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November 23, 2021
Paul Thomas Anderson gets candid about working in television; Cooper Raiff follows up Shithouse with Cha Cha Real Smooth; Other…
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…
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March 3, 2018
With Phantom Thread giving Paul Thomas Anderson his first Best Director nomination since 2007, the American auteur has further cemented himself as…
December 30, 2016
Watch this rhythmic cut of the many bangs, thuds, cracks, claps, shots and snorts that comprise the harsh soundscapes of…
September 23, 2016
Co-directors of The Lovers and the Despot, Ross Adam and Robert Cannan, discuss humanizing Kim Jong-il in their doc about…
August 29, 2016
Just because a screenwriter writes only words—as opposed to editing film—doesn’t mean that they're not offering a cinematic experience.
August 25, 2016
In the spirit of Werner Herzog’s exploratory futurism, here are three things his doc Lo and Behold can teach moviemakers…
August 14, 2016
Our "First Draft" series uses Lawrence Kasdan's The Big Chill as a case study in how to write an intro…