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What is an Anti Villain (with Examples and Definition)

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

David Simon Weighs In On The Agency v. Writer Debate

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

David Simon

writers

wga

Jason Hellerman

Film Crew Positions And Why All Jobs on a Movie Set Matter

4 years ago by George Edelman

George Edelman

What We Can Learn from Wes Anderson's Distinct Style

4 years ago by Jo Light

Wes Anderson

moonrise kingdom

The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Life Aquatic with Steve...

Robert Yeoman

the darjeeling limited

darjeeling limited

isle of dogs

Jo Light

Taika Waititi on Being Hilarious as a Person and a Writer

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Taika Waititi

bafta guru

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Jason Hellerman

Ray Romano Reveals how to Construct a Joke

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How to Write Character Development [FREE Worksheet]

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

character

Character arc

character development

screenwriting

Jason Hellerman

Why Your Character Needs A Code

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Lynn Shelton on Her 'Backdoor Way into Filmmaking'

4 years ago by Jo Light

Jo Light

'I See You': How Director Adam Randall Handled Twists and Tone

4 years ago by Jo Light

Jo Light

'The Highwaymen' Sets The Record Straight at SXSW

4 years ago by George Edelman

George Edelman

A Screenwriting Twist: Which Key 'Captain Marvel' Character was Originally A Man?

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Should You Get a Writing Partner? Advice from the Team Behind 'Villains'

4 years ago by Jo Light

Jo Light

"A Public Figure is a Pre-Sold Property": Advice and Insight From The Black List's Franklin Leonard

4 years ago by George Edelman

The Black List

Franklin Leonard

SXSW 2019

George Edelman

If Jordan Peele Isn't Pissing People Off He Says He's "Doing it Wrong"

4 years ago by George Edelman

George Edelman

'I’m going to write something that’s unlike anything I’ve written before' - Neil Gaiman Discusses His Craft

4 years ago by Jo Light

Jo Light

Discipline: The Secret Weapon Too Many Filmmakers Aren't Utilizing

4 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

“Maybe The Evil is Us”: Jordan Peele Explains 'Us' at The SXSW Premiere

4 years ago by George Edelman

jordan peele

get out

SXSW 2019

George Edelman

Lessons in Mockumentary Filmmaking with Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement

4 years ago by Jourdan Aldredge

Taika Waititi

jemaine clement

What We Do in the Shadows

Mockumentary

SXSW 2019

Jourdan Aldredge

What Does Van Gogh's Ugliest Painting Have to do with Filmmaking?

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How the 'End of Her Life' Began Her Career: Emily Ting on 'Go Back to China'

4 years ago by Jo Light

Jo Light

Code of a Filmmaker: 12 Principles That All Filmmakers Should Live By

4 years ago by V Renée

The Code of a Filmmaker

inspiration

V Renée

This 'Revenge of the Sith' Deleted Scene Raises More Questions

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Watch Paul Schrader's Inspiring Screenwriting Lecture with BAFTA

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Is There a Right Way to Write Female Roles?

4 years ago by Jo Light

Jo Light

Who's Doing Which Drugs (and in Which Movies)?

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Create Captivating Character Arcs in Your Screenplay

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How to Build a Tense Scene Reminiscent of 'Silence Of The Lambs'

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How to Avoid the 'White Savior Trope' in your Writing

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Commemorate John Candy's Passing With This Moving Tribute Video

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

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Filmmaker Resource: Indie Film Hustle

8 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

479

Why You as a Screenwriting-Director Needs to Tell Your Story (on your own terms)

8 years ago by Kevin Shannon

Kevin Shannon

Director/Screenwriter/Actor

Shoot in Any Direction and You'll Hit a Bastard (Official Trailer)

8 years ago by Guanto

Sergio Leone

Ennio Morricone

western

Guanto

Filmmaker

GH1 in 2015?

8 years ago by Alex Phillips

Alex Phillips

Writer/Director

292

Hacked GH1 in 2015?

8 years ago by Alex Phillips

Alex Phillips

Writer/Director

292

Favourite Independent film makers

8 years ago by Connor Stevenson-Wright

Connor Stevenson-Wright

Director/Cinematographer

154

Lines database software

8 years ago by Carlos Gama

Carlos Gama 86

10 Ways We Turn Generation Z Into Living Zombies

8 years ago by Jason Manning

Indies

zombies

music

Jason Manning 61

10 Ways We Turn Generation Z Into Living Zombies

8 years ago by Jason Manning

Jason Manning 61

16mm short film

8 years ago by Paul DeSilva

Paul DeSilva

Filmmaker, VFX artist

142

Two Weeks to Early Deadline: Best Movie Title

8 years ago by Claire Stanton Lee

Claire Stanton Lee

Coordinator

268

Sony a7s film critique

8 years ago by Jesse Tugas

Jesse Tugas

Director, Editor, Cinematographer, Writer, Actor

149

Sony a7s film critique

8 years ago by Jesse Tugas

Jesse Tugas

Director, Editor, Cinematographer, Writer, Actor

149

Check out my really short film and let me know what you think! shot on an a7s

8 years ago by Jon Rhoads

Jon Rhoads 74

Turning a video into a series.

8 years ago by Cliff Shorey

video

Cliff Shorey

Cinematographer, Writer

An Interview with SNL's Alex Buono About His Upcoming Filmmaking Workshop: The Art of Visual Storytelling 2

8 years ago by Gabrielle Wathen

visual storytelling 2

film workshop

cinematography

Gabrielle Wathen 34

Constructive Criticism Guys?

8 years ago by Kyler Wagner

Kyler Wagner

Director/Cinematographer/Video Editor

204

Please destroy this film

8 years ago by Luke Oyovbaire

short film

Thriller

psychological thriller

Student Film

Luke Oyovbaire

Filmmaker

180

Yet another gear advice question

8 years ago by David David

David David 1221

Inspirational short film

8 years ago by Haji Yusrizam Haji Abd Tahir

short films inspirational

Haji Yusrizam Haji Abd Tahir

Director of Cinematography

Thoughts on Alex Buono's Visual Storytelling Workshop? Did you attend?

8 years ago by Gabrielle Wathen

Gabrielle Wathen 34

CALL FOR ENTRIES – OTHER WORLDS AUSTIN SCIFI FILM FESTIVAL

8 years ago by OtherWorldsATX

OtherWorldsATX 67

Script Feedback

8 years ago by Robin Nyström

short film

Web Series

independent

Robin Nyström

Blogger

How can you show emotional development of the relationship of guy and girl for one day?

8 years ago by Romaro

Romaro 74

Script Formatting

8 years ago by Kenny Williams

Kenny Williams

Writer/Director/Editor/Actor

Help me educate myself into a career in documentary film.

8 years ago by jason macintyre

jason macintyre

Student

298

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 86

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