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Not a Trick Question: What Do 'Boogie Nights' and 'Goodfellas' Have in Common?

5 years ago by Justin Morrow

goodfellas

Boogie Nights

Video Essay

Justin Morrow

'Where We Reigned': Terence Nance on His HBO Series, 'Random Acts of Flyness'

5 years ago by Scout Tafoya

production

Terence Nance

Random Acts of Flyness

Madvillain

HBO

BlackStar film festival

interview

interviews

Scout Tafoya

Watch: The First Episode of 'Random Acts of Flyness' Teaches the Art of Collaboration

5 years ago by Erik Luers

Terence Nance

Random Acts of Flyness

Erik Luers

Watch: The Secret to the Success of 'Mission Impossible' is Not Just Tom Cruise's Stunts

5 years ago by Justin Morrow

mission impossible

lessons from the screenplay

Justin Morrow

Get Mentored by Screenwriting Professionals at the 2019 Middlebury Script Lab

5 years ago by Erik Luers

screenwriting

Call for Entries

submission

middlebury script lab

Erik Luers

Why 'Nico, 1988' Used 50-Year-Old 8mm Footage from Jonas Mekas in a Fictionalized Biopic

5 years ago by Erik Luers

Erik Luers

Want to Make a Profitable Movie? Turn Toward Science

5 years ago by Jon Fusco

Jon Fusco

7 Tips That Will Help Make You a More Productive Filmmaker

5 years ago by V Renée

productivity

V Renée

How Laurel Parmet Learned to Master Directing Teens in Her Two Award-Winning Films

5 years ago by Erik Luers

Laurel Parmet

Kira Burning

short film

Museum of the Modern Art

nobudge

directing

cinematogaphy

Erik Luers

'Never Goin' Back': How A New Director Made the Ultimate 21st Century Stoner Comedy

5 years ago by Erik Luers

Erik Luers

'Night Comes On': Jordana Spiro on What to Remember When Making Your First Feature

5 years ago by Erik Luers

Erik Luers

10 Tips for Pulling Together Your Shorts on a Tight Timeframe

5 years ago by Lauretta Prevost

Lauretta Prevost

A Western in Las Vegas with No Money: Robert Scott Wildes on His Debut Feature 'Poor Boy'

5 years ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

Why a Filmmaker Turned The Camera on Her Family for Her Latest Narrative Feature

5 years ago by Erik Luers

Erik Luers

How Gus Van Sant's Latest Film Tells Five Periods of a Life at Once

5 years ago by Max Winter

Gus Van Sant

interviews

Max Winter

Have a Great Idea for a TV Show? ScreenCraft Wants to Hear It

5 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

Humanity Through Animation: Director Alexandre Espigares on Netflix's 'White Fang'

5 years ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

'Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives' Director Tom McLoughlin on How Comedy Can Produce Great Horror

5 years ago by Erik Luers

Erik Luers

How a Filmmaker Found a B-Movie Aesthetic to Draw Light to Violence in the Philippines

5 years ago by Erik Luers

Dean Colin Marcial

Manila Death Squad

borscht film festival

Erik Luers

Collaboration & Creativity For All: Celebrating 10 Years of the Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective

5 years ago by Alex Mallis

Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective

collective

directing

screenwriting

Alex Mallis

4 Takeaways From Director Tim Robbins on Creativity Behind and In Front of the Camera

5 years ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Oakley Anderson-Moore

Watch: Stanley Kubrick Interprets the Ending of His '2001: A Space Odyssey'

5 years ago by Erik Luers

Erik Luers

'Sharp Objects': DP Yves Bélanger on Letting Available Light and the Subject Shape Your Cinematography

5 years ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

Deus Ex Machina, the Laziest Way to Spoil Your Screenplay

5 years ago by V Renée

Deus Ex Machina

writing

Video Essay

V Renée

3 Things That Make Quentin Tarantino's Dialogue So Damn Good

5 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

Watch: How the Screenplay For 'Jurassic Park' Creates Conflict Amongst Its Characters

5 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

Here's How Two Filmmakers Made a Wildly Independent Western Comedy Shot on 16mm

5 years ago by Erik Luers

Erik Luers

Watch: How 'Fear and Loathing' Points Out the Cinematic Challenges of Adaptation

5 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

'Distorted' DP Mark Dobrescu on How Lighting and Locations Helped Visualize Paranoia

5 years ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

How DP Andrij Parekh Used Noir Lighting to Modernize 'The Catcher Was a Spy'

5 years ago by Max Winter

the catcher was a spy

Max Winter

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2nd Opinions - Short Film - First independent short film

3 years ago by Sara Bulloch

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Short Film Fund 2 Early Deadline

3 years ago by Justine Owens

#screenwriting #scriptwriting...

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

774

Writing short films - coming up with and applying concept in a screenplay

3 years ago by Mark Haines

subverting expectation

Mark Haines

Director/Writer/Editor

2020 Feature Screenplay & TV Pilot Contest Regular Deadline

3 years ago by Justine Owens

#screenwriting #scriptwriting...

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

774

Our Short Film Fund 2 is now Open.

3 years ago by Justine Owens

#screenwriting #scriptwriting...

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

774

Our Short Film Fund is returning soon!

3 years ago by Justine Owens

#screenwriting #scriptwriting...

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

774

FREE AUDIO WORK!

3 years ago by Michael Miller

Michael Miller

Audio Engineer

Screenwriting tips ?

3 years ago by Saki Yutukuri

Saki Yutukuri

Screenwriter and Filmmaker

Can I use a news article as a the basis of a screenplay

3 years ago by Donovan Wilson

options

news

copywrite

Donovan Wilson

Filmmaker

107

2020 Short Film Fund Finalists Announced!

3 years ago by Justine Owens

#screenwriting #scriptwriting...

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

774

From visual in my head to Screenwriting

3 years ago by Vagmita Swaroop

Vagmita Swaroop

Student

2020 Short Film Fund | Final Deadline | 2nd May

3 years ago by Justine Owens

#screenwriting #scriptwriting...

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

774

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

3 years ago by Nick Pomeroy

Nick Pomeroy 68

How do I rise above other no budget films?

3 years ago by David Cunningham

David Cunningham

freelance filmmaker/photographer

326

Stuck on storyline... scriptwriting help/suggestion is appreciated :)

3 years ago by Vinay

#screenplay #scriptwriting ...

Vinay

Script writer

Finding Indie Directors for Screenplay?

3 years ago by Chris Rin

Chris Rin

Screenwriter

Are our backs against the wall with novelty in film making?

3 years ago by Santanu Bhattacharjee

film making creativity novelty

Santanu Bhattacharjee

Filmmaker

163

2020 Short Film Fund - Regular Deadline

3 years ago by Justine Owens

#screenwriting #scriptwriting...

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

774

Screenplay

3 years ago by Usman Haider

Usman Haider

Actor

101

Visual Artists & Storytellers Wanted!

3 years ago by Maine Media Workshops+College

Maine Media Workshops+College

HR|Business Manager

170

Our 2020 FEATURE & TV PILOT Contest Is Now Open!

3 years ago by Justine Owens

#screenwriting #scriptwriting...

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

774

Shore Scripts 2020 Short Film Fund Is Now Open!

3 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

774

Newbie looking for mentor

3 years ago by Clément VIAUD

mentoring

mentor

newbie

Clément VIAUD 113

2019 Order of Winners Announced

3 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

774

Join BRIC's Black Box Filmmaking Program

4 years ago by BRIC Media Education

BRIC Media Education 106

What is your favourite movie?

4 years ago by Jenny

film

Jenny 156

2019’s Feature and TV-Pilot Winners Announced

4 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

774

Writing a screenplay

4 years ago by Marcos Cotlar

Single location

short horror films

Marcos Cotlar

Production Assistant

186

Screenwriting

4 years ago by Marcos Cotlar

Single location

short horror films

Marcos Cotlar

Production Assistant

186

I'm making a dark comedy short film and need your help!

4 years ago by Vasile Berde Luca Stefan

Vasile Berde Luca Stefan

Writer/Director/Editor

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