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Usher Morgan
Jul 6, 20211 min read
Short Tip: Actors, a Writer’s Best Friend
If you have no actor friends, do whatever you can to find some, then add them to your group of collaborators and start sharing your work...
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Usher Morgan
May 15, 201915 min read
Screenwriters - It's Time to Kill The Cat
Kill The Cat is a screenwriting tool that helps "set the stakes" for your characters.
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Usher Morgan
May 1, 20191 min read
Tip: Keep a Filmmaking Journal
When you make a movie, you’re doing 10,000 things at once: from planning to executing, hiring, auditioning, communicating, and handling...
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Usher Morgan
May 1, 20193 min read
Tip - How to Keep Morale High On a Movie Set
When things get rough, when problems arise, and people get tired, when you’re going through thirteen-hour days, shooting overnights,...
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Usher Morgan
Apr 14, 20191 min read
First Movies of Famous Directors
Here are some not-so-famous movies, made for very little money, by film directors who are considered today to be the very top of their...
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Usher Morgan
Apr 14, 20192 min read
Embrace the DIY Spirit
When I used to hear the term “low-budget, DIY filmmaker,” I’d cringe because in my mind I was thinking, “Why would I want to learn about...
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Usher Morgan
Apr 14, 20192 min read
Quick Tip - Write a Personal Story
One of the things that you are guaranteed to be an expert on is your own personal experience. The movie world is full of great movies...
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Usher Morgan
Mar 28, 20191 min read
Billy Wilder's 10 Screenwriting Tips
Billy Wilder, the filmmaker behind classic films such as Sunset Boulevard, The Apartment, and Double Indemnity lists his top 10...
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Usher Morgan
Mar 28, 20191 min read
Writing Exercise #1: The Sitcom Short
So - here's a fun screenwriting challenge / exercise for you: Pick your favorite TV show and write a dramatic scene between its...
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Krystal Lopes
Mar 16, 20194 min read
Why Every Screenwriter Should Own a Typewriter
Long before the age of iPhones, iPads, and Personal Computers, there was “the typewriter” – where every important document, novel,...
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Usher Morgan
Feb 27, 20192 min read
Writing Every Day
One of the things I hear a lot is that, for many people, the most difficult task is “getting started.” I have a very strong opinion when...
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Usher Morgan
Feb 14, 201910 min read
How to Come Up With Great Story Ideas
Need to come up with a great story idea? Here are some of my favorite approaches to story generation: 1. Know Why You're Making It How do...
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Usher Morgan
Feb 5, 20191 min read
Quick Tip: Plots Are Cool; Characters Are Cooler
If you make a list of your all-time favorite movies, I’m quite convinced that it'll align with a list of your all-time favorite...
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Usher Morgan
Feb 5, 20194 min read
Strive For a Higher Standard
“Quality” is an interesting word because I don’t think that it can be easily defined. It is, however, easily observable. You can spot bad...
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Usher Morgan
Feb 5, 20193 min read
Screenwriting Tip: Forget The "Idea"
How many times have you heard the saying, "I have a great idea for a movie"? And how many times have you followed that rabbit down the...
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Usher Morgan
Jan 16, 20197 min read
$0 Budget Filmmaking - A Checklist
Almost every filmmaker working in Hollywood today was forced to master the craft of no-budget guerilla filmmaking when they were first...
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Usher Morgan
Jan 5, 20192 min read
Favorite Screenwriting Books
There is no shadow of a doubt in my mind that the script is (by far) the most important asset you can have in the film industry today. If...
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Usher Morgan
Jan 5, 20191 min read
Passion Wins the Game
Filmmaking is not the easiest endeavor in the world, nor is it fast, cheap, or passive. The process of writing, directing, producing,...
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Usher Morgan
Jan 2, 20192 min read
Screenwriting, The Only Skill You Really Need
Movies are the amalgamation of artistic talents and technical know-how, coming together to tell a story through moving pictures, and,...
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Usher Morgan
Jan 2, 20192 min read
How to Get Music For Your Film
If you were making a low-budget, indie film in 1998, you would have never even considered the possibility of having a legitimate licensed...
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