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Below you will find various articles on filmmaking. Make sure to share and comment on anything of interest.

What does a showrunner do

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What Does a Showrunner Do?

Here's what you need to know about showrunners Television has expanded far and wide from the golden age of television all the way up to…

The Fiction WriterFebruary 14, 2020

John Wick Fighting Style

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What’s Behind John Wick’s Unique Fighting Style?

The Battle Style Of John Wick's Fighting Scenes John Wick is arguably one of the most action packed movies we've seen in a while with…

The Fiction WriterSeptember 14, 2019

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Behind The Scenes Photos Of Your Favorite Movies

Flashback To Your Favorite Movies Behind The Scenes It's always interesting to see how your favorite fictional stories were brought to reality. Everything from practical…

The Fiction WriterSeptember 14, 2019

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When Independent Casting Directors & Filmmakers Aren’t Clear About The Pay

How Not To Fall For The "Okie Doke" When Starting Out In Independent Movies When you're just starting out as an actor, filmmaker or crew…

The Fiction WriterJuly 6, 2019

How to create animated gifs using Premiere Pro

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How To Create Animated GIFs In Premiere Pro

Create Animated GIFs Using Premiere Pro Check out the above video on how to create an animated GIF using a video clip. It's fast and…

The Fiction WriterMarch 21, 2019

best 4k cameras under $500

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Best 4K Cameras Under $500

Best 4K Cameras Under $500 You're looking for a camera that can go where you go, while you bring your adventures to life with video,…

The Fiction WriterMarch 12, 2019

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Post To Instagram From Your Computer

Upload From Your Desktop To Instagram If you're tired of transferring your photos from your desktop to your cellphone using methods like Air Drop, Dropbox,…

The Fiction WriterDecember 14, 2018

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Placing Video Inside of Text With Premiere Pro

Video Inside of Text Effect This is a cool little trick you can use in any of your projects. You've seen this many times in…

The Fiction WriterNovember 7, 2018

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Steadicam Shot :: Behind The Scenes

Steadicam Plus Choreography Equals Magic We all know how smooth and creative you can get with steadicam shots, however check out this behind the scenes…

The Fiction WriterOctober 21, 2018

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Amazon Has Decided To End IMDb’s Withoutabox Festival Submission Platform

The Internet Movie Database Rolls End Credits For Withoutabox Withoutabox is IMDB's online film festival submission platform that's been going strong for the past 10 years.…

The Fiction WriterOctober 20, 2018

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Free Adobe Premiere Pro IGTV Export Preset

Join The Mailing List You'll receive an email with a download link. If you don't see it right away make sure to check your spam…

The Fiction WriterSeptember 10, 2018

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45 Animated Lower Thirds Pack

45 Animated Lower Thirds Pack These 45 lower third animations are built in After Effects, but able to be edited in Premiere CC. You can…

The Fiction WriterApril 8, 2018

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Best Way To Sync Audio in Adobe Premiere

Best Way To Sync Audio in Premiere Adobe Premiere makes it really easy to sync your audio in video when the audio has been recorded…

The Fiction WriterApril 1, 2018

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Things You Need To Know About Lighting

Best Way To Make Your Film Look Cinematic -- Light It Properly When we talk about how to make our indie films look and feel…

The Fiction WriterMarch 23, 2018

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Quick Way To Crop & Resize Your Composition In After Effects

Resize & Trim Your Composition In After Effects There are a couple of ways to resize your composition in After Effects. The most obvious way…

The Fiction WriterMarch 10, 2018

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Check Out How The Camera Adds 10 Pounds

Why Does The Camera Add 10 Pounds? This topic has been covered to death, but to keep things short and to the point -- when…

The Fiction WriterMarch 9, 2018

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Storyboarding For The Movie “Skull Island” & Free Templates

Storyboarding A storyboard is a visual aid that makes it easier for you to explain and share the vision for your movie, short film or…

The Fiction WriterFebruary 28, 2018

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Ryan Coogler Breaks Down Black Panther Fight Scene

Box Office Smash In case you've been sleeping under a rock -- Marvel's "Black Panther" movie just released last weekend and has turned out to…

The Fiction WriterFebruary 24, 2018

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The Best Cinematic Shots Of All Time?

Best of The Best Shots in Cinema Is there even such a thing as "the best shots of all time" in cinema? Take a look…

The Fiction WriterFebruary 9, 2018

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Christopher Nolan “Shooting Short Films” and “Sticking to Your Guns”

Playing to Your Strengths In this clip we hear Christopher Nolan go in depth into why you should focus on what uniqueness you bring to…

The Fiction WriterFebruary 6, 2018

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Add Cinematic Black Bars In Premiere Pro

~ James Cameron

Pick up a camera. Shoot something. No matter how small, no matter how cheesy, no matter whether your friends and your sister star in it. Put your name on it as director. Now you’re a director. Everything after that you’re just negotiating your budget and your fee.

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