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July 25, 2020
30 reasons why a journey into the vault of Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling's vault gives film school a run…
July 9, 2019
Like when you have a fish wriggling on the hook, moviemaking is about staying calm during moments of great friction,…
July 20, 2018
Writer/producer Stephen Susco (The Grudge, Texas Chainsaw 3D) makes his directorial debut with Unfriended: Dark Web, and spoke with us about…
February 1, 2018
Crafting the ultimate love/hate protagonist? Consult this extensive blueprint for developing a memorable anti-hero, in the grand tradition of Batman,…
November 16, 2017
"Something will always come between an Arab and his highest dreams," says writer/director/star Shady Srour about shooting biblical sites for…
August 31, 2017
A popular impression is that people with schizophrenia can’t live normal, full lives and function day-to-day. I’m proof that you…
August 11, 2016
Writer and lecturer Art Holcomb explores how to develop your Personal Story Arc to create compelling and emotionally believable scripts.
July 28, 2015
You actually have all the hours you need to keep your screenwriting on a schedule; you simply need to allocate…
July 2, 2014
Today’s online landscape has made it easier for young writers to gain exposure, but how can one be a film…
August 29, 2013
Afternoon Delight, which netted Jill Soloway the dramatic directing award at this year's Sundance Film Festival, stars the talented, immediately…
August 22, 2013
MovieMaker's pick of the films out in theaters this week is the award-winning, heart-pumping Short Term 12, and we're celebrating…
March 20, 2004
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind scribe Charlie Kaufman gives Moviemaker an inside look at his rebellious writing process.
December 2, 1995
Prior to the days when movies were amalgams of past movies, the clash between genre and auteur, between the classic…