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How to Write a Movie Synopsis That Sells (Free Template)

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

10 TV Writing Fellowships To Launch Your Television Career

2 years ago by Morgan Dameron

Morgan Dameron

Quentin Tarantino and Edgar Wright Reveal What Makes a Film Great

2 weeks ago by Alyssa Miller

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Alyssa Miller

What is a Spec Script (and How to Write One)

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Calculating Minutes Per Page of a Script? Here Are Some Helpful Tips

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

A Viral 'Grown Ups 3' Script is Making Twitter Explode

1 year ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How to Make a Dynamic 60-Second Short Film

12 months ago by Jason Hellerman

short film

short film writing

directing

Jason Hellerman

What's "The Scorpion and the Frog" Fable and Why Do People Reference It?

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Scorpion and the Frog

Jason Hellerman

How to Write Character Development [FREE Worksheet]

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

character

Character arc

character development

screenwriting

Jason Hellerman

Taika Waititi on Being Hilarious as a Person and a Writer

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Taika Waititi

bafta guru

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Jason Hellerman

How ‘[REC]’ Teaches You to Do Found Footage Right

3 days ago by Alyssa Miller

Alyssa Miller

8 Great Filmmaking Lessons from 'A League of Their Own'

3 days ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How Is TCM Tackling Problematic Films? By Showing and Talking About Them

4 days ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Meet the 2021 Sundance Institute Screenwriters Intensive Fellows

4 days ago by Jo Light

2021 Sundance Institute...

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Jo Light

What Is Situational Irony in Film and TV? (Definition and Examples)

4 days ago by Jason Hellerman

irony

situational irony

storytelling

Jason Hellerman

Listen to Tarantino's Thoughts on a Masterful Sequence in 'Joker'

5 days ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

What Do Producers Want? We Ask One

6 days ago by George Edelman

podcast

the no film school podcast

no film school podcast

podcasts

producing

Shivani Rawat

George Edelman

5 Steps to Murder Your First Draft

6 days ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

What Does 'High-Concept Idea' Mean?

1 week ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How to Balance Multiple Filmmaking Projects All at Once

1 week ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How the Framing Narrative of 'Judas and the Black Messiah' Shapes the Movie

1 week ago by Jason Hellerman

Judas and the Black Messiah

Jason Hellerman

All the Things We Learned from the 2021 Writers' Roundtable

2 weeks ago by Jason Hellerman

the hollywood reporter

writer roundtable

Writing tips

Jason Hellerman

13 Filmmakers Share the Advice You Need to Direct an Indie Feature

2 weeks ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Sundance Film Festival

Oakley Anderson-Moore

8 Great Filmmaking Lessons from 'Hustlers'

2 weeks ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Check Out a Free TV Writing Master Class with the 'Succession' Creators

3 weeks ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

What Are the 10+ Best Villain Monologues? And How to Write an Evil One!

3 weeks ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

50 Years Later, White House Tapes Reveal Richard Nixon Hated 'All in the Family'

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Jason Hellerman

What's Behind the Success of 'Ted Lasso'?

3 weeks ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How Ajitpal Singh Went from Lonely ‘Terrorist’ to 44-Year-Old First-Time Filmmaker

3 weeks ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Ajitpal Singh

Fire in the Mountains

Sundance 2021

Sundance Film Festival

sundance film festival 2021

interview

Oakley Anderson-Moore

8 Great Filmmaking Lessons from 'The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'

3 weeks ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

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File Transfer

6 years ago by Hovig Kazandjian

Hovig Kazandjian

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Alex Ferrari

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Why Dialogue Is The Most Important Part Of A Film.

2 years ago by Tom Gleason

Tom Gleason

Writer

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2018 Shore Scripts Contest Winners & Prizes!

2 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Business Manager

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Should I just quit my normal job? What should I do?

5 years ago by D. Robards

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Is dialogue needed in films? A multi-awarded silent drama short.

12 months ago by Stelios Kouk

Stelios Kouk

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How to use a short as a proof of concept for investors.

1 year ago by Byron Q

proof of concept

horror shorts

Short Films

Byron Q

Writer/Director

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Short Film Fund | 2021 Spring Season

2 months ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Business Manager

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Converting flat tripod head to bowl?

6 years ago by Brian Anthony

Brian Anthony

Student

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Top Box Office Documentary Loglines

5 years ago by Lilian

loglines

documentary loglines

scriptwriting

Lilian

Film Marketing

What are the essentials an newbie AC is supposed to know ?

4 years ago by Charles Leo Panadan

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THE DECISIVE GUIDE - Directors / Films to Study? *Please help! Opinions wanted!*

6 years ago by Ethan Proia

Ethan Proia

Cinematographer | Freelance Filmmaker

CALL FOR ENTRIES – OTHER WORLDS AUSTIN SCIFI FILM FESTIVAL

6 years ago by OtherWorldsATX

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I made a short film and want to share my experience making it!

3 years ago by Vasile Berde Luca Stefan

Vasile Berde Luca Stefan

Writer/Director/Editor

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Alex Ferrari

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Understanding the 5 Stages of Indie Film Production

4 years ago by Alex Ferrari

no-budget feature film

no-budget feature

no budget feature

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

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What’s a Producer’s Rep and How Not to be Ripped off!

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Director / Producer

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How to Write a Screenplay...FAST!

4 years ago by Alex Ferrari

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Highland script writing software

Save the Cat Software

Jeff Bollow

Fast Screenplay

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

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Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

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

5 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

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Vancouver International Film Festival, VIFF

6 years ago by John Kaweske

Vancouver Film Festival

VIFF

John Kaweske

Film Student

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My $2,500 Feature Film

3 years ago by David West

David West

Filmmaker

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Narrative Style: “Plot, structure and time!”

5 years ago by Reyshan Parker

screenwriting

plot

story structure

Reyshan Parker

Writer/Director/Producer at Independent Lasagna

Need an agent

3 months ago by James Lynch

James Lynch

Screenwriter

6 years ago by Liam Martin

Liam Martin

DP, editor, part time director

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Crediting Writers: Who deserves Story credit and who deserves Writing credit?

5 years ago by Nathaniel Moody

writing

Crediting

Nathaniel Moody

Student film maker

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Top 15 Finalists | 2020 Fiction Podcast Contest

2 weeks ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Business Manager

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Short Film Fund 2 Early Deadline

6 months ago by Justine Owens

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Best website for marketing your film! IMDB ratings etc

3 years ago by Danny Jones

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Canon DSLR

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