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the blackening trailer
March 1, 2023 | Alum

NYFA Alum Tracy Oliver’s ‘The Blackening’ Trailer Released

If the Black character always dies first in a horror movie, what happens when all of the characters are Black? It’s a question that NYFA Alum Tracy Oliver poses with…

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What Makes The Abbott Elementary Pilot So Engaging
January 29, 2023 | How To's

What Makes The Abbott Elementary Pilot So Engaging

To write a good Pilot, you need to KNOW YOUR SHOW. Unlike a movie, you’re setting up stories that could go on for 20, 40, or maybe even 100 episodes. …

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Spooky Screenplays: 5 Frighteningly Good Horror Scripts
October 25, 2019 | Industry Trends

Spooky Screenplays: 5 Frighteningly Good Horror Scripts

Halloween is just around the corner and that means binge eating candy in between visits from trick o’ treaters and binge watching late night horror flicks. Writing a screenplay is…

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8 Books Every Screenwriter Should Check Out
September 6, 2019 | Industry Trends

8 Books Every Screenwriter Should Check Out

Screenplays, whether for short student films or Hollywood epics, typically follow a fairly rigid format. However, the art of screenwriting, and what you’ll learn in screenwriting school and by workshopping…

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10 Great Screenplays from 1999
July 5, 2019 | Industry Trends

10 Great Screenplays from 1999

Many great films are celebrating their 20th anniversary this year–1999 is considered one of the best years in recent history for quality cinema. Great films don’t always begin with great…

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Great Techniques to Write a Script with an Unexpected Ending
October 5, 2018 | Industry Trends

Great Techniques to Write a Script with an Unexpected Ending

Don’t you just love epic film endings that you never saw coming? These endings are the ones that stay with viewers for a long time and inspire talk about the…

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6 Tips On How to Sell Your Screenplay
May 18, 2018 | Industry Trends

6 Tips On How to Sell Your Screenplay

You’ve sacrificed countless hours of your social life and mental stability, poured your blood and sweat out onto the pages, and — let’s be real here — questioned your creativity…

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Paid Script Coverage Services – The 2 Biggest Benefits and Drawbacks
December 29, 2017 | Industry Trends

Paid Script Coverage Services – The 2 Biggest Benefits and Drawbacks

Script coverage, it’s been said, is one of those things about the film industry that nobody really learns about until they’re actually in the industry. Usually you’re introduced to script…

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Anatomy of an Adapted Screenplay
March 4, 2017 | Industry Trends

Anatomy of an Adapted Screenplay

Novels are terrific, but there’s something about the silver screen that transforms great ideas into pure theatrical magic. And many incredible films exist because a screenwriter was inspired to adapt…

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