
So, you've fallen in love with filmmaking and you're interested in going to film school. Awesome! At this point, you're probably asking yourself, "What are...
So, you've fallen in love with filmmaking and you're interested in going to film school. Awesome! At this point, you're probably asking yourself, "What are...
Who are the best directors of all time? That's a harder question to answer than you might think. Is it those whose work came first...
Horror movies continue to be an extremely successful film genre. Whether they're campy, terrifying, or full of jump scares, audiences love to be stimulated. Fear...
As close to being Hollywood royalty as possible, Sofia Coppola, the daughter of acclaimed director Francis Ford Coppola, knew she had to step out of her...
No script is perfect. That’s true for every project and every format of a script — whether it’s a screenplay first draft or the shooting...
"We didn’t go to film school or have a billionaire second cousin who wanted to fund our film. We learned everything by doing it." Hello...
Sarah Gavron started her filmmaking career with a bang, winning a BAFTA for her debut movie, This Little Life. She followed that up with more...
What lessons in screenwriting and creativity can we draw from the words of independent cinema and Hollywood star Ethan Hawke? Hawke was born Ethan Green...
What screenwriting lessons can we draw from the wise, funny, and inspiring words of the late, great Penny Marshall? Carole "Penny" Marshall was born in...
Academy Originals' Creative Spark Series features Oscar-winning screenwriter Paul Haggis as he takes viewers inside his screenwriting process. Haggis moved to California from Canada in his...