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"If you want to make a movie, make it. Don't wait for a grant, don't wait for the perfect circumstances, just make it." -- Quentin Tarantino

Pixar's 22 rules of storytelling should be memorized by every screenwriter: imgur.com/gallery/WOv1g

Did you know 152% of Oscar screenplays used Plotbot? That's completely untrue, but you can download the scripts here: screencraft.org/2015/02/22/2…

Want to write a better screenplay? Just use data! fivethirtyeight.com/features…

Shot-for-shot collaborative remake of @starwars Empire Strikes Back. youtube.com/watch?v=GjsFAZWn… Amazing work, Internet.

Hey #indiefilm folks, how does @netflix pay? Do they pay to stream your movie, no matter what, or per view? And what counts as a view?

Raiders of the Lost Ark: no dialogue, no color. Think only about staging: extension765.com/sdr/18-raid…

We never think about the terrible flipside of Jaws. i.imgur.com/3sRm90k.gif

Film icons, fancily illustrated. iconshow.squarespace.com

Looking at you, @michaelbay imgur.com/gallery/yWxIx

Argo! Now you can finally figure out what's going on: warnerbros2012.com/screening…

Be thankful for the little things. What if Michael Bay had directed Up? youtube.com/watch?v=u5KQQWlI…

"The greatest thing you can do is surprise yourself." -- Steve Martin

Way cool visualization of the colors of films: thecolorsofmotion.com/films

"Acting is more fun than writing. Writing is harder, more like having a term paper." -- Owen Wilson

"What’s wrong with this plot? Why is this working? Why is it not? Could I write that sentence differently?" Wise tips terribleminds.com/ramble/201…

"When people ask me if I went to film school I tell them, 'no, I went to films.'" -- Quentin Tarantino

This is amazing and terrifying. Famous tech people and the actors that should play them: theverge.com/2014/8/21/60533…

Want to read the American Hustle #screenplay? For real? Now you can: secure.sonypictures.com/movi…