New category added to WriteMovies Directory: YouTube Channels!
Today, we’re launching a new category on the WriteMovies Directory: YouTube Channels for screenwriters and filmmakers!
Today, we’re launching a new category on the WriteMovies Directory: YouTube Channels for screenwriters and filmmakers!
Today, we’re launching a new addition to our website that’s available to everyone for completely free: the WriteMovies Directory!
It’s time for our Winter Contest to come to an end with a brand new set of winners! Our deserving Grand Prize winner walks away with $3500, and the top three all receive pitching to industry, script development, and more.
Feature films tend to get most of the glory among filmmakers, but that doesn’t mean we should ignore short film as a medium! In a new series of Insights articles, Ian Kennedy looks at the benefits of writing in this format.
There’s a reason there’s not just one but two categories for shorts at the Oscars: one for live-action and another for animated. They can be a great way of telling stories that a lot of filmmakers overlook – and that includes writers!
So why write a script for a short film? Why get one made? Well, there are actually quite a few good reasons…
Making a short film brings all sorts of challenges of its own. You’ll still need a unique concept, a well-structured story, and characters that audiences can fall in love with – but you’ve got to get it all into a much smaller space! That’s why it can be such a great test of your skills as a storyteller.
Whatever your reasons for making a short film, make sure you know exactly what they are before you begin, whether you want to use it to take the next step in your career or just because you’ve got a story you’re desperate to tell!
An interview with David Cronenberg! You could follow in this magnificent auteur’s footsteps by entering our latest contests RIGHT HERE! A featured article from the WriteMovies archive first published March 2006 by Pam Grady.