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Aug 12
Before Day One: The Business of Making a Movie
What business decisions should an indie film producer make before day one on set? In this episode, we break down the big-picture decisions that can determine whether your movie has a real shot in the marketplace—from the script and budget to genre, audience, cast, tax incentives, ... Show More
3m 53s
Aug 5
The Five-Minute Sell Test for Indie Films
Can you tell if an indie film will sell in the first five minutes? In this episode, Tom Malloy explains the key signals distributors and sales agents look for during a pitch—from your hook and artwork to your trailer and marketing plan. Learn how to present your project like a pr ... Show More
3m 13s
Jul 29
Will AI Replace Filmmakers?
Will AI replace filmmakers? In this episode of Hollywood Business Explained, I break down why I believe AI will become one of the biggest tools filmmakers have—not their replacement. We look at past technology shifts, where AI stands today, and what independent filmmakers should ... Show More
3m 25s
May 2024
Writing the Unfilmable & Managing Your Career When SH*T Hits the Fan
Writing a screenplay is like following a cookie recipe, it’s closer to magic than science. You don’t have to follow screenwriting “rules” to create an amazing story. There’s something else you don’t have to do in your career. When serious problems arise in your personal life, you ... Show More
36m 48s
Nov 2023
An Indie Film Exec Unpacks The Post-Strike World
“As Hollywood changes post-strike, the only surefire way in the door is to have something great people are excited to make.” If you are a writer looking to break into the industry, you need to know how to write a great script that producers actually want to read.
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45m 50s
Aug 2025
260 | From Barf Draft to Next Draft: 5 Steps to Take Now
Join TSL Workshops: https://tslworkshops.circle.so In this episode, Meg and Lorien dive into a messy, magical stage of screenwriting: the barf draft — your first unfiltered pass at a script. They share how to tackle chaos on the page, whether your draft is too long, too short, to ... Show More
1h 2m
Jul 2024
How To Write a Movie To Shoot (In Three Months)
On this special episode of the No Film School podcast, host GG Hawkins shares her experience of writing her first feature, 'I Really Love My Husband' on a small budget and arguably, an even smaller timeline. She discusses the constraints she faced, the collaborative writing proce ... Show More
24m 50s
Mar 2020
2 | Turning Ideas Into Screenplays
We all hear it: "I've got this great idea for a movie," or, "they should totally make that into a movie," but why do so few people take the next step and actually write the script? Well, today, Pixar alum Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna answer that question, getting into all the n ... Show More
38m 54s
Jan 2024
الكتابة الرديئة
1h 6m
Dec 2023
DZ-106: How do you know if you have enough story?
Listen you're not sure whether your idea has enough fuel for 90 pages. In this episode, Chas, Stu and Mel attempt to answer a listener question: “In your own pre-writing process, how do you know you have enough for a feature? And do you have a specific pre-writing method you're g ... Show More
1h 36m
Apr 2020
6 | Mastering Structure In Your Screenplay: Part I
Writers dread the idea of feeling confined by a structure, but what they don't realize, is that structure is one of the greatest gifts that they can be given as a writer. Structure = story, and the best films ever made know how to "play within the rules." Today, we go over those ... Show More
39m 8s
Jul 2022
The New Soft Skills You Need as a Modern Filmmaker
Filmmakers creating trolly news cycles and buying bots to gain online attention… Hollywood myth about keeping your project a secret to prevent it from being stolen... latest cloud storage tools by Blackmagic.
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The phenomenon of creating a trolley ... Show More
55m 54s
Dec 2024
ما قبل الشاشة
1h 10m
In this episode of the Filmmaking Stuff podcast, host Tom Malloy explains the often misunderstood process of screenwriting. Dispelling the myth that a screenplay is ready after the first draft, Malloy tells new screenwriters that industry executives demand polished scripts reflecting professional standards. The first completion of your screenplay is just the ... Show More
🎬 استمع إلى أحدث حلقات بودكاست سينما رول 🍿 حيث نغوص عميقًا في فن كتابة السيناريو! اكتشف كيفية التعرف على الكتابة السيئة وتعلم لماذا من المهم فهمها للتمكن من الإبداع في كتابة قصص جذابة. لا تفوت هذا النقاش المفيد حول كيفية التمييز بين الأعمال السينمائية الرائعة والمسودات الأولية. ... Show More
في هذه الحلقة الجديدة ، نتناول أساسيات تقييم النصوص السينمائية والتلفزيونية . سنتحدث عن المراحل المختلفة التي يمر بها النص خلال عملية التقييم، وأهداف هذه التقييمات التي تُعدّ خطوة حاسمة في مسيرة أي كاتب سيناريو يسعى لتحويل أفكاره إلى أعمال ناجحة على الشاشة. كما نسلط الضوء على كيف ... Show More
