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Want To Be A Successful Screenwriter?

November 30, 2015November 30, 2015TipsDiablo Cody, necessary to live in L.A.?, Screenwriting contests, success as a screenwriter

“Don’t go quitting your day job just yet.” These words are very familiar to new writers. Last time I heard, there were 20,000 unemployed writers living in L.A. at any given time. That doesn’t mean

Writing That Sells

September 15, 2015September 14, 2015Tips12 Years a Slave, American Hustle, Dallas Buyers Club, Dreamgirls, how to write screenplay, Moulin Rouge, The Wolf of Wall Street, Writing That Sells

If you are a writer it’s important to know what types of stories studios are always scouting for. Those stories would be based off of true stories, successful plays, novels and sequels. So where does

How To Finance Your Next Film

August 25, 2015August 25, 2015TipsBC Council for the Arts, Cineworks, Crazy 8’s, crowdfunding, Crowdfunding Projects, IndieGoGo, Kickstarter, NFB, Peerbackers, RocketHub

Making films is exciting. Attaching the talent, amazing director, dedicated crew, video editor and that gifted musician with mad skills for musical scores is all you can hope for. However, how do you entice them

48-Hour Film Shoot Survival: More Things to Know

July 29, 2015January 3, 2018Tipsfestivals, Run & Gun 2015, Vancouver

There are a couple more things you need to be careful with when you’re shooting a film in 48, 72, or however few hours. One challenge is finding a way to fit in the requirements

Why Storyboard Your Film?

July 21, 2015July 21, 2015Tipshow-to, storyboard, tips, Why Storyboard Your Film

What is a storyboard? Wikipedia’s definition is: a storyboard is a graphic organizer in the form of illustrations or images displayed in sequence for the purpose of pre-visualizing a motion picture, animation, motion graphic or

Writing From Inspiration

July 14, 2015July 13, 2015Tipsinspiration for writing, screenwriting, sources of inspiration, writing

Many times I have wondered where inspiration for good writing comes from. In researching this, I’ve come to find out that the answer is quite simple. Inspiration can come from a fascinating person, good or