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life rights screenplay
March 23, 2020
Since we're all inside working on screenplays (right?), we're re-sharing this post on a common question: Do I need life…
How to write a screenplay structure
March 22, 2020
Screenplay structure is actually pretty easy... if you know what structures you can play with. Here are 10 screenplay structures that can…
Labor Law Legal Advice
February 11, 2020
Eight legal lessons they don’t teach you in film school about labor laws and being a boss from MovieMaker's resident…
September 26, 2019
Our summertime poolside page-turners include a deep-focused guide to lenses and two anthologies on small- screen art and craft
September 6, 2019
Dive into our summertime poolside page-turners with this deep-focused guide to lenses.
The Upside Kevin Hart
August 26, 2019
Kevin Hart, star of Me Time, shares 10 keys to walking the talk, controlling the take, and allowing yourself to…
August 20, 2019
You asked, we answer: Here are our budget-conscious breakdowns of the priceless legal questions we culled from the MM mailbag.
July 26, 2019
A filmography of sameness is one of lameness, says Richard Dreyfuss. Here are his six steps to sidestepping a cookie-cutter career.
July 24, 2019
Writer-director Lulu Wang provides a blueprint for how she adapted her family's personal story into A24's summer hit The Farewell.
July 23, 2019
Seamless stunt work, smartly drawn shot lists, and sun-soaked lighting fueled the morbid mountaintop sequence of writer- director Ari Aster’s…