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3 Things You Don't Want to Overlook as a New Filmmaker

4 years ago by V Renée

mistakes

tips

advice

V Renée

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

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How do I write a fight scene into my script.

6 years ago by Trae

Trae

Writer

How To Make A Feature Film For Less Than $50,000

6 years ago by Daniel J. Pico

Los Angeles

independent film

Daniel J. Pico

Director/Writer/Producer/Editor

Call for Entries - Regular Deadline Shore Scripts 2017 Short Film Fund

6 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

812

Italian Miracle | Comedy Short Film

6 years ago by BigShorts

BigShorts 195

"The Trump Diaries" - My RØDE Reel 2017 Entry

6 years ago by David West

David West

Filmmaker

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How 'The Terminator' and 'T2: Judgment Day' create a unifying theme

6 years ago by Paul Neary

Terminator

Video Essay

analysis

Paul Neary

Writer

What is STYLE_Short Film

6 years ago by Yuvraj Soi

style

Yuvraj Soi

Filmmaker

120

$10,000 Short Film/WebSeries grant available now!

6 years ago by Matt Edwards

Matt Edwards

director/producer/editor

I made an award wining short, how bad is it?

6 years ago by Pece Zdravkovski

Pece Zdravkovski

Studying Film

236

Writing a Synopsis For a Documentary

6 years ago by Alroy Ndhlovu

documentary

screenwriting

synopsis

Alroy Ndhlovu

Student/ Freelance

New Short Film/Indie Film

6 years ago by Victoria Angelique

Victoria Angelique 81

NEW Comic Book Shop / Web Series - COMEDY

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Donovan Vim Crony

Director, DP, Editor, VFX, Sci-Fi Lover

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Recent Experience With Amazon Studios?

6 years ago by Bruce Hyer

Amazon Studios

Bruce Hyer

DP/Writer

254

Call for entries open for Figari Film Fest 2017!

6 years ago by Figari Film Fest

Figari Film Fest 74

Top Ten Best Screenplays Ever Written

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

458

How to acquire the rights to a Novel?

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FB Live Q&A with the makers of Moonlight, La La Land, Arrival, & more

6 years ago by Tech Geek

Tech Geek 79

books for film direction?

6 years ago by Allauddin Bandlapalli

Allauddin Bandlapalli 81

Eights of the script... How?

6 years ago by Thomas Bunink

Eights

script

breakdown

Thomas Bunink

Student/Self Employed Freelance Filmmaker

116

Where can I buy an experienced & well versed screen writer?

6 years ago by Daniel Vestal

Daniel Vestal

Video Producer

221

Feedback on a high school film project?

6 years ago by Noah Gunderson

criticism

Noah Gunderson 81

Lense Recommendations

6 years ago by Brendan Murray

Sony a6300

Brendan Murray

Filmmaker/Photographer

Ejaculation references like erupting volcano

6 years ago by Isabelle

Erotic

references

volcano

Isabelle

Film Student

The Color Catchers

6 years ago by Yuvraj Soi

documentary

INDIA

Kites

Yuvraj Soi

Filmmaker

120

Chance to have your script read in front of Fox's "Empire" Writer/Producer Malcolm Spellman!

6 years ago by Emily-Zoey Zamora

Emily-Zoey Zamora 81

How to Break into the Film Industry with Stage 32’s RB Botto

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

filmmaking

filmmaker

indie film

no-budget feature film

no-budget feature

no budget feature

Film Industry

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

458

How to Sell Your Idea to Television with Agent Matthew Doyle

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Television Writing

screenwriting

Screenwriter

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

458

Making a short film?

6 years ago by Dilip Suthar

Dilip Suthar

Editor and Cinematographer

169

Andrea Mitchell

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER online and mobile Interactive Content

Movie Making

6 years ago by Riley White

Riley White

Director