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New Version Of MyFlik Going Up! Welcome to MyFlik your online microbudget movie studio and free film school. We help you to develop, fund, produce, market and distribute digital films and animations. This site is still under construction, but feel free to look around and see what is coming up next.

New How To Articles For Student Filmmakers Magazine

A new series of articles by Sherri Sheridan on story for digital filmmaking began appearing in Student Filmmakers Magazine in March 2009. This new preproduction and screenwriting series will continue throughout the year. The first one was "10 Tips For Great Dialogue" and the big anniversary NAB April issue "40 Plot Points For A Feature Film."

Coming Soon - Online Interactive Story Engine!

What if you could plan your script or story online fast using an amazing new interactive tool?

MyFlik A Big Hit At DV Expo West And In China

Free Writing A Great Script Fast classes were a huge hit at the DV Expo! A big thanks to everyone who came by, visited our booth and got the new DVD workshop.

Sherri recently did a month long story teaching tour throughout China with lots of new movies coming soon from this inspiring trip. The country of China is now using the new step-by-step process from Writing A Great Script Fast in their film schools and production companies as their new main story class! 

Visual Storytelling Using Symbols & Metaphors

Learn how to use Metaphors and Symbols in your films, animations or stories from the new step-by-step "Writing A Great Script Fast" DVD Workshop:

Get Your Film Idea Ready For Funding!

MyFlik is in the process of lining up investors for our new film funds. Check out the Funding section for more details. Even if you are looking for private funding, you may want to use our funding guidelines to put together your investor pitch.

It will generally take about a year to get a MyFlik level film idea ready for funding, since we focus more on great visual storytelling and preproduction. More ideas on getting microbudget digital film funding coming soon!

Adding Plot Twists To Create Suspense

Think of one big unexpected twist that happens in the middle of your story to shift the main character(s) plot goal. Then add any little twists you can create to each scene for a series of surprise reversals. Use the twist list in the movie below to brainstorm some twist ideas for your story.

New! How To Write A Script: Hero Journey Plot Points

15 Hero Journey Plot Points explained in 10 minutes above or on YouTube. If you want more information about Hero Journeys, DVD #8 from Writing A Great Script Fast is recommended.

Do You Want To Learn How To Write A Great Script Fast? Story is the hardest thing to learn for most digital filmmakers these days since the technology has become so easy to use and inexpensive. How would you like to write a great script in about 24 hours while learning almost everything you need to know to tell brilliant visual stories for the rest of your life?

Check out the free sample 94 minute screenwriting class here. Follow along and create a great film or story idea fast! Download the Workbook PDF file or DOC file to edit. You can also use a notebook or paper and the Online Workbook or watch it in 20 Steps.

Click here for more information about this DVD workshop and our new sale! Individual Workshop DVDs are now available for purchase on Amazon.com. Video Downloads for the full 20 hour workshop are posted in the Downloads.

Watch The Bigfoot Shamans In 3D Preproduction

Minds Eye Media is now in the preproduction phase of "The Bigfoot Shamans." Based on the example story from the best selling book "Developing Digital Short Films," and the new DVD workshop "Writing A Great Script Fast," both of which are being used to develop the story.

Follow along online at MyFlik as we write the final script and create a series of evolving animatics for this new HD 3D animated supernatural feature tale. We will be using Photoshop to create the storyboards, Adobe Premier for editing the animatic, Maya for the 3D animatic and After Effects for the compositing.

Developing Digital Short Films Goes To China

Welcome to all the new Chinese filmmakers and animators! The Chinese version of this book was published in March 2009. Thanks for all the emails! Please keep in mind that I do not speak Chinese and get them translated first if you need a reply.

Storytelling Goals To Keep In Mind

Why tell a story? Watch some sample movies below on Storytelling Goals, Creating Themes and Using Symbols and Metaphors from the new step-by-step "Writing A Great Script Fast" DVD Workshop:

Do you want to make a short or feature film? What ideas do you want to communicate? What is the goal of this project?

How To Use Invisible Story Themes

Learn how to include themes in your films and stories in this free sample movie from the new step-by-step "Writing A Great Script Fast" DVD Workshop. What themes are you interested in developing in your stories?

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