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Actors, Stop Giving So Much on Set. Less is Actually More.
If you’ve shot a film and either edited it yourself or watched an editor do it, than you know that editing different shots together can create a whole new meaning not already present in the original shots. It’s called the Kuleshov Effect, and when it was birthed in the early 1920’s by soviet filmmaker Lev Kuleshov, it changed the way filmmakers told their story. According to independent filmmaker Mark Duggan, actors can learn from this historic, cinematic effect, and a…
Announcing Our 5th Annual Search For New Blood Screenwriting Contest
It’s back! The thrills, chills, the horror of it all. The most popular horror and thriller screenwriting contests is here! It’s the 5th Annual Search for New Blood Contest. We’re looking for the next A Quiet Place, Get Out, Hereditary, Witch, Red Sparrow, Unsane, John Wick, It Comes at Night, Happy Death Day, 47 Meters Down, The Meg, Atomic Blonde, The Shallows or whatever horror or thriller concept your twisted mind can dream up. We're giving one deserving writer the…
The Value Of Feedback - And When To Be Cautious With It
Feedback is an important part of the writing process. When we write, whether it be a script or prose, we get far too close to our work to form objective opinions. Having a new set of eyes helps us see flaws we would likely miss. It can take two forms: constructive and destructive. Constructive means, “promoting further development or advancement” while Destructive means “overthrow, disprove, or discredit.” Constructive Criticism is often a term found in the wri…
5 Reasons it Pays For Actors To Get into Voice Acting
If you caught the blog post How to Break into Voice Acting, then you know what it takes to get in the game. In this second post by voice acting mentor and speaker Stephanie Ciccarelli, she dives deep into why voice acting is just as relevant as stage and screen acting, and a fantastic way to supplement your income. Have friends doing voice over jobs online who are able to work from wherever they are, whenever they want? It may drive you crazy to hear about auditioning from home in their…
Coffee & Content - 5 Worst Screenwriting Habits & Walking Into the Audition Room
Hope you are all having a fantastic weekend. Let's amp it up further with a little Coffee & Content action. First up, a Film Courage video featuring one of our very own. Mark Sanderson is not only very active in the Stage 32 community, but is constantly helping writers behind the scenes as well. Here he discusses what he believes are the 5 worst habits screenwriters fall into. Next up, some quality advice from Emmy Award winning casting director, Holly Powell.&nbs…
New Subscription Based Service for Shortform Video: Will it Work?
If you’re not familiar with Jeffrey Katzenberg, you will be very shortly. Briefly, Katzenberg was the chair at Disney for a decade, moving on from the position in 1994. From there he co-founded and was CEO of Dreamworks Animation. Today he spearheads WndrCo, a new media and technology company looking to change the face of shortform media. Basically, he wants to stream short films, web series, and other “bite-sized” media on your phone for a small fee. Currently called…
A History of the Western
The Old West is generally considered the territories west of the Mississippi River between the years 1850 and 1900. The West, however, has also been defined more broadly to include the earlier period of the Spanish colonies of California and New Mexico (1800-1849) and the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, as well as western Canadian history of the 1800s. So, let’s accept that the American Old West covers the westward pioneer movement and development across the North American co…
VEEP'S Script Coordinator Talks Comedy: The 7 Most Important Things I Learned From the Writers of TV’s Best Comedy
I’ve worked in film and TV for more than a decade, and if I’ve learned anything from the experience, it’s the importance of trying to learn everything from the experience. That very well could be an inspirational poster written by an exchange student with poor English comprehension, but it’s true. If you know what to look for, there’s a lesson to be gained from every place you work, every endeavor you pursue, and every person who crosses your path. I&rsquo…
The Importance of an Online Presence (AKA How Not to Be a D*ck Online)
One of the questions that comes up time and time again for screenwriters is – Do you have to live in LA to have a career? Nope. Obviously, it makes life a lot easier if you live in a creative hub like LA or London or New York, but the world’s a big place and there are artists EVERYWHERE. You can live where you like, but the real truth of the matter is that at some point in your career (if you want a career rather than a hobby), you will need to network with the kind of pe…
The 20th Century Fox Merger: A New Beginning? Or a Tragic End?
Family feuds, bad blood, near bankruptcy, and stories that would shake the #metoo movement today, all aided in what author Leonard Maltin calls the Death of 20th Century Fox. His words come after the July 27th sale of Fox to Disney. Maltin recollects the massive movies made on today's Century City lot with some of the biggest names in Hollywood. Movie attendance was at an all time high after the Second World War, but sank incredibly after the introduction of television. But is the acq…
Five Tools for Diving In When You Didn’t Go To Film School
When it comes to being a filmmaker, there’s a lot of advice floating out there. Hell, people spent thousands of dollars on BFA and MFA programs just to learn it. If you, like me, didn’t spend for those degrees it doesn’t mean you cannot find your footing. I went to school for theatre and found my first love in acting. And, like many actors, decided I didn’t want to be a victim of my own career path but be an artist that carved it out for herself (as well as work o…
Coffee & Content - Dan Harmon's 8 Steps to Better Stories & Editing Cuts and Transitions
Happy Sunday, everyone. Let's get to the action, shall we? We start this edition of Coffee & Content with a video from our friends at StudioBinder and Dan Harmon. Dan has been quite prolific over the last decade plus and here he explains his 8 proven steps to better stories. Next up, a look at cuts and transitions with examples from some iconic, classic, and recent films designed to help your editing skills. As always, I ask that you share this content with those you believe…
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