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Understanding the Formatting of a Screenplay (and Why It All Matters)


Most filmmakers know scripts follow a very particular format, but do they know why they do?

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How To Terrify The Audience

3 Brilliant Moments in the Visuals of Emotion

Captain Fantastic (final)

Top 5 Plot Points of All Time

The First and Final Frames of Famous Films Can Teach Us a Lot about Good Filmmaking

How 50 Famous Female Characters Were Described in Their Screenplays

Spike Lee on Do The Right Thing's legacy

6000 extras at Gorleston beach - and we were a part of it!

The Magic of Making Sound | That's Amazing

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Teacher of English - (Maternity cover - Possible TLR available)

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