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Finding That Slice of Truth to Create Imagined Stories
Research Strategies to Authenticate Your Fictional Work
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Matt Firman
April 2023
My Backhand to Backstories
Why You Can Add a Backstory to Your Characters but DON'T HAVE TO!
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Matt Firman
Driving the Story to Success
Why Characters, Plot, or Both is Fundamentally Important to Writing a Great Story
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Matt Firman
March 2023
A Rug Pull to Remember
How to Build and Execute the Perfect Twists in Your Stories
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Matt Firman
Controlling Your Vision Part II
The Non-Technical Explanation of Lighting, Composition, and Aesthetics
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Matt Firman
Controlling Your Vision Part I
Basic Cinematic Shots & Lenses That Every Writer/Director Should Know to Bring Meaning Out of Their Stories
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Matt Firman
February 2023
January 2023
A Perplexing Future For Creative Industries
Myths and Truths Surrounding The AI Debates From the Perspective of an Indie Filmmaker and Tech Founder.
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Matt Firman
Myth and Meaning Ep 1: Squid Game and Gnostic Myth
Squid Game was a masterpiece that storytellers can learn from, not because of its novelty but, rather, because it's one of the oldest stories in the…
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Matt Firman
December 2022
Climbing the Creative Mountain on a Shoe-String Budget Part III:
Assembling Your Crew, Rehearsals, and a Whole Bunch of Everything Else.
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Matt Firman
November 2022
Fascinating Conversation With Pro Filmmaker, Charles Latham on the Future of the Industry With User-Controlled AI Tools
Hey everyone! Jon and I just had an amazing conversation with Charles Latham where we cover the realities of working in modern Hollywood and what the…
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Matt Firman
Climbing the Creative Mountain on a Shoe-String Budget Part II
How to Plan Out Your Film, Find Your Locations, and Nail Down the Right Actors for Your Movie
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Matt Firman
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