Filmmaking
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A good story told well is absolutely and fundamentally the most important aspect of almost every movie. Nothing can save the most beautiful movie from terrible storytelling.
Screenwriting
" The so-called Story Circle [aka The Embryo] is my attempt to remove all of the hard and repeated work from the task of breaking a story. We do an eight-step story process here. I call it an embryo. 1) You've got a character that you can identify with 2) that has some kind of need/wish/incompletion. 3) [It] causes them to go across a threshold where the story changes direction. 4) They go down a road of trials, searching for something. 5) They find it, whether they like it or not. 6) It kind of kicks their ass, 7) and they come back to the world they started in, 8) having changed. - You, Need, Go, Search for something, Find it, Take it, Return, Changed. " ~ Dan Harmon, co-creator of Rick and Morty
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Screenwriting books
The three best books covering the fundamentals of screenwriting and storytelling for filmmaking:
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller ~ John Truby
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- on YouTube: John Truby The Anatomy of Story
Save The Cat: The Last Book On Screenwriting That You'll Ever Need! ~ Blake Snyder
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Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting ~ Robert McKee
- on Amazon: Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting
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See also
- Decentralized alternatives, includes lists of crowdsourcing alternatives and YouTube alternatives
- FilmCourage channel on filmmaking, on YouTube
- Joseph Campbell
- on Amazon: Joseph Campbell
- on DuckDuckGo: Joseph Campbell
- on Wikipedia: Joseph Campbell
- on YouTube: Joseph Campbell
- Open Curricula Projects
- Riggi Media International Inc. - recording, video, & colour grading studio
- RiggiMediaInternational.com
- Riggi entertainment Plugnplay Podcast (41:37) ~ Plugnplay Production, June 11, 2022, on YouTube.
- Screenwriting
- Television series pitches
- Video distribution
- Video production
- Director Werner Herzog Teaches Filmmaking MasterClass
- In 6 hours of video lessons, Werner Herzog teaches his uncompromising approach to documentary and feature filmmaking.
- MasterClass.com/classes/werner-herzog-teaches-filmmaking
- Windsor Media Center
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Online filmmaking resources
Top searches for "filmmaking" on DuckDuckGo yield (as of 2023-02-23):
- Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through screenwriting, casting, pre-production, shooting, sound recording, post-production, and screening the finished product before an audience that may result in a film release and an exhibition. Filmmaking occurs in a variety of economic, social, and political contexts around the world. It uses a variety of technologies and cinematic techniques. Although filmmaking originally involved the use of film, most film productions are now digital. Today, filmmaking refers to the process of crafting an audio-visual story commercially for distribution or broadcast.
- The Filmmaking Process for Beginners | NYFA - Student Resources
- The ultimate filmmaking guide - Adobe
- Filmmaking 101: What You Need to Know About Indie Film Production
- Understanding Filmmaking: The 5 Stages of Film Production
- The Filmmaking Process Step by Step - Learn About Film
- 15 Essential Filmmaking Techniques Every Filmmaker Should Know | ActionVFX
- Filmmaking - Filmmaking Stuff
- Online filmmaking courses
- Filmmaking 101 A Beginners Guide (13:10) ~ Brandon Washington, 2018-01-26