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7 Screenwriting Exercises That Actually Make You a Better Storyteller

2 weeks ago by Jason Hellerman

screenwriting exercises

Writing tips

Screenwriting tips

storytelling

Jason Hellerman

All the Ways a Filmmaker Can Break Into Hollywood

1 week ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

'Shutter Island' Ending Explained

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

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

3 weeks ago by Jason Hellerman

Screenwriter

screenwriting prompts

storytelling prompt

screenwriting exercises

Jason Hellerman

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

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

2 weeks ago by Jourdan Aldredge

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Jourdan Aldredge

Read and Download the 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' Screenplay PDF

5 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Everything Everywhere All at...

Jason Hellerman

You Can Use Sudowrite to Write Your Next Screenplay Using AI

3 weeks ago by Yaroslav Altunin

Sudowrite

Story Engine

ai writing

Yaroslav Altunin

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

1 year 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

How To Create an Animated Short in Unreal Engine

3 weeks ago by Guest Author

unreal engine

the voice in the hollow

vfx

virtual production

Guest Author

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

6 months ago by James DeRuvo

Artificial Intelligence

ChatGPT

virtual filmmaking

James DeRuvo

Explore 100+ Public Domain Fairy Tales for Crafting Your Screenplay

3 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Check Out Our Creative Screenwriting Exercises, Character, and Dialogue Prompts

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

character prompts

dialogue prompts

creative screenwriting exercises

screenwriting exercises

screenplay ideas

scene prompts

Jason Hellerman

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

1 year ago by Jason Hellerman

Interstellar

Interstellar ending

interstellar explained

Jason Hellerman

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

3 weeks ago by Guest Author

Guest Author

Should Your Movie Come With a Trigger Warning?

1 week ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

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

How Can You Get Narrative Ideas From Watching Non-Narrative Films?

1 day ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

A Filmmaker's Guide to Creating Intellectual Property for Film and TV

2 days ago by Jason Hellerman

Intellectual Property

Jason Hellerman

What a Film and TV Executive Must Do if They Don’t Want To Be Replaced by AI

3 days ago by Jason Hellerman

development

Development executive

Jason Hellerman

First-Time Horror Writer/Director Brings Indie Creature Feature to Life–Here's How

4 days ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

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

5 days ago by NFS Staff

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the hole in the fence

NFS Staff

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

5 days ago by Guest Author

proof of concept

feature films

finance

Guest Author

In Hollywood, Anything is Possible!

5 days ago by Guest Author

Guest Author

Why Taika Waititi's Comments on 'Casablanca' Matter

5 days ago by Jason Hellerman

Taika Waititi

Casablanca

Michael Curtiz

Jason Hellerman

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

1 week ago by GG Hawkins

no film school podcast

GG Hawkins

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How to show passing of days, filled with repetitive actions

6 years ago by Ivan Ilarionov

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Call for Entries! 2017 CineYouth Festival

6 years ago by CineYouth Festival

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Inside the Spec Script Market with Agent David Boxerbaum

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

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How to Write a Script and Workshop Your Screenplay with Paul Castro

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

533

Problem writing a short

6 years ago by Jose Ramon Guzman

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Feedback and suggestions needed?

6 years ago by Dilip Suthar

film making

suggestions

feedback

Dilip Suthar

Editor and Cinematographer

169

What is the best way to make vlogs

6 years ago by joshua barrett

youtuber youtube film vlog...

joshua barrett

Producer, Youtuber

Not film making student

6 years ago by Dilip Suthar

Dilip Suthar

Editor and Cinematographer

169

The POWER Of A Story...

6 years ago by Noah Rossi

Noah Rossi

Film Maker/Songwriter

164

Books you must read?

6 years ago by Dilip Suthar

Dilip Suthar

Editor and Cinematographer

169

Real name vs Fake name using for media work???

6 years ago by S M Sabir

S M Sabir

Filmmaker in MAKING :)

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Stop wasting time & First feature film

6 years ago by N. Mendes

N. Mendes

Writer - Director - Cinematographer - Editor

Being a Script Editor and getting your Scripts out there

6 years ago by D. Robards

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Shore Scripts 2017 Short Film Fund is Now Open

6 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

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Feedback on my short film concept.

6 years ago by Nicolás Zin

short film

concept

feedback

Nicolás Zin

Film Student / Writer

Is a Digital Bolex a Practical camera to use to make short films?

6 years ago by Jackson Flowers

digital bolex

directing

filmmaking

Jackson Flowers

Director of Photography/ Director/ Actor

260

Interior designer? Who is the best

6 years ago by Nora Torres

Interior designer

Nora Torres

Interior designer? Who is the best

Turn old color slides into a film

6 years ago by tim matson

No Clue...

tim matson

writer/photographer/consultant

How to get soldiers for WW2 short film?

6 years ago by Seth Demers

Seth Demers

Director, Producer, Designer, Editor

James Cameron’s ‘Xenogenesis’: Watch the Short Film That Gave Him His Start

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

533

Lower Tier Screenplay Contests

6 years ago by Brent Kennedy

screenplay

contests

Brent Kennedy

Story Teller

How to Create Unforgettable Characters

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

screenwriting software

Michael Hauge

Chris Vogler

Hero's Journey

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

533

First music video

6 years ago by Dilip Suthar

pre production

Dilip Suthar

Editor and Cinematographer

169

Distribution, festival and production news.

6 years ago by Kyah G

Kyah G

Community Manager

What is Auteur Theory and Why Is It Important?

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Auteur Theory

film director

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

533

It's tough being a Man

6 years ago by Jreeeeeeeeeee

manhood

Jreeeeeeeeeee

Apple Cat tacos

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Screenwriting books. Which are your favorite?

6 years ago by Ryan McCurdy

screenwriting

Ryan McCurdy

Commercial Video Producer/ Filmmaker

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Weekend Acting For Camera Course (12 Weekends) Saturday & Sundays

6 years ago by MINDSCREEN FILM INSTITUTE(MFi)

MINDSCREEN FILM INSTITUTE

cinematography course

MINDSCREEN FILM INSTITUTE(MFi)

FILM & TELEVISION INSTITUTE

230

Admissions Open for February 2017 Batch at MINDSCREEN FILM INSTITUTE

6 years ago by MINDSCREEN FILM INSTITUTE(MFi)

MINDSCREEN FILM INSTITUTE

cinematography course

MINDSCREEN FILM INSTITUTE(MFi)

FILM & TELEVISION INSTITUTE

230

Horror Stories from your first film?

6 years ago by Ryan McCurdy

stories

Ryan McCurdy

Commercial Video Producer/ Filmmaker

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