The film industry is a competitive one. You have everyone from the big hitters in Hollywood to the slick independent productions. If your film website isn’t getting the traffic you would otherwise expect, we’re going to show you a few ways in which you can enhance the user experience. With a range of professionals […]
With the immense popularity of the Fast and Furious series and the rave reviews being received by the new Mad Max incarnation, the spotlight is once again firmly on fast cars in films and the roles they play in our enjoyment of the plot. While they’re rarely heralded as ‘thinking men’s films’, those featuring fast, […]
The world is filled with all sorts of data and databases. The world swarms with experts and consultants who analyse this content called metrics. The metrics of filmmakers and screenwriters Twitter, their Facebook, their Instagram, their YouTube and other video outlets. As screenwriters and filmmakers it’s easy to be overly impressed by all this data, […]
Knowing about different types of story structure allows you to diversify your repertoire as a writer. Story structure is one of those things that is constantly argued over in writing circles. ‘No, this is the right way to do it’, ‘No, there is actually only one type of story’, ‘No, your story structure paradigm misses […]
This article was originally written by David Newton for ProMoviemaker Magazine. Visit David’s website here. An interesting little factoid that might come in useful for a pub quiz at some point is that the word photography is derived from the Greek ‘Photo’ and ‘Graphos,’ and literally means ‘light painting’. This is why when you’re shooting […]
Think and talk about your story like a pro by knowing about High Concept & Low Concept story types. One of the most useful things when writing screenplays is knowing what kind of story you’re trying to tell. Not only does it help crystallise the structure of the story in your own mind, it also […]
Star casting defines most mainstream movies. You know the name – you go and see the movie. Distributors won’t even look at your microcinema picture unless you have a recognisable star in it. What’s an enterprising micro-filmmaker to do? Make your film anyway — just don’t fall prey to the idea that you are going to […]
Yes, GIFs, those things that are basically moving memes. The GIF has transformed a great deal over the years, and we can no longer roll our eyes at the thought of them as anything more than something that makes us giggle on Tumblr. GIF is an art form of the digital age, and something that […]
3 simple, easy-to-use tools to breathe life into your characters. Last week, in Production Tip #13 – Character Traits, we talked about introducing individual traits to your characters to make them more believable and relatable. This week, we introduce another 3 character development tools: magnification, mirroring and teaching. Magnification: This is the blowing out of […]
Camera! Lights! Act- Hold on a second, I don’t own any camera equipment…yet. So, you want to get into filmmaking? Lovely. But you have a limited supply of gold right? I can certainly identify with that. This beautiful square-shaped planet that we call Earth is overrun with creatives suffering from the same financial problem. If you’re […]
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