Writing & Producing Short Films
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Writing & Producing Short Films
🎬 Ready to make your own short film? Learn how to take your idea from concept to finished movie! We'll cover developing your idea, writing and rewriting your script, table reads, casting actors, producing your shoot, editing, setting deadlines, premiering and releasing your film. Follow along and work on your own short throughout the course so you're not just learning filmmaking, you're making a movie!
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3-Act Structure
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3-Act Structure
🎬 This beginner-friendly course breaks down the 3-act structure: The backbone of every great screenplay.
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How to Write a Feature Film
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How to Write a Feature Film
In this 21-minute screenwriting lesson, we’re breaking down exactly how to structure a movie from the opening scene to the final credits. Whether you’re writing your first screenplay or you’re a seasoned movie writer, this guide covers the universal story beats that make every blockbuster work.
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Pre-production: How to Get Ready to Make Your Film
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Pre-production: How to Get Ready to Make Your Film
Originally recorded as a live session for the Make a Short Film in 21 Days Challenge, this live session walks you through the essential steps of pre-production so you can turn your idea into a movie that's actually ready to shoot. This covers developing and writing your script, getting feedback through table reads, casting actors, preparing for production, and more. Stop planning forever. Get your movie ready and MAKE IT! 🎥
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Production: Go Make Your Movie
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Production: Go Make Your Movie
It’s filming day! 🎬 Learn how to run a smooth, fun shoot while getting the footage you need. We cover blocking, directing actors, multiple takes, improv, sound, locations, filming with your phone, BTS footage, scheduling, food, and more. You’ll also learn how to handle problems without stressing out your cast or yourself. Originally recorded during the Make a Short Film in 21 Days Challenge. Now go make your movie!
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Post-Production: Finish Your Movie
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Post-Production: Finish Your Movie
You filmed your movie. Now finish it! 🎬 Learn how to organize your footage, choose your best takes, edit your film, work with an editor, meet deadlines, review cuts, fix problems, and export your finished movie. We’ll also cover DaVinci Resolve, file organization, backups, and why you should start editing while the shoot is still fresh in your mind. Originally recorded during the Make a Short Film in 21 Days Challenge.
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Best Movie Writing Advice: Part 1
Best Movie Writing Advice: Part 1
Learn movie writing from professional screenwriters behind Horrible Bosses, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Eternals & more! In Part 1, hear advice on developing stories, writing stronger characters, improving your craft, breaking into the business & building a career as a screenwriter. These interviews were originally recorded for the Deadline Junkies Screenwriting Podcast.
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Best Movie Writing Advice: Part 2
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Best Movie Writing Advice: Part 2
Learn movie writing from professional screenwriters behind Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, Horrible Bosses, Eternals, Hallmark movies & more! Part 2 features practical advice on screenwriting, storytelling, developing your craft and building a career as a professional writer.
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Best TV Writing Advice: Part 1
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Best TV Writing Advice: Part 1
Learn TV writing from professional writers behind Frasier, Jane the Virgin, Loki, The Neighborhood & more! Hear advice on writing television, developing stories and characters, breaking into the industry, working in writers' rooms & building a career as a TV writer.
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How to Format a Screenplay
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How to Format a Screenplay
Learn the basics of professional screenplay formatting in just 10 minutes! ✍️ We’ll cover scene headings, action, character names, dialogue, parentheticals, transitions, and more so your script looks like a screenplay should. Perfect for beginners or anyone who needs a quick formatting refresher before they start writing. Get your script formatted and start turning your idea into a movie! 🎬
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How to Make a Movie from Script to Screen
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How to Make a Movie from Script to Screen
LOVE AT FIRST SPITE wirter, Jordan Imiola, director David Wingert and co-writer/actress Marisa Dzintars talk about the process of making an indie feature film — from the screenplay and early TV pilot version to production, editing, post-production, distribution, and release.
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How to Develop Comedy Ideas
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How to Develop Comedy Ideas
Starting to write a comedy series or film, or not sure yet what to write? This video lesson can help! I'll show How to Write Comedy from Scratch so you can start Brainstorming & Development
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How to Add Credits to IMDb
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How to Add Credits to IMDb
How to Add Credits to IMDb - A step-by-step video for a new title and making new pages for cast and crew. If you have a finished film, series, or video online that you can get IMDb credit for, this video will show you how.
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How to Highlight Scripts for Actors
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How to Highlight Scripts for Actors
Have a Table Read planned? Here's a quick video on How to Highlight Scripts for Actors!
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10 Steps to Writing a Horror Film
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10 Steps to Writing a Horror Film
From my other community, Screenwriting Success Club, here's a 10-minute video on writing a Horror Film. In this video, I’ll break down 10 steps to writing a horror movie using some of the most iconic films ever made, A Quiet Place, Alien, Jaws, Scream, Friday the 13th, Child’s Play, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Insidious, Psycho, and more.
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