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Bennett Miller (Director, Moneyball, Capote) explains how characters and their stories can transcend themselves and mean much more than what lies on the surface.
Let me start by saying everything is NOT a TV Show. Some things just are what they are, and should not be televised.
A Pitch is much more than just an idea you have. The idea may be the starting point but the pitch is much, much more. And the pitch …
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An esteemed and eerily funny group of writers and actors reads from the script that we the audience have created. Each writer contributes one line of dialogue based only on the previous line. A discussion followed the reading concerning the strife of the creative process and how to …
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Sustaining career is a tricky thing – from staying inspired to getting paid, there are always hurdles in the road. With experience working in television, advertising, and feature films, self-distributing and getting the Golden Ticket (a sale at Sundance), these women are making their own way, and getting …
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Academy Award nominee and Gotham Independent Film Award Winner Bennett Miller, director of Moneyball and Capote, joins us for a truly special keynote conversation in which he’ll discuss crossing over from directing a critically acclaimed documentary feature to bringing to life two of the last decade’s most critically …
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Independent filmmakers transitioning into television makes perfect sense. Indie filmmakers share a passion for singular characters, earned character development, and edgy storytelling. Television allows you to focus on your characters at least a dozen hours a season. Sometimes – if you’re lucky – you’re living with your characters for hundreds …
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How can creating short form work inform the creation of your features? Hear from filmmakers working prolifically in shorts, features, web and fine art contexts about how small projects enhance the creation of their features. …
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I was graciously invited to write this blog for IFP and was told I should focus on my experience of writing for television. I was actually asked to write about writing. What a fantastic idea! So I gladly accepted. One problem. I forgot that I’d actually have to sit down …