Over the weekend I finally got a chance to watch Pioneer One. It’s a half-hour drama television series with one notable exception: it’s not shown on TV. The series is available for free to download from Vodo via bittorrent networks and is b…

Ah yes, another week of awesome filmmaking links! Monitor your Canon HDSLR Wirelessly A clever setup lets you monitor and control your Canon remotely. More Free Plug-ins for Final Cut Pro from Idustrial Revolution 5 new free plug-ins for Final Cut Pro,…

When your screenplay is written, the next step is to read what you wrote. I like to use checklists to figure out what needs to be improved and what I’ve nailed. Here’s a general checklist you can use to gauge your script: Plot Does the scri…

Yes, I missed a week of links! So today you get a list of the last two weeks of fascinating film stuff! For links on demand, just follow me on Twitter! Filmmaking Tools You Can Use Today A list of useful, no-fluff filmmaking tools. The Hidden Tools of …

Making a movie is expensive work and a lot of indie films are lacking in the budget department. I know I’ve had my share of $20 short films, and most of that went to buying duct tape and pizza. Here’s a quick top 10 list of stretching your …

Directing Tips View more presentations from dannyfsantos. Tonight I’m putting on a presentation at the Toronto Filmmaker’s Club about directing. I’ll have about 45 minutes to go over a lot of things but this is in no way meant to be a…

All week long I share my best finds on Twitter. I’m an obsessive compulsive geek so I crawl all over the intertubes and try to pry out as much cool stuff as possible. I’m going to try an experiment and aggregate these links every Friday so …

I received an interesting question via Twitter last night, but instead of just answering it I decided a full post on the subject. The question, from Luke Stewart, was “Do producers insist you ‘lock’ your script at some point, or is lo…

Being on set is kind of like being in a war zone where your enemy is time. The only way you’re going to make it through the day is for the entire crew to work like a well oiled machine and the best way to do that is to follow these simple unwritten co…

Besides the 3 act structure, here’s a great list of ways to write a better screenplay!
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Building the 3 Act Structure
The 4 “M’s” of the Moral Premise
Screenplay Checklist