Nobody is analphabet in cinema

Written by Allal El AlaouiThere is no such word called ignorance in the world of cinema .I tell you why .Everybody from any rank of society can go to cinema theatres  and watch and understand the story of the film without difficulty he or she is watching . when getting  out from cinema theatres , people start to convey their thoughts and their citeria and this is excatly what great criticism do . Everybody becomes a critic from that simple...

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Structure in movies

Plot StructureThe plot structure involves the events of the story and the layout,which determines if structure is exciting. It consists of specificevents in a movie and their position relative to one another. Goodstructure means the right thing is happening at the right time. Ifevents lack interest, excitement, humor, logic, or relevance, or ifthey occur in an order without creating suspense, surprise,anticipation, curiosity, or a clear resolution,...

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El Mostapha Toubati acteur Marocain

 CV artistiqueEtat civilNom                                       : TOUBATI  Prénom                                   : ELMOSTAPHADate de Naissance                  ...

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Motivation in screenwriting

  agir90_p3233 by allalWhat the character hopes to achieve by end of movie; Specific way anycharacter, mostly hero, determines plot – the one-line sentence fromStory Concept. What hero desires determines what story is about:Ghostbusters – story about a former university teacher who wants toearn money by getting rid of ghosts.Two levels: Outer and innerOuter: What the character visibly hopes to accomplish by the end of themovie; drives plot of story and determines basic story concept(mandatory)Inner: The reason (why?) for the outer motivation,...

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Lahoucine El Hail's Book on screenwriting

El Hail is a creenwriter and has written a lot of scripts either for cinema,television and Radio.Lahoucine has collaborated with many tv and cinema film makers and now he has finished his second book on creenwriting.His book is called writing cinematic scripts’containing exceptional technical words as to how to begin your first draft as a screennwriter .The book of El Hail contains handsome explanations to start your first draft .However some screenwriters...

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Selling your script to Hollywood

  How to Sell Your Screenplay: The Real Rules of Film and Television by Independent Publishers Gr...

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Eyes on contemporary spanish cinema in Rabat today

  Affiche 120x160 10 by allalThe selection of contemporary cinema "Spain,", organized by the Spanish Embassy to the Kingdom of Morocco and the Cervantes Institute in Rabat, from 23 October to 1 November, in collaboration with the MCC (CCM), presents new tasty movies in the capital of Morocco.we are going to plunge from  picture to another revealing teenagers dramas, generational conflict, action and criminal intrigues of terror, traditional...

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No work only a wink for SNRT film directors

written by Siham alaouiSNRT filmmakers and technicians will not forget 2012 and 2013 because simply there is no work in these years and 2014 is coming holding no sign at all  for work.It is dilemma not only for technicians but  also for media responsable s *  especially for those who work inside television as we say. Yes, course,other    film makers from production companies have all right to work .Yet, no magic...

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Do film festivals help films achieve success?

Any filmmaer would love to submit his or her film in a festival in the world .This fact motivates him or her not only to think of another film to make ,but rather to be there in a festival getting full bliss and appreciation from juries and world press.From this ; we would like to reblog again this article appeared in Dear Cinema ,an indian magazine dealing with cinema in the world .An increasing number of Indian filmmakers are turning...

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Keys to Great Scenes

Each scene should move the story forward in terms of both plot andcharacter. The scene you are now writing should be motivated by aprevious scene, and should motivate the next. One creates anticipationfor another in cause and effect. If the central character gets involvedyour scene is probably moving the story forward. All scenes shoulddirect us to the Showdown at the end, which is the biggest scene, orsequence of scenes, in the movie. What is the...

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Learn the craft and get better and better

Yes , learn the craft of filmaking anf get better and better.Now,youth have all intelligent mobiles that have high resolution image , They may work on them and produce nice cinema.I quite agree with Robert Rodriguezwhen he states  « I tell people making DV movies at home, use it for practice. Don’t even try to get it distributed unless it’s fucking fantastic. If not, just keep cranking them out. Get better; get better at storytelling....

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THE FIRST DRAFT by Dominic Carver

Wednesday, October 02, 2013THE FIRST DRAFTWork began last week on the first draft of a new commissioned feature.I love first drafts, the freedom to explore plot and character, seeing what works, what doesn't, and experiencing those moments of pure joy when the screenplay almost writes itself. Oh yeah, and it's hard work. How do I currently write a first draft? Like this...The way I work can change from script to script, although there is usually...

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