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How Does Ricky Gervais Tell a Compelling Story?

3 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

If 2020 Were A Hollywood Screenplay, How Would it End?

3 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How Did 'Mank' Give Fincher 'Alien 3' PTSD?

3 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

The Black List and Google Want to Pay You $20K to Work on Your Screenplay

3 months ago by Jason Hellerman

screenwriting fellowship

screenwriting mentorship

screenwriting

The Black List

fellowships

Jason Hellerman

How 'Sneakers' Became a Cult Heist Hit

3 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

State of Horror: 'Blair Witch' Co-Director Talks Tech, Terror, and Tomorrow's Filmmaking Landscape

3 months ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

This is Why You Think ‘The Haunting of Hill House’ is Absolutely Terrifying

3 months ago by Alyssa Miller

The Haunting of Hill House

Alyssa Miller

A Genre Examination of Psychological Horror Movies and TV Shows

3 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How to Create a Slasher Villain

3 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Nightmare on Elm Street

horror

Horror Week

Jason Hellerman

What Drew Noah Hawley Back to 'Fargo'?

3 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

2 Essential Ingredients for Making Movie Monsters

3 months ago by Alyssa Miller

Alyssa Miller

Download and Read the 'Saw' Screenplay PDF... If You Dare

3 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

A Deep Examination of the Final Girl Trope

3 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

3 Elements of Horror Logic in ‘Scream’ That Saved the Slasher Genre

3 months ago by Alyssa Miller

Alyssa Miller

How Can a Movie Be Both a Hit and a Miss? 'Mallrats' Turns 25

3 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Kevin Smith

Mallrats

stan lee

Jason Hellerman

'Back to the Future' Writer Bob Gale Shares Timeless Screenwriting Advice

3 months ago by Jeffrey Reeser

podcast

the no film school podcast

no film school podcast

Jeffrey Reeser

Dialogue Does Not Have to Sound Natural... It Has to Sound Good

3 months ago by Jason Hellerman

dialogue

dialogue scenes

Writing tips

Jason Hellerman

How to Make a Trilingual Film with Little Prep on the Other Side of the Country

3 months ago by Charles Haine

Charles Haine

No One Gives A Sh*t About Max Barbakow and Andy Siara, Creators of 'Palm Springs'

3 months ago by Jeffrey Reeser

podcast

the no film school podcast

no film school podcast

Jeffrey Reeser

Cut Through the 7 Layers of 'Knives Out'

4 months ago by Jasmyne Bell

Jasmyne Bell

Why Can't The White House Find a Competent Video Editor?

4 months ago by Jeffrey Reeser

podcast

the no film school podcast

no film school podcast

Jeffrey Reeser

How to Write an Exposition Dump (Without Putting Your Audience to Sleep)

4 months ago by Jason Hellerman

exposition

Screenwriting tips

storytelling

Jason Hellerman

Don't Know How to Pitch? Watch This Pro Screenwriter Do One in Real-Time

4 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How Does 'Stranger Things' Control the Tone of The Show?

4 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

The WGA Steps in to Fight Ageism

4 months ago by Jason Hellerman

wga

ageism

Breaking In

Jason Hellerman

Something Smells Funky! Why Bake-Offs May Not Be Great for Screenwriters

4 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

10 Years Later: A Retrospective on 'The Social Network'

4 months ago by Jason Hellerman

the social network

david fincher

aaron sorkin

Jason Hellerman

Learn What Blumhouse Gets Right About Horror Filmmaking

4 months ago by Jo Light

Jo Light

'I'm Thinking of Ending Things' is a Weird Flick, but Here's Charlie Kaufman to Explain It

4 months ago by Jason Hellerman

netflix

Charlie Kaufman

Jason Hellerman

Nurse Ratched Can Help You Write Better Villains

4 months ago by Jo Light

Jo Light

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What is the most complex character arc hidden in the otherwise passable film?

3 months ago by Volodymyr Bilyk

Val Kilmer

screenwriting

character arcs

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Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

1237

Calling Directors - THE SHINY LIVESTREAM

4 months ago by Shiny Show

Shiny Show 254

Securing rights to remake film

6 years ago by Killian Swire

rights

film rights

Killian Swire

Director, Producer, Screenwriter

Pre-Production in Pandemic World

3 weeks ago by Lisa Ann Blaney-Gasaway

Lisa Ann Blaney-Gasaway

Vice President of Sales/CoFounder/Producer

Our 2019 Feature & TV Pilot Contests Are Now Open!

2 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Business Manager

696

Buying USED Black Magic Pocket Camera from EBAY?

6 years ago by S M Sabir

S M Sabir

Filmmaker in MAKING :)

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

10 months ago by Nick Pomeroy

Nick Pomeroy 76

What is your favourite movie?

1 year ago by Jenny

film

Jenny 151

Using well known toys / action figures in a film

3 years ago by Mark D

short film

Copyrights

props

Mark D 81

Direct Before You Shoot: The Art of Storyboarding Master Class with David Russell

3 years ago by Tobias Ohlsson

Tobias Ohlsson

Writer, Director, Editor

The POWER Of A Story...

4 years ago by Noah Rossi

Noah Rossi

Film Maker/Songwriter

173

IMDB: it's possible be in the database without paying each month?

6 years ago by Ragüel Cremades

Ragüel Cremades

Film producer and director

8065

Technical Screenplay

6 years ago by R A

Screen writing

directing

R A

Indie Film Maker

2020 Fiction Podcast Contest | Early Deadline Nov. 15th

3 months ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Business Manager

696

File Transfer

6 years ago by Hovig Kazandjian

Hovig Kazandjian

Writer, Director

472

Fiction Podcast Contest | Final Deadline JAN 21ST.

1 week ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Business Manager

696

How do you show repetition in a movie without actually repeating stuff?

6 years ago by Sathyaish Chakravarthy

Sathyaish Chakravarthy 261

Why Dialogue Is The Most Important Part Of A Film.

1 year ago by Tom Gleason

Tom Gleason

Writer

266

Screenwriting Master Class w/ Karl Iglesias & How to Create Emotional Impact in Films

5 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

1237

What do you think of our $150 Holocaust Short?

6 years ago by Jordan Mederich

Jordan Mederich

Documentarian / Filmmaker

1083

4 Good Reasons Why you Shouldn't Direct and Produce

5 years ago by Bennett Johnson

Bennett Johnson

Director

102

FREE AUDIO WORK!

7 months ago by Michael Miller

Michael Miller

Audio Engineer

How Marketable is Your Film Idea or Screenplay?

5 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

1237

2020 Short Film Fund Winners | Fall Season

1 month ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Business Manager

696

Diego Lope

Writer / Director / Producer

173

How to Write a Screenplay That Really Sells

4 years ago by Alex Ferrari

how to become a screenwriter

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

1237

What Exactly Is High Concept?

2 months ago by Douglas Shaner

Douglas Shaner

Writer, Co-Founder - Hollywood Gatekeepers

DON'T. STOP. RUNNING - The First Trailer

3 years ago by Alex Richardson

Alex Richardson

Director

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Daniel Shar

Writer/Director

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