Film Courage: Story Sloth-to-Story Sleuth? What is this? Matthew Kalil, Screenwriter/Author/Instructor: You’ve seen bits of my book. Story Sloth to Story Sleuth. One of the ways we access the memory well is through senses and being aware of the world when you’re in it. Very often I find for myself my thing that has been […]
Film Courage: What are your thoughts on Hollywood stealing an unknown writer’s idea? Does this happen a lot? Mark Sanderson, Screenwriter/Author: I think it happens a lot less than people believe because my writing partner and I used to say we’d make more money off of the lawsuit than we would on the screenplay, you […]
via Screenwriters Shouldn’t Be Afraid Of Their Scripts Being Stolen by Mark Sanderson — FilmCourage.com
Film Courage: When you leave the pitch [pitching a screenplay], do you have a good intuition about how the meeting went or is it just like they say they love it and then they are not going to go through with it? And then has the opposite happened? Markus Redmond, Actor/Writer/Director/Producer: We went through that. […]
Film Courage: What makes you good at story and how did you get good at it? Naomi Beaty, Writer, Screenwriting Teacher and Consultant: My big education with story was really when I worked with Blake [Blake Snyder — Author of Save The Cat] on his second book just because the thing that I had to do in […]
via The Impact Blake Snyder’s Save the Cat Has Had On Screenwriters by Naomi Beaty — FilmCourage.com
AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST FILM: AFRAID BEST PERFORMANCES: THE TALK BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: CREATURES BEST SOUND & MUSIC: COLOUR ME FREE Theme of night: Inner conflicts NOTE: Festival took place during the COVID-19 virus lockdown so all screenings were held in private. Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: CREATURES, 4min., USA, Dance THE ATTEMPT, 5min., USA, Satire […]
via HIGHLIGHTS – April 2020 Under 5 Minute Film Festival — Under 5 minute & Smartphone festival
CREATURES, 4min., USA, Dance Directed by Summa Cilem Capturing the tale of mysterious creatures living on earth. Pure in their emotions and expressions. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film!
THE ATTEMPT, 5min., USA, Satire Directed by Dakota Holmes-Dodge Carlos makes his attempt at living in the lower east side of New York. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film!
AFRAID, 3min., USA, Thriller Directed by Lisbet Byler & Grace Wagner AFRAID tells the story of Anna, a young 20-something coffee shop manager, as she closes up for the night and heads to her car in a nearby parking garage. Will Anna make it? Or will her worst fears become reality? CLICK HERE – and see full […]
THE TALK, 3min., Australia, Drama Directed by Marni Little We all have to have the talk at some point, but how soon is too soon? CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film!
GODSPEED, 2min., USA, Animation Directed by Sunny Wai Yan Chan “Godspeed” is a story about a mother saying goodbye to her son at the airport. The son wants a hug, but the reserved mother is reluctant to do so. The seemingly small conflict between the two is amplified by the close-ups of their faces, visualizing the […]
Student & Young Filmmakers FEEDBACK Film & Screenplay Festival 