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Our Favorite Lessons on Screenwriting from 'Breaking Bad'

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Screenwriting Lessons

Jason Hellerman

Seth Rogen Explains the Difference Between Story and Plot

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How a Specific 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' Scene Encapsulates Marvel's Heart

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

spider-man

marvel

lessons from the screenplay

screenwriting

scene breakdown

Jason Hellerman

Why Silent Films Still Matter to Us (Watch Our Favorites)

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Is an Audio Drama a Viable Narrative Medium? Ask William Gibson's 'Alien 3'

4 years ago by Jo Light

Jo Light

Inciting Incidents: Create Dynamic Conflict in Your Screenplays and TV Pilots

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Go Behind the Scenes of 'Game of Thrones' S8E2

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

10 Tony Gilroy Quotes to Encourage Your Screenwriting

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

The Director of 'Hereditary' Wants to Read Your Horror Script

4 years ago by V Renée

screencraft

horror

Horror Screenplay Contest

opportunities

V Renée

Fail Your Way Forward: How Average Joes Make It in Hollywood

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Script Rewrite Strategies and Tools (Even a Page One or Polish)

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

writing

rewriting

all writing is rewriting

screenwriting

screenplay advice

Jason Hellerman

Be a Maester: 10 Writing Lessons from 'Game of Thrones'

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

game of thrones

writing

writing process

Screenwriting Lessons

David Benioff

DB Wiess

George RR Martin

Jason Hellerman

Try the Screenwriting Workout Used by the Writers of 'A Quiet Place'

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

The "3-Minute Rule" and The Neuroscience Behind Screenwriting

4 years ago by Jo Light

Jo Light

Writers Will Now Sue Their Agents for Breach of Duty

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How to Write a Logline for your Screenplay (Free Template)

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

log line

logline

how to write a logline

Screenwriter

pitch

Jason Hellerman

10 Lessons 'The Office' Can Teach Us about Screenwriting

4 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

How to Describe Your Character's Emotions (Free Download)

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

character description

Jason Hellerman

Patton Oswalt Offers Optimism for Unknown Creators

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Good Eats: What Food Choice Says About Movie Characters

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

character

character development

character bio

character traits

Food

Jason Hellerman

Scriptation App Revolutionizes Screenplay Notes

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

BREAKING: Writers Fire Agents After they Refuse to Sign Code of Conduct

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

wga

Jason Hellerman

Skywalker has Risen in the Newest Star Wars Trailer

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Star Wars

skywalker sound

Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker

JJ Abrams

Jason Hellerman

Paul Schrader on How to Make Your Words Turn into Images

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Learning from Screenwriter Tony McNamara and How He Created 'The Favourite'

4 years ago by Jo Light

Jo Light

Highland 2: Intuitive Screenwriting Software for Professionals

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

screenwriting software

John August

Screenwriter

highland

Highland script writing software

Highland 2

Jason Hellerman

Tired of Waiting? Linklater Preaches Patience in Your Career

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

What's the Difference Between a Manager and an Agent?

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Explain The Meaning of 'Us' the Movie: Jordan Peele's Nightmare

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

What the New 'Game of Thrones' Teasers Reveal About Writing

4 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

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Need Volunteer Work In Atlanta?

8 years ago by Trae Dukes

Trae Dukes

Entry Level

168

External Graphic Card Docking system, a solution for 4K on cheap/old PC?

8 years ago by S M Sabir

S M Sabir

Filmmaker in MAKING :)

294

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

8 years ago by Trae Dukes

Trae Dukes

Entry Level

168

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

168

Whats The Best Editing Software Value For Starters

8 years ago by Trae Dukes

Trae Dukes

Entry Level

168

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

141

Can I get and Tips and Tricks,

8 years ago by Trae Dukes

Trae Dukes

Entry Level

168

looking to collaborate and hire a screenwriter for indie feature

8 years ago by Caleb Price

Caleb Price

Director

432

My first short film, "Familiarly Alien"

8 years ago by Caspar Kerr

Caspar Kerr

Enthusiast

128

A tutorial on screenwriting

8 years ago by Yves Lavandier

Screenwriter

Yves Lavandier

screenwriter, director and script doctor

149

A tutorial on screenwriting

8 years ago by Yves Lavandier

Screenwriter

Yves Lavandier

screenwriter, director and script doctor

149

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

141

Screen Forward Conversations

8 years ago by John Matson

Brinkman

UCB

screenwriting

Screen Forward Conversations

John Matson

Sales and Marketing Manager

141

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

Nero R mercer 81

Licensing/Rights Issues when adapting literature

8 years ago by Simon Reichel

Simon Reichel

Director & Editor

135

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

3654

How much character development for short film?

8 years ago by George Watkins

George Watkins

Writer/Director

140