Hitchcock shows us how to use all those tricks we learned as beginning filmmakers to create a great scene. We all know that Alfred Hitchcock…
Take a closer look at this horror filmmaker’s work. Jordan Peele is on his third movie, and we’re already throwing around the word auteur. That’s…
The MCU gives actors the freedom to perform—but why not the directors? Fans were surprised when they found out that Ethan Hawke joined the Marvel…
Impress your audience before you’ve even set up your camera. When you embark on pitching a new project in film and television, words can only…
Every screenwriter needs to find a process that works for them. We all know writing a screenplay is incredibly hard. While it gets easier as…
A trip to the moon, Catherine Deneuve, and The Truman Show. I can accept that as a summary of cinema. Could you recall the greatest…
Did Venom: Let There Be Carnage pave the way for Top Gun: Maverick to be a box office success? Top Gun: Maverick was a big…
Learn about filmmaking and filmmakers from Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary. Longtime friends and sometimes collaborators Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary are coming together again…
Turns out, the campaign to release the superhero movie was aided by robot villains. The Snyder Cut was a weird moment in time. Justice League…
Things keep getting tense for your characters. One of the most common mistakes I see newbie writers make is that they never raise the stakes…
