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Interesting: Analysis of #itfollows...

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(via 4 Keys to Making an Emotionally Dynamic Film from Director David O. Russell)

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GREAT TALK with Joss Whedon

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NEW VLOG: What You need to know about Screenplay Structure

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Jason Blum Gets Honest about the Failure of 'Jem and The Holograms' and The Reality of His Indie Model - GREAT VIDEO and INSIGHTS

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Settings are vital to any movie and can provide just as much social commentary, movement of the plot, and character development as any actor. Let’s see how filmmakers use setting as if it were an individual character. Courtesy of Jack Nugent’s Now You See It.  

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Getting Final Cut: The Altman Way

Indiewire: There is a rather legendary story of how Altman messed up your chance to adapt a novel “Maiden.” Jane Wagner did the screenplay and he was supposed to produce it.

Lily Tomlin: Bob had read the script and he wanted Joan Tewkesbury (who did the scripts for “Nashville” and “Thieves Like Us”) to direct it. But then Columbia wanted to cut seven minutes out of one of his films. And he ended up punching one of the studio executives in the nose when they were in a pool.

Indiewire: And that sunk “Maiden.” Weren’t you mad at him?

Lily Tomlin: Not at all. I thought it was cool.

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21 Famous Filmmakers' Genre Secrets

Genre gets a bad rap when it comes to movies and television, but these are the facts: writing good genre is REALLY DIFFICULT. Every bit as difficult as writing good drama! Check out the famous film...

These A List Filmmakers + Stars have some interesting thoughts… Enjoy! 

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#advice for #aspring #filmmakers - #creative spark #oscars #academyoriginals

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#writing tips from edgar wright, simon pegg and nick frost #screenwriting #onwriting #filmmaker #writing

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#harrissavides #cinematography # directing #filmmaker “I really learned – relearned – how to be a filmmaker. Because I learned how to distill things down to what we needed to tell the audience. Now when I look at this page, or this paragraph, I think: “What do we want to tell them, and how can we do it in the simplest way?” And once I’ve figured that out, then it’s easy. Then it becomes: “Do I need to make it better?” And usually there’s not a lot of reason to do so. Because all you’re doing is delivering information. To me that’s the best filmmaking, you’re editing in camera. You’re actually making the movie. As opposed to giving yourself choices, and then you have to figure out what to use later.”

– Harris Savides on how he prefers to shoot films

Still from Greenberg (2010, dir. Noah Baumbach) Cinematography by Harris Savides

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Robert Rodriguez’ Secret to living a creative life #writing #directing #screenwriting

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5 Reasons Why "The Rules" Will Kill Your Writing DEAD

Every single time I write about there being NO writing "rules", yet more writers come rushing out the woodwork with counter-arguments on why there ARE. Look, I understand. When someone says you can...

Every single time I write about there being NO writing “rules”, yet more writers come rushing out the woodwork with counter-arguments on why there ARE.

Look, I understand. When someone says you can do WHATEVER YOU WANT, it can feel weird and scary.

Human beings are pack animals, so it makes sense to stay with the crowd doing what is considered “common sense” rather than forging out on your own and doing your own thing.

BUT YOU MUST! Here’s why …

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6 Things ALL Writers Need To Know

Bang2writers ask me quite frequently for my “top tips” on  surviving the writing process and this industry. Before now I always felt that it depends on the person, what they’re doing, how they work and who with.

But actually, having worked on a variety of projects now with various people over the last ten years, I think there are 6 things all writers of ALL formats need to know and live by, whether they’re screenwriters, novelists, playwrights, journalists, transmedia writers, the works.

That’s right – just 6. But they mean SO much – literally everything. READ WHAT THEY ARE HERE, CLICK THE LINK ABOVE …

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