If a student is interested in some film, he/she can share his/her amusement in his/her movie critique essay. It is a very convenient way to develop writing skills and tell about some inspiring or frustrating film. A lot of sources provide various tips on writing movie reviews but students still have difficulties in organizing their essays. Here are the most important things that would help students to...

Writing movies is a lot of fun. You get to put interesting characters into unusual situations. And it’s not as difficult to learn as you might think. When you begin your script, you show your main character as his life is now. For example, if he works at a gas station, you would have him interact with a customer. It’s important to give him a flaw, such as being selfish, or fearful. As an...

ThisFINAL DRAFT version 8 tutorial video covers how to change a ‘spec script’ or earlier draft into a production script to be shot www.finaldraft.com/fd Video Rating: 4 /...

Creative writing is any form of fiction, non-fiction, or poetry that is not technical in nature. Creative writing is known as free writing, the type where there are no rules or structure to follow. Creative writing can be found in articles, novels, short stories, poetry, and even screenplays fit into this category. Creative writing is a more of a contemporary style of writing than anything else. It...

Inglourious Basterds – Quentin Tarantino, Gattaca – Andrew M. Nicol, PUNCH DRUNK LOVE – Paul Thomas Anderson, Batman Begins – David Goyer, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Erick Roth. Lerning lesson for script writers to combine oryginal text with oryginal film… Video Rating: 0 /...

FINAL DRAFT version 8 mini tutorial featuring the Scene Navigator tool. www.finaldraft.com/fd Video Rating: 5 /...

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In this episode Julian Friedmann stresses the importance of content over structure. He suggests that the industry must become more proactive in supervising writer training. Students need to be given greater industry access, spend less time studying structure, and be given more oportunities to acquire insights that will help create compelling content. Training needs to be refocussed to encourage...

Once you have an idea, how can you turn it into comedy?  One way is by the use of exaggeration. Once you start making the end results more than they would normally be, the result is frequently humorous. Or it could be that the effort expended by your character is out of proportion to the end result – or perhaps the end result is not what he expected. This can be seen in the Roadrunner cartoons where...

Ryan reviews three cameras priced under 00 and tests out some sexy slow-mo. If you’re looking for a great camera, but don’t want to spend a lot, this is the episode for you! Video Rating: 4 /...