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  • Movie News

Christopher Nolan Reads Menus and Magazines Backwards, New Book Says

The Nolan Variations includes a Christopher Nolan anecdote that seems too good to be true about the director of the…

3 years ago
  • Screenwriting

How to Start a Script With a Killer Opening Scene

A great opening scene is vital to a successful screenplay and film, especially in the competitive world of screenwriting (and filmmaking)…

3 years ago
  • First Draft

First Draft: 15 Outside-the-Box Screenplays That Found Box Office Success

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. While pundits will testify to…

6 years ago
  • Directing

The Art of Fear: How Christopher Nolan Uses Perspective to Express Fear in Dunkirk

Garnering Christopher Nolan his very first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director, Dunkirk represents the apex of his…

6 years ago
  • First Draft

First Draft: Manipulate Your Audiences’ Psychological States With These Three Screenwriting Tricks

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Suspense is everywhere in film.…

7 years ago
  • Movie News

First Draft: Best “Plant and Payoff” Scenes Screenwriters Can Learn From

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. “If, in the first chapter,…

7 years ago
  • Festivals

Festival Wrap: A Weekend Film School, Spaceballs Screening and Joe Pantoliano at Sunscreen Film Festival 2017

Through its unprecedented success on both the festival circuit and mainstream awards platforms, Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight has become the flagship…

7 years ago
  • Movie News

First Draft: What a Children’s Book Can Teach Screenwriters About Their Craft

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. The truth of the matter…

7 years ago
  • First Draft

First Draft: Start and End With a Bang When Writing Your Screenplay’s First and Last Visuals

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Why the First and Last…

7 years ago
  • Screenwriting

First Draft: Is it Surprise, or is it Suspense?

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft" is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. I had an interesting experience…

8 years ago
  • Producing

The Other Side of the Fence: What Writing and Producing Indies Taught The Invitation‘s Phil Hay

My partner, Matt Manfredi, and I are writers and producers. We have made nine movies of radically different scales over the…

8 years ago
  • Articles - Editing

Things I’ve Learned as an Editor: Advice From Thelma Schoonmaker, Mary Sweeney and More

In celebration of our 11th year and the role that the Hands-on Pages newsletter has played in our success—throughout 2004,…

17 years ago