FILMMAKING

We take you behind the scenes and break down all that goes into making a film. Read our conversations with filmmakers as they share their creative process, tips for frugal filmmakers, equipment they work with and more! We explore every aspect of filmmaking — cinematography, screenwriting, lighting, editing etc.

How To Write Great Dialogue

Now, we all know the golden rule of filmmaking: show, don’t tell. But let’s not…

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Art of Visual Storytelling: 11 Stunning Film Examples

There’s a reason Alfred Hitchock’s Vertigo is so mesmerizing. The scenes of Jimmy Stewart losing…

How To Become A Voice Actor: The Ultimate Guide

“To infinity and beyond!” If you’ve ever dreamed of becoming the voice behind an iconic…

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What Is Script Analysis: The Ultimate Guide [With Examples]

Behind every great film is a great script. Everything that goes up on the screen…

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Lights, Camera, Intern! 14 Best Film Internships [2024]

Whether you dream of calling “action” on set, conjuring worlds through animation, or telling stories…

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Network (1976): Screenplay Analysis

Cue those spindly “rabbit ear” TV antennae. Twist the channel dial on that bulky “non…

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16 Screenwriting Contests Every Writer Should Know Of

Screenwriting is an art form that can take decades to perfect. There’s no better way…

10 Essential Screenwriting Books (2024)

From Screenplay by Syd Field to On Writing by Stephen King, these are the best…

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20 Books Directors Recommend Aspiring Filmmakers In 2024

Are you ready to make a film? From funding to the final product, there’s understandably,…

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The 25 Best Film Schools [2024 List]

From AFI to Beijing Film Academy, these are the top-ranked film schools in the world.…

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Women Talking (2022) Screenplay Analysis

Sarah Polley’s third feature film as a writer-director, Women Talking is based on an epistolary novel…

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20 Greatest Actors Of All Time, Ranked

(This article was updated on February 24, 2024 by Arun Kumar). From old Hollywood to…

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20 Best Shot Films Of 2022

At the cinematographer’s roundtable hosted by The Hollywood Reporter this year, Roger Deakins said, “I…

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‘The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford’ Cinematography

Set in 1881, Missouri, Andrew Dominik’s The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert…

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How Jordan Peele Uses Cinematography As Subtext in ‘Nope’

Jordan Peele earned his status as one of Hollywood’s most important new filmmakers when he…