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What Makes a Character Sympathetic? This Video Essay from Screentakes Explains

9 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

This Online Screenwriting Class is Now in Session with Professor James Franco

9 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

More Money for Filmmakers: A Massive List of Grants Part II (Summer Deadlines)

9 years ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Oakley Anderson-Moore

'Mud' Writer/Director Jeff Nichols Reveals How His Characters Drive the Writing Process

9 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

Getting High Production Value Even on a Minuscule Budget

9 years ago by Guest Author

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Final Draft 9 Sale Ends Today, 20% Off Upgrades, 32% Off Full Version

9 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

Austin Film Festival Screenplay & Teleplay Competition Final Deadline is May 31

9 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

'Menthol' Micro-Budget Film Case Study Part 4: Meet the Cast & Crew (Video)

9 years ago by Micah Van Hove

Micah Van Hove

Finding the Note Behind the Note: Rewriting 'CENTS' for Production

9 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

Free eBook Offers over 430 Screenwriting Examples to Get What's in Your Head Onto the Page

9 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

Why 'Game of Thrones' Writer George R.R. Martin Uses an Old School DOS Machine

9 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

The Black List, NFL & The Company Team Up to Find the Writer of the Next Great Football Movie

9 years ago by Christopher Boone

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The Story of Story: How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love Structure

9 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

Directing the One-Man Show: Advice from 'Locke' & 'Buried' Filmmakers

9 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

Grab Some Running Shoes & Mess Up Your Desk! Science Weighs in on What Encourages Creativity

9 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

Shape Up Your Screenplay: Film Independent Screenwriting Lab Deadline is May 5, 2014

9 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

From Superheroes to Real Life Heroes: David S. Goyer & Susannah Grant On Screenwriting

9 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

The Richard Linklater Approach to Filmmaking: Tips from His Searchlab Lecture

9 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

This Clickable Periodic Table of Tropes is the Holy Grail of Storytelling Resources

9 years ago by V Renée

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2014 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Regular Deadline is April 10

9 years ago by Christopher Boone

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Screenwriting Tips: How to Approach Genre as You Begin Your Script

9 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

Get Your First Act Written! This Animated Video with Pixar's Michael Arndt Shows You How

9 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

Expose Yourself to Some of Comedy's Biggest Players! Enter ScreenCraft's Comedy Script Contest

9 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

This Infographic Reveals the Daily Routines of History's Greatest Creative Minds

9 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

Learn How David O. Russell Writes & Directs Movies in This 'American Hustle' BTS Video

9 years ago by Joe Marine

Joe Marine

Lessons Learned at AFF Script-to-Screen: Donnie Darko with Writer/Director Richard Kelly

9 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

What Can These Akira Kurosawa Quotes Teach Us About Filmmaking?

9 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

Introducing the Sundance Episodic Story Lab, a Place for TV Writers to Cut Their Teeth

9 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

Free Collaborative Screenwriting App WriterDuet Adds Intuitive Outlining Tool

9 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

Hey Screenwriters! Amtrak is Now Taking Applications for Their Free Residency for Writers

9 years ago by V Renée

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The Tree of Life - Analysis

7 years ago by B.D. Sharples

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SINNER - a post-apocalyptic witch hunt with robots. Would you watch it?

7 years ago by Stash Capar

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Stash Capar

Film Director

Mr. Robot Script Analysis: Breakdown the Pilot Episode

7 years ago by Alex Ferrari

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Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

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Celtx vs. Final Draft

7 years ago by Henry Selick

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How to Write a Screenplay...FAST!

7 years ago by Alex Ferrari

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Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

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FilmRiot and DSLR Guide are a disgrace? Why hate CinematographyDatabase? (Rant)

7 years ago by Mark Miller

Mark Miller

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Script Writing Software: 5 Apps Better & CHEAPER Than Final Draft

7 years ago by Alex Ferrari

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Highland script writing software

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Director / Producer

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UPDATE: On-Going FREE On-Line FILMMAKING WORKSHOP & INDIE COMMUNITY

7 years ago by Alex Molina

Alex Molina

Creative Director, MalaCom-UNATI (Actor/Filmmaker)

Difference in story - short/feature film

7 years ago by David David

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How to show the future or flash forward in a film

7 years ago by blake kimball

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Doug Richardson – Screenwriting Bad Boys, Die Hard 2 & Making It in Hollyweird

7 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

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The Web Series Podcast

7 years ago by Robin Nyström

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Novel, Screenplay and Stage-Play; What's the difference?

7 years ago by Toby Garside

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Toby Garside

Writer, Director, Director of Photography, Indie Filmmaker

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Why Indie Filmmaking is Like Being in a Horrible Relationship

7 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

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35+ OSCAR, BAFTA, Golden Globe, Cannes & Emmy Award Winning Judges

7 years ago by Justine Owens

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Justine Owens

Director of Contests

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Screenplays

7 years ago by Alan

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On-Going FREE On-Line FILMMAKING WORKHOP & Indie Community

7 years ago by Alex Molina

Alex Molina

Creative Director, MalaCom-UNATI (Actor/Filmmaker)

My first film! 'Draft Eight' (10 min) A godlike short film about the regrets of wasting ones life. I'd love some feedback.

7 years ago by Chris Chalklen

Chris Chalklen

Writer/Director/Animator

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Shore Scripts Final Submission Deadline Closes 31st August

7 years ago by Justine Owens

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Justine Owens

Director of Contests

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Suggested laptops for screenwriters?

7 years ago by Hailey Escobar

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Hailey Escobar

Screenwriter

Made a short film, would appreciate critique.

7 years ago by Cedar Riley Nelson

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Is this funny or not?

7 years ago by Kevin

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How to get an idea and make it a story and not to be scared

7 years ago by Ryan P, Brown

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Getting inspired to go for it.

7 years ago by Ryan P, Brown

Ryan P, Brown 101

Just Announced: PARTICIPANT MEDIA & PIVOT TEAM WITH THE NYTVF for WORKS FOR PROGRESS

7 years ago by Emily Damron

Emily Damron

New York Television Festival

What Filmmakers Can Do About the Diversity Problem in Hollywood

7 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Diversity Problem in Hollywood

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Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

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It's good to be bad - 99 Solutions review

7 years ago by Zam Ded

Zam Ded

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SHORE SCRIPTS SCREENWRITING COMPETITION REGULAR DEADLINE 31st July 2016

7 years ago by Justine Owens

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Justine Owens

Director of Contests

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Need Some Constructive Criticism for my 10 Minute Short

7 years ago by VIJASGJJ KHARE

VIJASGJJ KHARE

Writer , Director

Top 10 Must Listen To Screenwriting Podcasts

7 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

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