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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

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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

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the no film school podcast

no film school podcast

Jeffrey Reeser

Cut Through the 7 Layers of 'Knives Out'

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Jasmyne Bell

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

3 months ago by Jeffrey Reeser

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the no film school podcast

no film school podcast

Jeffrey Reeser

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

3 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

3 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

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Charlie Kaufman

Jason Hellerman

Nurse Ratched Can Help You Write Better Villains

4 months ago by Jo Light

Jo Light

’The Last Shift’ is a Masterclass in How to Make the Leap from DIY Nonfiction to Big-Time Narrative

4 months ago by Ryan Koo

podcast

the no film school podcast

no film school podcast

Ryan Koo

Wscripted Introduces a Platform to Elevate Female Writers

4 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

David Lynch Breaks Down the Habits of Creative People

4 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Are Loglines Worth Your Time?

4 months ago by Jason Hellerman

loglines

John August

screencraft

Jason Hellerman

5 Screenwriting Lessons from the 'Se7en' Script PDF

4 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

What Does Ben Affleck Think is the Future of Mid-Budget Movies?

4 months ago by Jason Hellerman

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mid-budget movies

pandemic

Jason Hellerman

Lulu Wang Speaks Out about Ron Howard Directing the New Lang Lang Biopic

4 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How 'Euphoria' Breaks the 'Rules' of Storytelling

4 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

What's It Like to Be in the Emmy-Winning Writers Room of 'Schitt's Creek'?

4 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

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CineLove, a new streaming platform/film festival and movie movement

3 years ago by Daisy Franklin

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How do I find scripts? A non-writer searching for a passion project.

2 months ago by Justin Mangrich

Justin Mangrich

Producer/Director/DP

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LAST BOOK YOU READ!!!

4 months ago by SandraMark

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Listen to Dov Simens Quentin Tarantino's only Film Teacher before he made Reservoir Dogs!

5 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

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Nathan Karimi

Writer/ Director

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Best Techniques for Single Camera Cinematography?

3 years ago by Raza Rehman

Raza Rehman

Writer/Director

106

How to use a short as a proof of concept for investors.

1 year ago by Byron Q

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horror shorts

Short Films

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Writer/Director

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How to Create Unforgettable Characters

4 years ago by Alex Ferrari

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Michael Hauge

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Hero's Journey

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Director / Producer

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Short courses, to support your self learning, as an alternative to Film degree!

6 years ago by Richard Duriez

Richard Duriez

Course Manager

Resources for finding actors

6 years ago by David Steven

David Steven

Art director / director

New Sci Fi Short Film "UTU"

3 years ago by Daniel Freedman

Daniel Freedman

Writer, Director, Editor

175

GH4 External Monitor Problem

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Lumix GH4 Camera

M Qais

Movie Editor & Cinematographer

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Director / Producer

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Pre-Production in Pandemic World

2 weeks ago by Lisa Ann Blaney-Gasaway

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2020 Short Film Fund - Reg Deadline Sept 30th

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Shot listing and desgining

5 years ago by Nathaniel Moody

script. Shots. planning....

Nathaniel Moody

Student film maker

153

2020 Fiction Podcast Contest | Early Deadline Nov. 15th

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Justine Owens

Business Manager

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Technical Screenplay

6 years ago by R A

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R A

Indie Film Maker

Indie Film Marketing 101: Design A Website For Your Film

5 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

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FREE to DOWNLOAD TV Bibles & Genre Movie Scripts!

2 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Business Manager

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Need advice for my first real Indie Short

5 years ago by Lucas Veltrie

Lucas Veltrie

Director/Cinematographer/Producer/Actor

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Our 2019 Feature & TV Pilot Contests Are Now Open!

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Justine Owens

Business Manager

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Pete Docter: How to Craft a Remarkable Story the Pixar Way

5 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

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2020 Short Film Fund 2 Finalists Announced!

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Justine Owens

Business Manager

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2nd Opinions - Short Film - First independent short film

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4 years ago by Shane Lee

Shane Lee

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

5 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

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What Exactly Is High Concept?

1 month ago by Douglas Shaner

Douglas Shaner

Writer, Co-Founder - Hollywood Gatekeepers

Ask Yourself the Question, Are you really a Screenwriter or Storyteller?

5 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

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Eyes Wide Shut: Sex, Masks & Betrayal – Stanley Kubrick’s Final Masterpiece

4 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Stanley Kubrick

Eyes Wide Shut

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Stanley Kubrick Letter

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Director / Producer

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