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Why you should love James Gunn

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So it was at Troma Entertainment that James Gunn started his career: he wrote the script for "Tromeo and Juliet" and rumour has it that he did it for a mere $150. So his scripts are made intentionally bad, as for a B-movie, but implemented by people who were trying to make a serious project. So, "Tromeo and Juliet".

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Creating fantastic stories and more: Peter Jackson

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From thrash horror to "The Lord of the Rings." First of all, by the time he began his work on the Tolkien adaptation, the director had already released "Heavenly Creatures" (1994) with Kate Winslet and the witty horror film "The Frighteners" (1996). But most importantly, the script was simply invented as the action progressed.

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Crafting chills and thrills: How to create a perfect horror movie scenario

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For those who dare to dabble in the demonic art of horror screenwriting, steering through a maze of well-trodden paths is the key to unleashing a masterpiece that will resonate through the vaulted tombs of cinematic history. This is the forbidden zone, the heart of darkness, the centerpiece of your horror story.

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Essential camera movements - explained

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Leave the boring pre-production routine to the Filmustage - automatic script breakdown - and focus on your creativity! Dolly zoom can express the relationship between the two subjects, as in Scorsese's "Raging Bull" , where the director uses dolly zoom to slow down the fight - it's the point of view of his character.

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Quest Feedback

Grumpy Gamer

I'm currently playing through Baldurs Gate 3 and in one instance i began fighting one group of enemies, only for another to show up that distracted them. Essentially you have to use this distraction effectively to win the fight because it collects the enemies in a group and the interjecting enemy eventually leaves. I love that quest.

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Innovative Director: James Cameron

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Leave the boring pre-production routine to the Filmustage - automatic script breakdown - and focus on your creativity! Generic license The invincible cyborg, red eyes, and unstoppable chase - are the main traits upon which James Cameron based the script for his sci-fi debut.

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Mastering Minimalism: Roger Deakins

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Each director has a different idea of how the script will look on the screen. Visualise how you see all the elements in your script with Filmustage's Visual Reference board. Reading the notes in the script, Deakins did not believe for a long time that Mendes really intended to do it that way.

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