Why I Switched to Final Cut Pro X After 25 Years of Working on Avid
I spent a quarter of a century editing on Avid and several years on Premiere Pro, so why did I decide...
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How to Write a Chase Scene In Your Screenplay
Learning how to write a chase scene in a screenplay is imperative to keep the action moving, and the reader invested....
Why You Should Pull a ‘Pulp Fiction’ and Start Your Script In the Middle
Struggling to know how to start your story? Do what Christopher Nolan and Tarantino do: Start it in the middle. We're...
10 Things Everyone Should Know About Lighting
Lighting scenes on any kind of film or television set is truly an art form. Light design is one of the...
7 Things You Can Learn From How Tarantino Wrote ‘Inglourious Basterds’
How the legendary filmmaker approached the creation of arguably his best work. With Once Upon A Time In Hollywood about to...
What’s A Shooting Script and How Do You Create One?
Congratulations, it's time to roll camera, but not so fast, first you need a shooting script ready. But what's a shooting...
What Is Motif in Film and How Do You Use Them to Tell Better Stories?
The motif in a film is the next level that gets everyone talking. But how can you utilise it in your...
10 Questions TV Writers Use To Refine Their Scripts
Writer John Yorke created the BBC Drama Academy in 2005. He's a writer, teacher, and producer. John is also a drama producer. Over the...
Filmmaking Grants for Southeast Asian Filmmakers
Filmmaking is not all lights, camera and action - it is also networking, marketing and, at the root of it all,...
5 Clever Transitions You Should Try with Your Gimbal
Director Nick Friend writes: Gimbals aren't just good for getting buttery smooth camera movement, you guys. You can also use them...
The Three Pillars Of Editing
It's not only important to know how to cut and apply effects but to also know why you should (or shouldn't)....
Comparing 5 Neutral Density Filters
Not all ND filters are created equal. Even though they're all designed to reduce the amount of light that hits your...