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Maybe Lucasfilm Should've Watched This Video Before Firing Lord & Miller from the Han Solo Movie

6 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

5 Ways to Write a Female-Driven Script that Sells

6 years ago by Genevieve Jacobson

Genevieve Jacobson

Screenwriter Mark L. Smith Reveals How 'The Revenant' Was Brought to Life

6 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

From an Under-Represented Community? Here are Three Summer Funding Opps for You

6 years ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

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Kickstarter

Middle East Film Initiative

Firelight Media Documentary Lab

Points North Institute

Oakley Anderson-Moore

Watch: How 'Jaws' Can Help Us Redeem the Summer Movie

6 years ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

How to Tap into Your Animalistic Filmmaking Instincts and Become a 'Bitch' [PODCAST]

6 years ago by Jon Fusco

Sundance Film Festival

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bitch

Jon Fusco

Watch: 4 Things Pixar Always Does to Create Memorable Characters

6 years ago by V Renée

pixar

storytelling

character development

V Renée

Student Screenwriter? Win a Spot at ScriptFest Los Angeles!

6 years ago by Jon Fusco

Jon Fusco

Watch: Lessons from 'True Detective' on How to Write a Character-Driven Plot

6 years ago by Jon Fusco

Jon Fusco

Watch: How 'Se7en' and 'True Detective' Find Light in the Darkest Places

6 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

Watch: 'The Deer Hunter' and Three Ways to Pursue the Perfect Scene

6 years ago by Justin Morrow

the deer hunter

michael cimino

Video Essay

Justin Morrow

Watch: Hayao Miyazaki's Tried and True Storytelling Recipe

6 years ago by Max Winter

Hayao Miyazaki

story development

Storyline

Max Winter

Win $80K in Final Draft's Big Break Screenplay Contest

6 years ago by Jon Fusco

Final Draft

prizes

screenwriting competition

TV writing

Jon Fusco

A Massive List of Summer 2017 Grants All Filmmakers Should Know About

6 years ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

tribeca film institute

neh

national endowment

Points North Institute

Oakley Anderson-Moore

David Mamet Reveals Why Movies Don't Need Dialogue and More No-Nonsense Screenwriting Lessons

6 years ago by Emily Buder

Emily Buder

Watch: How '10 Cloverfield Lane' Nails Foreshadowing

6 years ago by Jon Fusco

10 Cloverfield Lane

Foreshadowing

Video Essay

Jon Fusco

Get Summer Schooled with Free Online Film Courses from Top Universities

6 years ago by Liz Nord

Liz Nord

Watch: Why 'Silence' and 'Apocalypse Now' Are Two Sides of the Same Coin

6 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

Akira Kurosawa's Singular Advice for Aspiring Filmmakers

6 years ago by Romel Rodriguez

Akira Kurosawa

screenwriting

screenwriters

Romel Rodriguez

Watch: Why Does Aki Kaurismäki's Cinematic Cynicism Make Us Laugh?

6 years ago by Justin Morrow

Video Essay

Justin Morrow

Watch: 10 Tips That Will Help You Be a More Productive Filmmaker

6 years ago by V Renée

productivity

V Renée

Watch: Symbolism, Satire and Social Horror in 'Get Out'

6 years ago by Justin Morrow

get out

Video Essay

jordan peele

Justin Morrow

Get a Major Discount on WriterDuet Screenwriting Software Ahead of App Launch

6 years ago by Micah Van Hove

Micah Van Hove

Watch: Are Superhero Movies Dying? 'Logan' and 'Deadpool' Reveal the State of the Genre

6 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

Is Discontentment the Real Driving Force Behind Creativity?

6 years ago by V Renée

inspiration

creativity

V Renée

Watch: Why 'Arrival' is a Case Study in Adaptation

6 years ago by Justin Morrow

Video Essay

arrival

adaptation

Justin Morrow

Come for the Prizes, Stay for the Judges: ScreenCraft's Short Screenplay Contest Is Now Open

6 years ago by V Renée

screencraft

short film

Short Screenplay Contest

V Renée

Watch: Adam McKay and the Art of Smart (Dumb) Comedy

6 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

Why Screenwriting Rules are a Myth

6 years ago by Tim Long

flashback

Tim Long

In the Age of 'The Handmaid's Tale,' it's Time to Revisit 'Children of Men'

6 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

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Pitch For a Batman Fan-Film: Fall Of Gotham Rise Of Roman

8 years ago by Trae Dukes

Trae Dukes

Entry Level

189

Any criticism about my first short film?

8 years ago by Akın Ay

Akın Ay 74

who owns the raw footage if the client did not pay?

8 years ago by Peter John

Peter John

video maker

Buying USED Black Magic Pocket Camera from EBAY?

8 years ago by S M Sabir

S M Sabir

Filmmaker in MAKING :)

294

What am I looking for when buying a lens for my DSLR

8 years ago by Trae Dukes

Trae Dukes

Entry Level

189

Whats The Best Editing Software Value For Starters

8 years ago by Trae Dukes

Trae Dukes

Entry Level

189

Looking For Feedback On Short Film

8 years ago by Gareth O'Dalaigh

Gareth O'Dalaigh

Writer/Director

Jameson First Shot

8 years ago by Travis Calvert

jamesonfirstshot

Travis Calvert

Writer/Director

158

Create the Next (Hypothetical) Sci-Fi TV Series

8 years ago by John Matson

John Matson

Sales and Marketing Manager

120

Can I get and Tips and Tricks,

8 years ago by Trae Dukes

Trae Dukes

Entry Level

189

looking to collaborate and hire a screenwriter for indie feature

8 years ago by Caleb Price

Caleb Price

Director

439

My first short film, "Familiarly Alien"

8 years ago by Caspar Kerr

Caspar Kerr

Enthusiast

114

A tutorial on screenwriting

8 years ago by Yves Lavandier

Screenwriter

Yves Lavandier

screenwriter, director and script doctor

156

A tutorial on screenwriting

8 years ago by Yves Lavandier

Screenwriter

Yves Lavandier

screenwriter, director and script doctor

156

Coming Up With A Short?

8 years ago by Craig Walkine

Craig Walkine

Video Editor

Online critiquing?

8 years ago by Craig Walkine

Craig Walkine

Video Editor

Has anyone the Screenplay from Fast & Furious 7?

8 years ago by Jonas Dietze

Chris Morgan

Jonas Dietze

Directer of Photography

Screen Forward Conversations

8 years ago by John Matson

Brickman

UCB

screenwriting

Screen Forward Conversations

transmedia

Multi-platform content

filmmaking

John Matson

Sales and Marketing Manager

120

Screen Forward Conversations

8 years ago by John Matson

Brinkman

UCB

screenwriting

Screen Forward Conversations

John Matson

Sales and Marketing Manager

120

5 Reasons why No One is Watching Your Films (And Mine)

8 years ago by Bennett Johnson

Bennett Johnson

Director

Beat sheet or not to beat sheet?

8 years ago by Kenneth Scrues

Screenwriting Writing process

script

Kenneth Scrues

Screenwriter/Producer/Director

Why don't filmmakers understand statistics?

8 years ago by Jonathan Krimer

feature films

screenwriting

indy

independent filmmaking

Jonathan Krimer

Founder of WritersandFilmmakers.com

Posters and Royalties: Legal Problems?

8 years ago by Andreas Beissel

Legal rights producing set...

Andreas Beissel

Making a no budget mockumentary

8 years ago by Nero R mercer

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Licensing/Rights Issues when adapting literature

8 years ago by Simon Reichel

Simon Reichel

Director & Editor

128

Stage 32, Get one

8 years ago by alice chen

Stage 32

Richard Botto

alice chen

Student

DON'T. STOP. RUNNING - new blog post - rehearsals

8 years ago by Alex Richardson

Alex Richardson

Director

3675

How much character development for short film?

8 years ago by George Watkins

George Watkins

Writer/Director

154

Using a shot from Nosferatu

8 years ago by Alejandro

Alejandro

Filmmaker

161

What's Your Favorite Digital Cinema Camera?

8 years ago by Hovig Kazandjian

Hovig Kazandjian

Writer, Director

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