Filmmaking

Introduction With Halloween just around the corner, I had the chance to chat with Brandon Robinson, a director, writer, producer, and founder of Imagination Upgraded, a creative production company. Brandon’s …

When writing a screenplay, it’s natural for us to focus on the plot, characters, dialogue and formatting. But when it comes to sending our scripts out into the wider world, …

With the significant advancements of AI technology in recent years, its use in the creative industries has been a tenuous subject, and just one of the many considerations of the …

Part 4 of our Mastering the Art of Screenwriting Series. Today, we’re leaving Earth’s atmosphere and heading for the stars as we dive into how to create your own sci-fi …

Both of these filmmakers have embraced the all-in-one model, the multi-hyphenate role of writer-director-producer of their projects. By embracing all three of these huge moviemaking roles, they ensure their vision …

Like much of the film production process, call sheets have evolved like everything else. With versions of call sheets from film sets as early as the 1940s being auctioned off …

Creating memorable villains and monsters, complex characters, and how to elevate your script with atmosphere and dialogue. We’re back! Welcome to part 2 of our guide to writing your own …

Introduction: the role of flat characters in horror It takes all sorts to make a world, and the same goes for the characters in our stories. While our rounded characters …

Before you dive into filming itself, there will be many working parts to organize. But the question is, how do you start mapping everything out? Things can easily get messy …

A jump scare isn’t a jump scare if we see it coming, and the final girl can’t be just that if we know who she’s going to be in the …