Apr 09 Love2 Five Lessons For Filmmakers From Producer Doug Urbanski By Martin Keady Blogs, Education, Features, Filmmaking, Main Doug Urbanski is a film producer (and sometimes actor), known for his films DARKEST HOUR, NIL BY MOUTH, TINKER TAILOR…Read More
Apr 07 Love13 5 Plot Point Breakdown: Parasite (2019) By Ken Miyamoto Five Plot Point Breakdowns, Main, Screenwriting 101 Screenplay Genre: Thriller/Comedy Movie Time: 132 minutes Beware spoilers! 1. INCITING INCIDENT The Kim family — Ki-taek (father), Chung-sook (mother),…Read More
Apr 06 Love10 5 Plot Point Breakdown: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) — Cliff’s Story By Ken Miyamoto Five Plot Point Breakdowns, Main, Screenwriting 101 Screenplay Genre: Drama/Comedy Movie Time: 161 minutes Beware spoilers! Note: There are arguably two main story threads within this film.…Read More
Apr 02 Love19 The Problem With Capital Letter Themes By Britton Perelman Main, Screenwriting 101 Theme is tricky. Just when we think we’ve caught it and wrangled it into submission in our scripts, it wriggles…Read More
Mar 31 Love4 The Great Screenwriters: Part 24 – Harold Pinter By Martin Keady Main, Screenwriting 101, The Great Television Writers Such was the primacy of cinema as a storytelling medium in the 20th century that many of the greatest writers…Read More
Mar 21 Love27 Slamdance Readers’ Top Advice for Emerging Screenwriters By Admin Film Festivals, Main, Resources, Screenwriting 101 With over 4000 submissions each year across its Feature, Short, TV Pilot and Horror/Thriller categories, readers for the Slamdance Screenplay…Read More
Mar 19 Love10 The Story Behind The Screenplay: All About Eve By Martin Keady Main, Screenwriting 101, The Story Behind the Screenplay In a new series, Martin Keady, our resident cinema historian, examines the origins behind some of cinema’s greatest screenplays. This…Read More
Mar 17 Love2 The Great Television Writers: Roddy Doyle By Martin Keady Main, Screenwriting 101, The Great Television Writers Roddy Doyle is one of the master-writers of modern times, one of those supreme (and supremely rare) talents who seem…Read More
Feb 22 Love2 The Good Genre Guide: Rom-Coms By Martin Keady Main, Screenwriting 101, The Good Genre Guide In a new series, Martin Keady, our resident cinema historian, examines a particular cinematic genre each month, exploring what makes…Read More
Feb 18 Love5 10 Inspirational Screenwriting and Directing Tips from Two-Time Oscar Nominee Agnieszka Holland By Giles Alderson Main, Screenwriting 101 It was a delight for me to sit down for an episode of The Filmmakers Podcast and chat with twice-Oscar-nominated…Read More