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Writing the short film: Making it something special

by Kat Candler on February 12, 2013

 

Kat Candler is writer-director based in Austin Texas, Kat’s award winning films have screened at Sundance, the Los Angeles Film Festival, San Francisco International Film Festival, SXSW, Slamdance.
 

IFP so sweetly asked me to do a few write-ups on “Making Short Films”. I’m certainly not the expert by any …

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Henry Bean on Writing Dialogue

by Jacob Appet on February 1, 2013

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Henry Bean warns against flashy dialogue.

From the 2012 Script to Screen Conference.

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Jonathan Ames on Making Revisions

by Jacob Appet on August 15, 2012

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Jonathan Ames on cutting and being a hard-ass.

From the 2012 Script to Screen Conference.

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FOR THE RICHES OF THE EARTH

by Adam Bowers on November 7, 2011

Hi, everyone. I’ll be doing a little blogging for IFP from now on. A little background on myself: When I lived in Florida, I wrote, directed, produced, edited, and acted in a no-budget comedy called New Low, which played in the inaugural NEXT <=> section at the 2010 Sundance Film …

Director Sean Durkin on Pursuing Projects

by Dan Schoenbrun on March 29, 2011

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Mark Heyman on Writing Action

by Dan Schoenbrun on March 29, 2011

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Mark Heyman on Writing a Woman’s Role

by Dan Schoenbrun on March 29, 2011

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Mark Heyman on Working with Darren Aronofsky

by Dan Schoenbrun on March 29, 2011

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