In this reflective essay, author and screenwriter Sylvienne Ethara revisits the childhood film that shaped her creative path, exploring how belief, imagination, and storytelling can save what life breaks. When I was seven years old, I saw The NeverEnding Story for the first time. I didn’t fully understand what it meant, but I felt it. The moment […]
I often wax poetic on a weekend. Especially one that is as cold and wet as this winter in London. And moviemaking under Hollywood’s radar has always been the independent filmmakers challenge. The pandemic has brought a whole new series of challenges and opportunities to the creative industries. It’s important to look past the downside […]
I’m “Mad as Hell” and here’s why: The other day I had a script to read and I started pulling out my hair after a few pages because the writer clearly had no idea what a feature film script formatting was supposed to look like. Half the sluglines were missing, the dialogue was all over […]
As a reult, Believe it or not, most people are filmmakers. They have smartphone with a camera and they make movies for their friends or social media. But to hone filmmaking skills, filmmakers need to develop their craft. Of course, you can do this on your own through trial and error. Or go to a […]
Starting your own production company can be overwhelming in the film industry. You’ll be able to produce TV and film projects that inspire you from within. While anyone can start a production company, many actors and filmmakers already have it in their mind to start a company at some point, the process is complex itself. […]
Whether you have already written and even sold a number of screenplays, or you are embarking on your first screenwriting adventure, be wary of the bounty of screenwriting advice available from well-meaning “experts.” These screenwriting myths must be debunked Take any advice, including the following, with a heaping teaspoon of salt. As the Buddha said, […]
I was sitting around contemplating the careers of so many of my friends and acquaintances, when I had a moment of clarity: why not write up the mistakes and pitfalls so many screenwriters and filmmakers fall into? And title it: 16 Ways Screenwriters And Filmmakers Fail. I know I’m going to get into a lot […]
Who doesn’t love a good villain? Audiences love a good villain. The best ones can strike a chord in our imagination like few heroes can, resonate with members of the audience individually, and make a mark in the culture at large. If you think of the role of the Joker in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark […]
Each screenwriter’s aspiration is for the story to get bought, produced and put on the screen. Yet most of what screenwriters have to learn in school or in their training relates mostly to craft: story, structure, characters… and very little to what happens once their script is done. Kathie Fong Yenoda’s terrific The Script-Selling Game endeavours […]
Most people know what a filmmaker does – they make movies, right? You would think that filmmakers should know about screenwriting – right? sadly this is not true. Let me explain. The filmmaking team is composed of people with different job titles. The person driving the film is the producer. This filmmakers, the film producer […]
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