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'The Fits': Why Oscilloscope Took a Leap of Faith on the Low-Budget Sundance Hit

7 years ago by Sophia Harvey

oscilloscope laboratories

Anna Rose Holmer

Royalty hightower

Sophia Harvey

What Directors Can Learn from Actors: Antonio Campos and Rebecca Hall on 'Christine'

7 years ago by Sophia Harvey

Sophia Harvey

F-Bombs Away! How Profanity Can Actually Make Your Films More Effective

7 years ago by V Renée

swearing

dialog

character development

censorship

mpaa

hayscode

V Renée

Producers vs. Screenwriters: Advice on How to Accept Your Fate as a Rewriter

7 years ago by V Renée

PDXFF 2016

Portland Film Festival

Laurie Craig

advice

V Renée

Watch 'The Shining' Deleted Original Ending and Read Kubrick's Script Treatment

7 years ago by Justin Morrow

Stanley Kubrick

the shining

screenplay

Justin Morrow

Can You Make a Feature for $7K? This New Grant is Betting on It

7 years ago by Liz Nord

Liz Nord

Here's Why You Need to Stop Trying to Find a Great Agent

7 years ago by Christopher Boone

agent

pitching

Christopher Boone

Get Scripts Online: The 10 Best Places Download Your Favorite Screenplays Online

7 years ago by Jon Fusco

Jon Fusco

Watch: 10 Films That Really Nail Story Structure

7 years ago by V Renée

structure

story structure

storytelling

V Renée

Starting Your Script with Character: Learn Structure in This Online Screenwriting Course

7 years ago by Jon Fusco

screenwriting

parable

tim long

Jon Fusco

New to Screenwriting? The '100 Most FAQ About Screenwriting' Has Your Answers

7 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

Watch: Why On-Screen Representation Matters

7 years ago by Julie Keck

seed and spark

seriesfest

crowdfunding

Julie Keck

Your Screenplay’s True Hero? The Opening Scene

7 years ago by Tim Long

story

opening sequence

character development

Tim Long

6 Things You'll Want to Avoid Like the Plague when Making a Film

7 years ago by V Renée

mistakes

advice

V Renée

Behind the Scenes of DANIELS' Daring New Breakup Film—with 16 Possible Storylines

7 years ago by Liz Nord

Liz Nord

Watch: How Terry Gilliam Turned an Avant-Garde Masterpiece into '12 Monkeys'

7 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

Up Your Scene Game With This Hands-On Script Exercise

7 years ago by Alex Bloom

Alex Bloom

This Screenplay Contest Puts Your Work into the Hands of Francis Ford Coppola

7 years ago by Jon Fusco

american zoetrope

Francis Ford Coppola

screenplay

screenplay competitions

screenplay contests

Jon Fusco

Watch: 2 Crucial Things 'American Beauty' Can Teach You About Writing Characters

7 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

Every Filmmaking Form You'll Ever Need in 99 Free Templates

7 years ago by Adrijana Lazarevic

Adrijana Lazarevic

The Story of Story III: Which System Helps You Write the Best Screenplays?

7 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

How Plotting Can Kill Your Character

7 years ago by Tim Long

initial stimulus

script

character

Tim Long

Why NYC is Better than LA and 9 Pieces of Screenwriting Advice from Aaron Sorkin's AMA

7 years ago by Jon Fusco

Jon Fusco

Aaron Sorkin Masterclass: 'You Know More in Your Head than You're Able to Put on Paper'

7 years ago by Jon Fusco

screenwriting

master class

aaron sorkin

Jon Fusco

How We Used Artificial Intelligence to Write a Crowdpleaser Horror Script

7 years ago by Jack Zhang

Artificial Intelligence

Project Greenlight

script

Jack Zhang

This Library is Basically Every Screenwriter's Dream Place to Write

7 years ago by V Renée

writing

office

Writers Guild of America

wga

Writers Guild of America Library

V Renée

Got a Science or Tech-Themed Script? Apply for the Sundance Sloan Grant

7 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

The 3 Key Psychological Hooks to Creating Compelling Characters

7 years ago by Tim Long

script

character development

Tim Long

The Black List Wants to Bring You to Sundance

7 years ago by Jon Fusco

sundance

Sundance Film Festival

The Black List

Jon Fusco

10 Ways to Successfully Introduce a Character

7 years ago by Jon Fusco

Video Essay

Jon Fusco

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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

268

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

218

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

David David 1207

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

268

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 86

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