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in search of self-identity i typed something really long here but there was an error in subissi...

It came to me from a rubber mask
I've been painting for almost 30 years now and always liked films (movies etc.). Until one day I was...

Frankly my dear, the formula doesn't give a damn!
Hello everyone! I'm afraid this is going to be painfully long and ungrammtical. Having spent ...

Pitching
List a few things you wish you could be doing right now - for example, partying with supermodels, dr...

Keeping it REEL.
...ime. These filming projects would include filming short films and composing demo reels for others. I also own my own digital fillming equipment and pro...

Have to take the plunge
Im new to writing, just got denied a chance at film school in Australia, thinkin bout doing some sho...

Getting Started
Whether you dream of writing screenplays from your Malibu beach house, directing an army of extras a...

Story Hunting
...a policy of allowing student film makers to make short films based on his short stories for the fee of $1. In the early stages of getting into wr...

China Lake
... short, and study it as a textbook example of how short films should be made. This really is ideal research material if you are serious about making st...

Konrad
I am a high school student in Tennessee and have made a few school related movies and am working on ...


Film schools seem like a waste of time, from what I have seen. You can't beat just getting a camera ...

Boy and Bicycle - Ridley Scott's Student Film
Boy and Bicycle is Ridley Scott's first venture into narrative film making. Whilst still a photograp...

Dark Star - Making of a Low Budget Sci-Fi Classic
Described by Carpenter as "'Waiting for Godot' in space.", Dark Star is a tongue-in-cheek sci fi com...

Amblin' - Steven Spielberg's Breakthrough Short Film
Steven Spielberg got his career kicked started when he released Amblin' in 1968. His first piece sho...

My Favourite Bits
I thought I was ready and had thought these things through, but when I was faced with this assignmen...

"So do you like films then?" "No, not really."
This was one of the first conversations I had with my aunt June. She was the only of my aunts that h...

Approaches to Writing Screenplays
Each writer has their own particular way of creating a screenplay. The best two sources of interview...

A Shout out to the Host of this excellent site!!!
I stumbled upon your website a couple of days ago and I must say a big thumbs up for you Ian. I just...

What I like is...
For your first assignment, watch a film you really love and makes notes on how the story is told. Lo...

What Exactly Is A Film?
Films represent lots of different things to lots of different people. For me, I am really only inter...

Gone Fishing - Chris Jones on Short Film Production
Chris Jones, author of The Guerilla Film Makers Handbook, has been blogging about the whole producti...

Film Structure
... and Seconds are exceptional works, standing as short films in themselves! However, the opening image doesn't have to be an elaborate title sequence....

1 Location, 1 Amazing script, and 12 Angry Men
I watched 12 Angry Men the other night. It has been sitting on my shelf for a long time, but never g...

John Carpenter on the Benefits of Film School
Carpenter was a student on the film programme at the film programme at the University of Southern Ca...

Learn From Mistakes
Now to unleash some negativity! Make a list of five films you didn't enjoy, then deduce what it was ...

Inspiration Behind Your Favourite Film
Research how some of your favourite films came into existence. Find out how the screenwriters came u...

Themes - Part 1
For the first part of our exercise on themes, we want you to identify some films that fulfill the fo...

Film Genres
Film genre is an important element to consider when you start working on a project. We all have our ...


Anything with Christian Bale in is sure to be a worth while film. I cant wait to watch this film sho...

Your Film: Themes
What is the underlying theme of your film? How can you express this through actions and not try to s...

My Favourite Bits
This assignment is in three parts. Select your favourite shot, scene and sequence from any of the fi...

Another shorty
I too am another person who wrote something big and long and was returned a posting error. How infur...

Do you belive in magic?
Well, I can say that I do. I believe in the magic of films, and the power that they have to convey m...

College Dropout
I have absolutely no knowledge of screenwriting. I know I have a strong desire and passion to see m...

Time to get Cracking
My love of films started before I can remember. My parents were very relaxed in letting me watch wha...

The longest journey begins with a single step.
Well, I''ve always envisioned myself as a writer, but I never thought it would be in films. The fir...


What a great film. The commentary on the DVD contains a great insight into the production process of...

aspire
i hope to some day make a film which is critically acclaimed. with fantastic reviews, maybe even an ...

Genre Assignment
Pick a genre you enjoy and list a number of films that fall within that genre. Now find some common ...

Low Budget Masterpieces
Some of the best films made for the price of a used car. The best way to demonstrate your skills as ...

Coffee Rush And Daisy Chains
Films take us out of reality just like books... but when a director/ screen writer decides to make a...

Screenwriting Fundamentals Officially Launched
After years of thinking, tweaking and procrastinating, theclapperboard.com is delighted to formally ...

Mr. Edward
Movies had been a big part of my life since I was a little kid. But it wasn't until about my freshma...

Mind to Film
What I love about film making is how it's all about taking an idea and finding a way to gift wrap it...

Women in Film
Hello all, My name is Karyn May, and I'm from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. My writing style is a mi...

Exploring the Meaning of Movies
As the writer of a screenplay you become the storyteller. When I come up with ideas for stories, I t...

Me and my film making aspirations.
I have a BS in Elementary Ed. I have lived all over the US. I currently reside on a farm with horse...

Somewhere Down The Line
I've never really seen myself as a writer, but I enjoy film making and my real passion lies in actin...

Getting Started
Getting started on The Clapperboard is incredibly simple. All you have to do is click here to create...

Influences
Quentin Tarantino worked at a movie rental place before he started directing and writing movies. He ...

Positive Meme Dissemination
I'm a curious person, in both senses of the word. I can get lost in a book, film, or watching an ant...

Vidyasagar
My greatest inspiration to enter into film making is Ram gopalvarma an Indian film director. Usually...

cinema paradiso
After many years of struggling, I relized that I could not Hide my hidden wish to be a film director...

Films that make me feel ill
To get the ball rolling, here are some films I despise, along with reasons: The Assassination of ...

What I Like Is.... Brokeback Mountain
I've just seen Brokeback Mountain for the first time from the beginning to its end. Characters: E...

Death Proof
Well this is going to be somewhat brief. I've watched the movie several times and love it for the c...

Me Myself and My Favourites
Me Myself and My Favourites My name is Markus Zussner but you can call me Mjr Menace as my profil...

THOUGHTS BECOME THINGS
All of us at different points in our childhood, decided our ambitions and goals and set our hearts t...

Make the Most of Your Influences
"Good artists borrow. Great artists steal." Pablo Picasso As film is a synthesis of so many d...

Film Genres
Action -Desperado, Kill Bill, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, From Dusk Till Dawn, Hardboiled, Battle Ro...

The Elements of Films
“Every film has a beginning, a middle, and an end... but not necessarily in that order.” ...