Taylor ThomasJun 10, 20198 minHow to Write a Screenplay Outline📷 For me, I decided at a very young age that I was going to be some sort of writer. I didn’t know what kind yet, but I knew that I just wanted to tell stori...
Taylor ThomasJun 10, 20192 minBasics of Screenplay Formatting Cinema Bandit is devoted to supplying young and new filmmakers with resources, articles, and interviews to help artists develop themselves creatively and pro...
Taylor ThomasJun 10, 20191 minScreenplay Rules: Describing Camera Direction Many screenwriters, especially those who are looking to direct their own projects, make note of the camera in their screenplays. Take for instance these came...
Taylor ThomasJun 10, 20196 minOn Making a Character “Likable”In mainstream screenwriting, great emphasis is placed on creating characters that are “likable” to an audience. This emphasis comes, more often than not, fro...
Taylor ThomasJun 10, 20193 minScreenplay Structure: Lost in Translation 📷 Sofia Coppola’s Lost in Translation (2003) has always sort of given me the feeling of “I shouldn’t be watching this” in a way that the connection and vuln...
Taylor ThomasJun 10, 20194 minGetting Experience as a Director Director Werner Herzog stole a camera to make his first film. He justified this action by arguing he felt he had a right to it, as though it were air he need...
Taylor ThomasJun 10, 20194 minFilm School: is it Worth it? As lovers of film, we are always trying to find ways to own our craft and to make ourselves better. We study different films; we create our movies, we read u...
Taylor ThomasMay 9, 20191 minColor Grading: The BasicsColor grading is the process of improving the appearance of an image for presentation in different environments on different devices. Various attributes of a...
Taylor ThomasApr 17, 20192 minScript Supervising: What is it?Role Call: Script Supervising What is a script supervisor? In simple terms, a script supervisor is someone on set who oversees the script. In more complicate...
Taylor ThomasMar 15, 20194 minThe Cursed Screenplay: AtukThe screenplay for Atuk was based on the 1963 book The Incomparable Atuk in it’s country of origin, Canada, and as Stick Your Neck Out in the United States. ...
Taylor ThomasFeb 26, 20192 minProducing a Feature Film – Case StudyLet’s skip all of the screenwriting, story structure, and the creative things for the moment. Let’s talk about how I snagged a producer – also known as my de...
Taylor ThomasFeb 23, 20194 minScreenplay Structure: JunoCinema Bandit is devoted to supplying young and new filmmakers with resources, articles, and interviews to help artists develop themselves creatively and pro...
Taylor ThomasJan 25, 20192 minMaking a Debut Feature Film – Case StudyCinema Bandit is devoted to supplying young and new filmmakers with resources, articles, and interviews to help artists develop themselves creatively and pro...
Taylor ThomasJan 23, 20191 minBest Screenplays of 2018 – Read Them HereClick on the links below to read the best screenplays of 2018: A Star is Born All Is True Blackkklansman Ballad of Buster Scruggs Black Panther Boy Erased Ca...
Taylor ThomasNov 13, 20183 minAngela Matemotja Makes Her Feature Film Debut with “Elevate”Cinema Bandit is devoted to providing helpful articles, links, and interviews to help young and new filmmakers with their creative, technical, and profession...
Taylor ThomasOct 9, 20184 minUsing Color in Your FilmCinema Bandit is devoted to providing helpful articles, links, and interviews to help young and new filmmakers with their creative, technical, and profession...
Taylor ThomasSep 27, 20184 minWriting 80’s DialogueThe 1980s are having their moment right now. It feels strange to write that, as one would figure the ‘80s had their moment already… when it was the 1980s. Th...
Taylor ThomasSep 25, 20184 minWriting 90’s DialogueJust as the 1980s are having a cultural moment right now, the 1990s are an era that continues to live within our creative imagination. In fact, it may just b...
Taylor ThomasSep 7, 20181 minStarter Cameras: Canon EOS Rebel T6The Canon EOS Rebel T6 is one of the easiest digital cameras to learn. With its great price, especially when buying it in a bundle, its a very inexpensive ca...
Taylor ThomasSep 6, 20184 minGetting Experience as a DirectorDirector Werner Herzog stole a camera to make his first film. He justified this action by arguing he felt he had a right to it, as though it were air he need...