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Infographic: John August's 11-Step Guide to Writing a Scene

9 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

Rian Johnson Reveals How He Took First Feature 'Brick' from Script to Screen

9 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

What Makes a Character Sympathetic? This Video Essay from Screentakes Explains

9 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

This Online Screenwriting Class is Now in Session with Professor James Franco

9 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

More Money for Filmmakers: A Massive List of Grants Part II (Summer Deadlines)

9 years ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Oakley Anderson-Moore

'Mud' Writer/Director Jeff Nichols Reveals How His Characters Drive the Writing Process

9 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

Getting High Production Value Even on a Minuscule Budget

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Final Draft 9 Sale Ends Today, 20% Off Upgrades, 32% Off Full Version

9 years ago by Christopher Boone

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Austin Film Festival Screenplay & Teleplay Competition Final Deadline is May 31

9 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

'Menthol' Micro-Budget Film Case Study Part 4: Meet the Cast & Crew (Video)

9 years ago by Micah Van Hove

Micah Van Hove

Finding the Note Behind the Note: Rewriting 'CENTS' for Production

9 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

Free eBook Offers over 430 Screenwriting Examples to Get What's in Your Head Onto the Page

9 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

Why 'Game of Thrones' Writer George R.R. Martin Uses an Old School DOS Machine

9 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

The Black List, NFL & The Company Team Up to Find the Writer of the Next Great Football Movie

9 years ago by Christopher Boone

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The Story of Story: How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love Structure

9 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

Directing the One-Man Show: Advice from 'Locke' & 'Buried' Filmmakers

9 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

Grab Some Running Shoes & Mess Up Your Desk! Science Weighs in on What Encourages Creativity

9 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

Shape Up Your Screenplay: Film Independent Screenwriting Lab Deadline is May 5, 2014

9 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

From Superheroes to Real Life Heroes: David S. Goyer & Susannah Grant On Screenwriting

9 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

The Richard Linklater Approach to Filmmaking: Tips from His Searchlab Lecture

9 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

This Clickable Periodic Table of Tropes is the Holy Grail of Storytelling Resources

9 years ago by V Renée

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2014 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Regular Deadline is April 10

9 years ago by Christopher Boone

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Screenwriting Tips: How to Approach Genre as You Begin Your Script

9 years ago by V Renée

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Get Your First Act Written! This Animated Video with Pixar's Michael Arndt Shows You How

9 years ago by V Renée

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Expose Yourself to Some of Comedy's Biggest Players! Enter ScreenCraft's Comedy Script Contest

9 years ago by V Renée

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This Infographic Reveals the Daily Routines of History's Greatest Creative Minds

9 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

Learn How David O. Russell Writes & Directs Movies in This 'American Hustle' BTS Video

9 years ago by Joe Marine

Joe Marine

Lessons Learned at AFF Script-to-Screen: Donnie Darko with Writer/Director Richard Kelly

9 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

What Can These Akira Kurosawa Quotes Teach Us About Filmmaking?

9 years ago by V Renée

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Introducing the Sundance Episodic Story Lab, a Place for TV Writers to Cut Their Teeth

9 years ago by V Renée

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A New Screenwriters Resource

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A new screenwriters resource

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2nd Opinions - Short Film - First independent short film

3 years ago by Sara Bulloch

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Short Film Fund 2 Early Deadline

3 years ago by Justine Owens

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Writing short films - coming up with and applying concept in a screenplay

3 years ago by Mark Haines

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2020 Feature Screenplay & TV Pilot Contest Regular Deadline

3 years ago by Justine Owens

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Our Short Film Fund 2 is now Open.

3 years ago by Justine Owens

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Our Short Film Fund is returning soon!

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FREE AUDIO WORK!

3 years ago by Michael Miller

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3 years ago by Saki Yutukuri

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Can I use a news article as a the basis of a screenplay

3 years ago by Donovan Wilson

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2020 Short Film Fund Finalists Announced!

3 years ago by Justine Owens

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From visual in my head to Screenwriting

3 years ago by Vagmita Swaroop

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2020 Short Film Fund | Final Deadline | 2nd May

3 years ago by Justine Owens

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Open Call for SCREENWRITERS to pitch & develop series in the US & UK - PAID

3 years ago by Nick Pomeroy

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How do I rise above other no budget films?

3 years ago by David Cunningham

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Stuck on storyline... scriptwriting help/suggestion is appreciated :)

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Finding Indie Directors for Screenplay?

3 years ago by Chris Rin

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Are our backs against the wall with novelty in film making?

3 years ago by Santanu Bhattacharjee

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2020 Short Film Fund - Regular Deadline

3 years ago by Justine Owens

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Visual Artists & Storytellers Wanted!

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Our 2020 FEATURE & TV PILOT Contest Is Now Open!

3 years ago by Justine Owens

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Shore Scripts 2020 Short Film Fund Is Now Open!

3 years ago by Justine Owens

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Newbie looking for mentor

3 years ago by Clément VIAUD

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2019 Order of Winners Announced

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Join BRIC's Black Box Filmmaking Program

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What is your favourite movie?

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2019’s Feature and TV-Pilot Winners Announced

4 years ago by Justine Owens

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Writing a screenplay

4 years ago by Marcos Cotlar

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