Casting – Dealing with the Challenges of a Casting Call
Casting can be a challenge for short film makers, particularly if you are working with little or no budget. Friends and family can help...
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Bruce May
- Apr 26
- 2 min
Pre-Production – The Work of a Producer
Once you have written a compelling story and formatted it as a screenplay, you are ready to do all the work required before you start...
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Bruce May
- Apr 23
- 2 min
What is the Middle All About?
The Middle · Develop the conflict · Increase the tension with a roller coaster ride of emotions · The Crisis (2nd...
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Bruce May
- Apr 19
- 3 min
How do you Write a Great Ending?
The End · Resolve the conflict (final main plot point) · Provide emotional fulfillment for the audience · Tie up...
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Bruce May
- Apr 16
- 2 min
The Big Event
The Big Event is the first main plot point out of three. The final plot point is the resolution of the conflict, at the end of the film....
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Bruce May
- Apr 8
- 2 min
What a Theme does for Your Film
All great stories capture the attention of the audience almost immediately. This can happen very quickly, in just a few seconds. It...
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Sydney Hereford
- Apr 4
- 2 min
Join our 2022 Summer Film Class
Gary Parker, co-founder of the Indie Films Foundation, conducting a class. Join our 2022 Summer Film Class and be part of a team the...
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Bruce May
- Apr 4
- 3 min
How to Structure a Screenplay
Gary Parker Preparing to Block out a Scene for our 2021 Summer Film Class There are some unique things that make a screenplay different...
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Bruce May
- Apr 4
- 2 min
The Big Idea
Every great film begins with a big idea. Indian Jones and the Temple of Doom is about an adventure loving archeologist that chases after...
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Bruce May
- Apr 4
- 2 min
The Art of Filmmaking
Making films is not easy. Most successful filmmakers spend years becoming expert in the art and science of filmmaking. While your own...
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