by Danek S. Kaus – The screenwriting term for the moment that really gets a story going is the inciting incident. Up until this moment, we see the protagonist in their normal world. The inciting incident is something that shakes up that world and causes the main character to take action to achieve a specific goal. It establishes the stakes of the film: Will the boy get the girl? Will the suburban...

Learn tips about fonts for your screenplay with expert tips on screenplay and script writing in this free video series. Expert: Tony Ramirez Bio: Electronics and media guru Tony Ramirez is known among his friends, family, and clients as “Inspector Gadget. Filmmaker: Adolph...

An easy way to come up with movie script ideas is to look in the trades and see what is selling. Take personal experiences and place them into a film story with filmmaking tips from a director and filmmaker in this free video on making movies. Expert: Jared Drake Contact: www.demogems.com Bio: Jared Drake graduated from the UCLA school of theater, film, and television with a focus on directing....

From the award-winning creative team behind Best Picture Oscar®-winner A Beautiful Mind, comes this new film, starring Russell Crowe and Renée Zellweger, inspired by the life of legendary boxer Jim Braddock who defeated heavyLose Weight Exercise-weight-Lose Weight Exercise/”>Lose Weight Exercise champ Max Baer in a 15-round fight in 1935. Producer Brian Grazer, director Ron Howard and screenwriter...

“What an amazingly inspirational book, filled with powerful stories and beautiful images. I truly love and recommend it. Thank you, Barbara Hammer!”—Sadie Benning, artist “Barbara Hammer’s genius is an erotic genius, one rich in intuitive intelligence. HAMMER! reveals a spirit that is at once youthful and worldly, full of conviction, and often optimistic, bold, ravenous, and...

As an aspiring screenwriter, you dream of one day seeing the fruits of your vision splashed across the big screen. Whether you believe great screenwriters are made or born, you’ll be on the fast track to finding your Muse after tuning in to the secrets of fourteen of Tinseltown’s top screenwriters, including Ron Bass (Rain Man), Eric Roth (Forrest Gump), Amy Holden Jones (Indecent Proposal),...

by Sid Kali - Most first time indie filmmakers think about movie distribution last. I was guilty of that on my first feature the urban movie Consignment. My focus was getting the script written and the movie shot. Thinking of hammering a out a distribution deal down the road was the last thing on my mind. The way it often plays out is a indie filmmaker makes a smaller budget movie without name actors....

by Chidiki Whitley - Currently, the trend for screenwriting is writing a horrible screenplay, and then quitting. I say that a bit tongue and cheek, but in all seriousness: showing how NOT to do something is just as effective a learning tool as showing how to do something. So, what are some of the ways in which a screenwriter can write a bad screenplay…. #1 – Don’t Read Screenplays...

by Daniel Lafleche – So, you have an indie film and you want to find distribution. Never have so many options for distribution been available; never has it been so confusing to decide what is right for you and your film. The industry is experiencing a transitional moment; everyone knows online downloads are the future, but nobody knows exactly how it will play out. As well, distribution has gone...

by Sean Platt – If you want to write a great screenplay, learning how to write screenplay dialogue that is compelling and realistic is a must. Here’s how to tighten up your dialogue and avoid the biggest mistakes made by amateur screenwriters. One of the biggest mistakes that aspiring screenplay writers make is writing extremely long passages of dialogue. You should strive to get your point...