

Riley White

Director

Making a Short Film-

6 years ago by Dilip Suthar

short film

script

Dilip Suthar

Editor and Cinematographer

176

Making a Short Film-

6 years ago by Dilip Suthar

short film

script

Dilip Suthar

Editor and Cinematographer

176

How do you get into filmmaking as a beginner?

6 years ago by Machaela Cassidy

Machaela Cassidy 79

How to show passing of days, filled with repetitive actions

6 years ago by Ivan Ilarionov

repetitive actions days passing

Ivan Ilarionov 74

Call for Entries! 2017 CineYouth Festival

6 years ago by CineYouth Festival

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