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'Quiet Place' Writers Reveal What It Takes to Be a Hollywood Screenwriter

2 years ago by Phil Pirrello

A Quiet Place

Scott Beck

Bryan Woods

Phil Pirrello

Francis Ford Coppola Proves You Should Never Give Up on Your Passion Project

2 years ago by Phil Pirrello

Francis Ford Coppola

megalopolis

the godfather

Phil Pirrello

How the 'Avengers: Endgame' Editor Created the Best Ending in the MCU

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How to Write a Treatment (with Film Treatment Examples)

3 years ago by Jason Hellerman

how to write a treatment

Jason Hellerman

Meet Austin Film Festival's Screenwriters to Watch 2021!

2 weeks ago by NFS Staff

Austin Film Festival

Screenwriters to Watch 2021

AFF

AFF 2021

screenwriting

NFS Staff

Here's How You Should Write a TV Commercial

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Commercial

commercial making

TV commercials

Free TV Commercial Script...

script template

commercial script

Jason Hellerman

How to Write a Movie Synopsis That Sells (Free Template)

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

We're Using Our Beat Sheet to Dissect William Friedkin's 'The Exorcist'

1 week ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

The 11 Greatest Fist Fights In Action Movies, Ranked

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

8 Great Sources of FREE Public Domain Footage for Your Documentary!

6 years ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Oakley Anderson-Moore

What are the 50+ Best Short Films of All Time on YouTube?

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Short Films

short filmmaking

Short of the Week

best short films of all time

youtube

Jason Hellerman

Understanding Film Theory: An Essential Guide

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

The 106 Best Dark Comedy Movies (& Dark Comedy Writing Tips)

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

3 Lessons from 'The West Wing' Pilot Screenplay PDF (Free Script Download)

1 week ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

A Massive List of Spring 2021 Grants All Filmmakers Should Know About

1 month ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Academy Nicholl Fellowships

SFFILM

itvs

Oakley Anderson-Moore

50+ Camera Angles, Shots, and Movements: A Complete Guide

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

5 Endings Vince Gilligan Didn't Use for 'Breaking Bad'

8 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

Try Our Screenplay Beat Sheet (Free Template)

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

What Are the Four Quadrants, and What Is a Four-Quadrant Film? (Definition and Examples)

2 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

20 Dynamic Ways to Come up with Amazing Movie Ideas

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

What Does the Ending of '2001: A Space Odyssey' Mean?

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

2001 A Space Odyssey

Stanley Kubrick

film analysis

Jason Hellerman

What's "The Scorpion and the Frog" Fable and Why Do People Reference It?

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Scorpion and the Frog

Jason Hellerman

What is an Inciting Incident? (Definitions and Examples)

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

The Secret Sauce of 'Star Wars' Is That It's Good to Be Bad

1 week ago by George Edelman

George Edelman

Should I Register My Script with the WGA or Copyright It?

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

screenplay registration

Jason Hellerman

How to Pitch a TV Show to Any Network or Streamer (Free Checklist)

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Download and Read James Cameron's 'Aliens' Script PDF

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Learn to Write a TV Show Bible With Our Show Bible Template

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

These 12 Character Archetypes Are Key Ingredients in All Great Stories

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

character development

Carl Jung

Jason Hellerman

Calculating Minutes Per Page of a Script? Here Are Some Helpful Tips

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

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Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

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HA! The Basics of Comedy for Film

5 years ago by Blake Barnett

Blake Barnett

Project Manager

An Interview with SNL's Alex Buono About His Upcoming Filmmaking Workshop: The Art of Visual Storytelling 2

6 years ago by Gabrielle Wathen

visual storytelling 2

film workshop

cinematography

Gabrielle Wathen 40

Evolution Of An Action Sequence - Step by Step

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

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Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

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Screenwriting Books You Need to Read To Be a Visual Storyteller – Top Ten List

6 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

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Film Scoring

2 years ago by SW

Horror fantasy Kubrick David...

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Are You an Asian-American Filmmaker in the DMV Area?

3 years ago by Dennis Chan

Dennis Chan 74

How to Write the Million Dollar Screenplay with August Rush writer Paul Castro

5 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

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Open-Source Filmmaking Software

2 years ago by Caio Film

open source

free software

Caio Film

Independent Filmmaker

Dante J. Aubain

Screenwriter/Director

105

Jason Buff

Teacher at IFA.

129

Why are First Ten Pages of BREAKING BAD'S Screenplay so Important?

5 years ago by Ted Wilkes

Ted Wilkes 66

Our Short Film Fund 2 is now Open.

10 months ago by Justine Owens

#screenwriting #scriptwriting...

Justine Owens

Business Manager

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Check out these short student films.

5 years ago by Alan

Alan 268

Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera - Short Film Thoughts

6 years ago by Ben Meredith

Ben Meredith

Cinematographer/Filmmaker

1436

NEW Comic Book Shop / Web Series - COMEDY

4 years ago by Donovan Vim Crony

Donovan Vim Crony

Director, DP, Editor, VFX, Sci-Fi Lover

605

Narrowing down on a Cinema Camera, NFS can you help steer me in a right direction?

5 years ago by Jackson Flowers

Jackson Flowers

Director of Photography/ Director/ Actor

234

Direct Before You Shoot: The Art of Storyboarding Master Class with David Russell

4 years ago by Tobias Ohlsson

Tobias Ohlsson

Writer, Director, Editor

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

1177

What’s a Producer’s Rep and How Not to be Ripped off!

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

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Educational Resources for Cinematographers and Filmmakers

5 years ago by Scott Oswald

Shanes Inner Cirlce

masterclass

Scott Oswald 186

Shooting food

4 years ago by Dilip Suthar

Food

Dilip Suthar

Editor and Cinematographer

145

NEWS! Shore Scripts announce 2017 Short Film Fund Winner.

4 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Business Manager

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Italian Miracle | Comedy Short Film

4 years ago by BigShorts

BigShorts 152

Thought on my debut short film, shot on the fs100

6 years ago by Ben Meredith

Ben Meredith

Cinematographer/Filmmaker

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My screenplay- Is This Just Infatuation

4 years ago by Son Junwoo

Son Junwoo 88

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

1177

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

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Constructive Criticism Guys?

6 years ago by Kyler Wagner

Kyler Wagner

Director/Cinematographer/Video Editor

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