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November 28, 2018

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There are so many stories of wunderkinds and overnight successes that it can become dispiriting for filmmakers still plugging away.However, some of the world's most renowned filmmakers didn't start early, w...

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15 Great Alfred Hitchcock Quotes

October 30, 2018

15 Great Alfred Hitchcock Quotes The Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock was a genius who needs no introduction. He cut his teeth in the UK with early thriller masterpieces like THE 39 STEPS, but the move to ...

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The Ultimate Guide to Paid & Free Screenwriting Software

October 30, 2018

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This guide has been divided into the best free screenwriting software and the best paid screenwriting software, for the benefit of writers strapped for cash. It's important to find screenwriting software that s...

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15 Paul Feig Quotes Writers and Filmmakers Can Learn From

September 28, 2018

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15 Great Paul Feig Quotes Paul Feig has had a unusual career. He created the cult comedy FREAKS & GEEKS, where many of the Judd Apatow stable (James Franco, Seth Rogen, Jason Segel) first appeared.For ...

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15 Spike Lee Quotes Writers and Filmmakers Can Learn From

August 17, 2018

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15 Great Spike Lee Quotes Spike Lee, with 32 years of film experience, is a figure that any aspiring writer and filmmaker can learn from. His breakthrough debut film SHE'S GOTTA HAVE IT, a lighthearted comedy,...

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Chris McQuarrie Quotes For Writers, Directors & Producers

July 30, 2018

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Christopher McQuarrie After an inauspicious few years working at a detective agency, Christopher McQuarrie broke out as a screenwriter with two collaborations with director Bryan Singer. PUBLIC ACCESS won the ...

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Taylor Sheridan Quotes For Writers, Directors & Producers

June 27, 2018

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Taylor Sheridan Taylor Sheridan got his start as an actor, his most notable role arriving in the form of Deputy Chief of Police David Hale in SONS OF ANARCHY.He transitioned this experience into screenwrit...

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Vince Gilligan Quotes For Writers, Directors & Producers

May 29, 2018

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Vince Gilligan Vince Gilligan got his start as a writer for THE X-FILES, but these days he's best known as the creator, showrunner, writer and director of BREAKING BAD and its spin-off, BETTER CALL SAUL.Fo...

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Ryan Murphy Quotes For Producers, Writers & Directors

April 29, 2018

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Ryan Murphy QuotesRyan Murphy is one of the few super-producers working in TV, along with the likes of Shonda Rimes and Greg Berlanti. His run of hit shows includes NIP/TUCK, GLEE, AMERICAN HORROR STORY, AM...

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Jason Blum Quotes For Producers, Writers & Directors

March 28, 2018

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Jason Blum founded Blumhouse Productions in 2000, but it wasn't until 2009 that it started getting its reputation for making some of the most profitable films of all time.The model: find a strong, high-conc...

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15 Greta Gerwig Quotes for Writers and Filmmakers

February 28, 2018

Already one of the key, iconic actresses of the American indie scene, appearing in the likes of FRANCES HA, MISTRESS AMERICA and 20TH CENTURY WOMEN, Greta Gerwig made her solo directing debut with LADY BIRD, a ...

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10 Jordan Peele Quotes Writers and Directors Can Learn From

January 29, 2018

Jordan Peele, one half of the sketch comedy duo KEY & PEELE, burst onto the cinema scene with the highly acclaimed and successful "social thriller" GET OUT, which he wrote and directed. At the 90th Academy ...

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14 Quotes Proving Writers Need Script Coverage Now

December 29, 2017

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Script Coverage is Needed The times they are a' changing, as Bob Dylan once said. Who'd have thought a few years ago that full blown movie stars would be appearing on TV? And within the most important part (sc...

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15 Inspiring Dee Rees Quotes for Writers & Filmmakers

November 20, 2017

Screenwriter and director Dee Rees' debut feature film PARIAH was met with positive critical acclaim and since then, her Emmy Award-winning HBO series BESSIE and her feature film MUDBOUND have impressed both au...

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10 Cinematic Scenes of People, Arguing and/or Laughing

July 31, 2017

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Cinematic Scenes of People, Arguing and/or Laughing It sounds like a dull writing exercise. Put your characters in a room and see what happens, arguing or laughing. But here are 10 great, cinematic scenes that...

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31 Writing Lessons From Iconic Author Kurt Vonnegut

July 28, 2017

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31 Writing Lessons From Iconic Author Kurt Vonnegut With his deceptively simple prose style, novelist, playwright and essayist Kurt Vonnegut, jr. (1922 - 2007) bridged sci-fi and literary fiction. Novels like ...

15 Edgar Wright Quotes for Screenwriters and Filmmakers

June 30, 2017

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15 Edgar Wright Quotes for Screenwriters & Filmmakers Edgar Wright quotes aren't hard to find: the celebrated writer-director is as open about his process, inspiration and influences as any Hollywood direc...

20 Kathryn Bigelow Quotes For Writers & Filmmakers

May 19, 2017

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Alongside an eclectic filmography that includes vampires in NEAR DARK, surfing in POINT BREAK, and war in THE HURT LOCKER (though as yet fails to combine them), Kathryn Bigelow is the first (and, as of ...

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John Carpenter Quotes and Lessons for Screenwriters

May 15, 2017

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15 John Carpenter Quotes Writers & Filmmakers Can Learn From John Carpenter entered film wanting to make cowboy films. He claims that horror as a genre found him, not the other way round. Ironically, tho...

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50 Quotes About Defiance Every Screenwriter Should Live By

March 27, 2017

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Defiance is a Rule to Live By Screenwriting often runs the risk of turning into plate-spinning – following narrative rules; trying to appeal to an audience; trying to appeal to a producer; trying to be origina...

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10 Thriller Screenplays You Should Read

November 29, 2016

Thriller Screenplay Power As a genre, 'thriller' tends to gently caress several others, namely horror, sci-fi, and drama. As such, thriller screenplays provide a goldmine of various narrative and structural te...

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10 Films That Make You Invested in The Protagonist’s Goal

September 29, 2016

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In 9/10 cases the protagonist is the driving force of a successful film narrative. We invest in their story because we identify with their goal and become invested in it; but some goals are more easily conveyed...

14 Brilliant Uses of Setting AS Character in Film and TV

September 13, 2016

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Ask yourself this: what is a setting? Really think about it. Is it just a backdrop on which to stage the events of your story? A static playground, conveying only time and place? Or can it be something more? S...

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25 Francis Ford Coppola Quotes For Writers & Filmmakers

September 13, 2016

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Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola is one of the greatest writer-directors to come out of the so-called "New Hollywood" wave of filmmaking, having made THE GODFATHER, THE GODFATHER PART II, THE CONVERSA...

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20 Great James Cameron Quotes on Storytelling

September 7, 2016

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20 Great James Cameron Quotes on Storytelling With a filmography that boasts the likes of THE TERMINATOR, ALIENS, and THE ABYSS, James Cameron is undoubtedly one of the finest genre filmmakers and storytellers...

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10 Almost-Great Screenplays

August 31, 2016

An almost-great screenplay can be more frustrating than a really bad one. The potential is strong and the execution is almost there, but something went wrong at the final hurdle.Of course, it's easy to pick...

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15 Genius Inciting Incidents by Screenwriters

August 10, 2016

15 Genius Inciting Incidents by Screenwriters You've created a fully developed character or series of characters and are now pondering their motivation through the narrative you've started to develop.Incit...

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20 Great Ingmar Bergman Quotes on Storytelling

July 31, 2016

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One of the most influential auteurs of all time, Ernst Ingmar Bergman was born in Sweden and worked as a director, producer and writer across and theatre and screen.He directed over sixty films and document...

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10 Classic Mid-Film Plot Twists by Screenwriters

July 31, 2016

10 Great Mid-Film Plot Twists by Screenwriters Too often when watching a film, especially for those of us who have seen many of them, you can read where the story is going and predict what is going to happen o...

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In Screenwriting terms, what is ‘tracking’?

June 30, 2016

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In screenwriting terms, 'tracking' refers to being able to follow or 'track' the logic of a premise smoothly.The moment the audience starts to think that the story does not make sense - that the logic of th...

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10 Classic Secondary Characters in THE BIG LEBOWSKI

June 30, 2016

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The Coen Brothers' ability to create amazing, ultra-memorable secondary characters with only a few lines of writing is something that all screenwriters can learn from. Consider the giant sea of utterly forgett...

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15 Classic John Ford Quotes about Storytelling

June 18, 2016

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The legendary director John Ford enjoyed a remarkably long and successful career, working on over 140 films and winning four Academy Awards for Best Director. His most well known films include: STAGECOACH, THE ...

Inception - Scene that Works Onscreen but Not on the Page

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10 Types of Scene that Work Onscreen but Not on the Page

June 14, 2016

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It goes without saying that reading a script does not have the same sensory effect on a human being as watching a film or TV show. That's because there are certain types of scene that can only be properly reali...

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10 Moments Where Problem Upon Problem Hits the Protagonist

May 24, 2016

Conflict is essential in every great story. The amount and complexity of the situation can obviously vary greatly depending on the scope, settings and characters involved. In some cases, loading problem upon pr...

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10 Extreme Character Arcs in Film & TV

May 21, 2016

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We all know that most good characters undergo some kind of change over the course of their story. Whether it's a change in perspective, circumstance or goal, WE as the audience feel closer to the character, hav...

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10 Great Empire Magazine Articles For Screenwriters

March 31, 2016

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Empire Magazine has been a staple in the film industry for many years. The magazine, and now the website, is seen as one of the world's leading authorities on film-related content and news.Here at Industria...

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These are the Only Screenwriting Tips Worth Keeping

September 17, 2015

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In a giant sea of screenwriting tips and advice, where does one begin? It's almost as bad as dieting these days. Cranberries are bad for you. No, scrap that, we've now decided they're good for you. Your protago...

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10 Fee-Charging Screenwriting Contests, their Likely Profits and Prestige

August 21, 2015

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You've rewritten, redrafted, typed 'Fade Out' more times than you can count. You're finally satisfied that your script, the one you've poured months maybe even years into writing, is finished. Now what?For ...

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20 Must Know Hollywood Literary Management Companies

August 8, 2015

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Figuring out how to get a bona fide literary management company to represent you is complicated, especially if you're new(ish) to the entertainment industry. Unlike most things, Googling "literary managers" won...

10 Hollywood Films Made from British IP

July 24, 2015

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Hollywood Films and British IP The wider British public are usually treated, once-a-year or so, to a slick piece of PR spin usually including the phrase "British film is booming" and citing major Hollywood rel...

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10 Reasons Every Writer Should Explore The BBC Writers Room

June 28, 2015

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What is the BBC Writers Room? Writing may be a solitary task and, frankly, that’s often one of the things that appeals to those of us who do it, but every writer needs help before their work is ready to find an...

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The Top 8 Crowdfunding Pitch Movies on Indiegogo

Miranda Fleming

June 5, 2015

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The crowdfunding pitch film is the campaign’s secret weapon.The pitch film sits at the forefront of your ask for the crowd to fund you. The pitch film literally should be perfect and personal. It should mov...

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5 Bits of Famous Writing Advice You Should Ignore

May 28, 2015

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You're no stranger to getting advice if you're a writer. Thousands of books, hundreds of films, and even entire college majors have been dedicated to the art of honing the English language. As a result, there a...

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12 Things Screenwriters Can Learn from Musicals

Tom Williams

March 25, 2015

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I recently ventured from my comfortable world of screenwriting into a completely new territory. No, I'm not acting-- I'm working on a stage musical.The process has involved late nights, rewrites, and brains...

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15 Great Scorsese Quotes on Storytelling

March 24, 2015

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Scorsese and Storytelling Martin Scorsese needs little introduction. The visionary director behind a lengthy list of iconic films from Taxi Driver to Raging Bull, Goodfellas, and through to The Wolf of Wall St...

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9 Observations about Aaron Sorkin’s THE NEWSROOM

Tom Williams

February 17, 2015

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THE NEWSROOM This post started as a tweet, developed into a Facebook status and is now finding full expression as a blog post. recently I finished, in a double-bill, The Newsroom Season 3 (and, by extension, T...

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31 Screenwriting Books You MUST Own

Tom Williams

January 18, 2015

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The MUST is for effect. You don’t have to do anything, particularly buying screenwriting books in such volume that the Amazon driver knows you by name . But you’re a writer, you already know that. A more accura...

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10 Signs That You, My Friend, Are A Writer…

Tamzin Rafn

January 15, 2015

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Do These Signs Match Your Habits?Someone tells a tragic family story that has taken them years to open up about and you unwittingly shout “DIBS ON THAT” the second you hear a breath being taken in case an...

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How to Write a Screenplay: Your 30-Step Guide