How Movies Get Made
Learn the secrets of your favorite movies.
News, reviews, techniques, and courses, everything you need to understand how films are made and start making your own. Practical, and built from real films. Nothing invented.
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Ready to write your first good screenplay?
Eleven chapters that walk you from your first idea to a finished draft, all built from real, produced films. No theory for theory’s sake, just what you need to actually write, one clear step at a time.
From the blog
Film news, reviews, breakdowns of how your favorite scenes actually work, and original stories and scripts. New posts land here regularly, so check back often.
More courses on the way
Screenwriting is just the start. Directing, acting, and hands-on workbooks are coming next, for whenever you’re ready to go deeper.
Directing
Learn to direct actors and shots, taught the same way, from real produced films.
Acting
Take your work from the page to a performance that holds up on camera.
Workbooks
Budget tables, production notes, and other templates you can fill in for your own project.
