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American Film Institute The American Film Institute (AFI) is the nation's pre-eminent arts organization dedicated to advancing and preserving the art of the moving image. Since 1967, AFI has served as America's voice for film, television, video and the digital arts, with innovative programs in education, training, exhibition, preservation and new technology. AFI aims to enrich users' understanding of film history as well as the cutting-edge contemporary craft and practice of the emerging digital arts.
 
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The Basics of Screenwriting The Basics of Screenwriting
From: American Film Institute

In this seminar from the American Film Institute, Amy Dunkleberger guides both novice and professional writers through the creation of an engaging screenplay. The seminar clearly and concisely leads you through the creation of an effective premise, compelling characters and a structure for your work. Throughout the sessions, writing techniques, presentation do's and don'ts, screenplay terminology and film clips juxtaposed with their shooting scripts help you develop your initial whim into your final screenplay. more...

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Other Seminars from American Film Institute
The First Fifty Years of Cinema
Movie Scientists: Beyond Their Time
Classical Hollywood Cinema
 
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A Dialogue With Sidney Poitier A Dialogue With Sidney Poitier
From: American Film Institute

Sidney Poitier's 1950 debut performance as Dr. Luther Brooks in No Way Out established him as the first African-American actor to break the color barrier in the US motion-picture industry. more...


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Selected Features from American Film Institute
"The Life and Death of King Richard III": A 1912 Silent Film Production
By: Patricia King Hanson
The Achievement of Tom Hanks
By: Rochelle Levy Lazar
Constructing Story and Character: A Conversation with Paul Schrader
By: Barrik Van Winkle