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10 Tips for Writing Better Dialogue for Film and TV

1 month ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

11 Elements That Should Be in Every Scene in Your Screenplay

1 month ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

What Are Some Compelling Attributes of a Hero Character?

1 month ago by Jason Hellerman

character development

Jason Hellerman

11 Ways To Improve Tension in Your Scenes

1 month ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Do You Know the Core Elements of Romantic Comedy Genre in Film and TV?

1 month ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

What Directors Can Learn From Our Favorite Rom-Coms

1 month ago by Alyssa Miller

Alyssa Miller

How To Write Complex Love Like PTA

1 month ago by Ari Jacobson

Ari Jacobson

Do You Know the One Thing All Antiheroes Are Afraid Of?

1 month ago by Ari Jacobson

antiheroes

character analysis

screenwriting

Ari Jacobson

Does Your Movie or TV Show Deserve a Femme Fatale Character?

1 month ago by Jason Hellerman

character development

Character arc

character analysis

Jason Hellerman

Why Was the Entire ‘Fast X’ Third Act Rewritten on Set?

1 month ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

What Are Screwball Comedies in Film and TV? (Definition and Examples)

1 month ago by Jason Hellerman

classical hollywood cinema

genre

Jason Hellerman

7 Things To Do Before Making a Short Film

1 month ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

What Is an EGOT, and Who Has Won EGOTs in the Past?

1 month ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

3 Ways to Adapt a Stage Play for the Screen

1 month ago by Ari Jacobson

Ari Jacobson

Why This Oscar Nominated-Filmmaker Finds Freedom in Short Films

1 month ago by Alyssa Miller

Alyssa Miller

20 Screenwriting Tips We Hear All the Time and Still Forget

1 month ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How to Make Your Screenplay More Visual

1 month ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Unpacking the "Buff Clown" Trope in Hollywood

1 month ago by Jason Hellerman

character development

Character arc

character archetypes

Jason Hellerman

This is How ‘Ringing Rocks’ Writer/Director Tackles the Anxieties of Filmmaking

1 month ago by Alyssa Miller

Alyssa Miller

Learn How To Analyze Movies With This Cheat Sheet

2 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

What Is Anachronistic and What Does Anachronistic Mean in Film and Literature?

2 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Read and Download the 'Aftersun' Screenplay PDF

2 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Do You Know What a "Bodice Ripper" Movie or TV Show Is?

2 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

James Gunn and DC Promise to Prioritize Screenwriting for the Superhero Genre

2 months ago by Alyssa Miller

Alyssa Miller

What Movies and TV Shows Will James Gunn Greenlight for DC?

2 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How This Lo-Fi Micro Budget Film Is Changing the Horror Genre

2 months ago by Ari Jacobson

Ari Jacobson

The Story Change That Made 'The Last of Us' Episode 3 One of the Best Things on TV Ever

2 months ago by Jo Light

the last of us

Craig Mazin

screenwriting

Jo Light

You Can Navigate Indie Intimacy Scenes with Help from the 'When It Melts' Filmmakers

2 months ago by Alyssa Miller

Alyssa Miller

Sundance 2023 Announces the Winners of This Year's Fest

2 months ago by Alyssa Miller

sundance

Sundance 2023

winners

Alyssa Miller

How D. Smith Nailed Her Visually Cool Sundance Debut—with No Budget

2 months ago by Alyssa Miller

Alyssa Miller

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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 68

10 Ways We Turn Generation Z Into Living Zombies

8 years ago by Jason Manning

Jason Manning 68

16mm short film

8 years ago by Paul DeSilva

Paul DeSilva

Filmmaker, VFX artist

149

Two Weeks to Early Deadline: Best Movie Title

8 years ago by Claire Stanton Lee

Claire Stanton Lee

Coordinator

275

Sony a7s film critique

8 years ago by Jesse Tugas

Jesse Tugas

Director, Editor, Cinematographer, Writer, Actor

156

Sony a7s film critique

8 years ago by Jesse Tugas

Jesse Tugas

Director, Editor, Cinematographer, Writer, Actor

156

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 41

Constructive Criticism Guys?

8 years ago by Kyler Wagner

Kyler Wagner

Director/Cinematographer/Video Editor

211

Please destroy this film

8 years ago by Luke Oyovbaire

short film

Thriller

psychological thriller

Student Film

Luke Oyovbaire

Filmmaker

173

Yet another gear advice question

8 years ago by David David

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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 41

CALL FOR ENTRIES – OTHER WORLDS AUSTIN SCIFI FILM FESTIVAL

8 years ago by OtherWorldsATX

OtherWorldsATX 74

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

275

How do you find your story?

8 years ago by Nation Morin

Nation Morin 81

VALET- an independent short by Laura Hirst on Kickstarter

8 years ago by Laura Hirst

Laura Hirst 93

Donate to the Travis Roy Foundation get your script read by Fineman Entertainment

8 years ago by Chad Drew

management

representation

Chad Drew

Screenwriter

142

Get your script read by making a donation

8 years ago by Chad Drew

Manager

management

Chad Drew

Screenwriter

142

Interview / Documentary about my grandmother.

8 years ago by Peter

Peter 81