Category: Archive
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ARCHIVE Day 14: A Brief Look Back
Two weeks. Man, time really flies doesn’t it? Two weeks ago I was just a writer cranking out prewrites for books that won’t see the light of day for a long time. Now, I’m a blogger with two weeks of crap written for the whole world to see. The contrast is thrilling. Seriously though,…
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ARCHIVE Where’s Day 13?
Before we get to day 14, let’s get a few things out of the way. First, I must apologize for my lack of a Day 13 post. Due to my own work schedule and stupidity, the daily post had slipped past me. I’ll due what I can in the future to avoid making this…
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ARCHIVE Ghostbusters
Has there ever been a more perfect example of comedic writing in a movie? Every joke is perfectly written, snappy, and clever. Even the visual humor is on point in every god damn scene. From the littlest movement to the snappy banter, literally everything is perfect. Oh yeah, also the one from 1984 was alright.
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ARCHIVE Day 12: Show and Tell and Tell and Show
Today, let’s talk about show and tell. No, I’m not talking about the best day ever in Kindergarden. I’m talking about storytelling. The concept of showing the audience something over telling them about it. Let’s look at a good example from the Disney classic, Alladin. At the beginning of the film, we see our hero…
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ARCHIVE Day 11: What Makes a Fight Scene?
What makes a fight scene so good? We all know ’em, we all love ’em. The epic clash between two warriors. Our Goku VS Freeza fights. Our Harry VS Voldemort, the Percy VS Luke, and of course the Luke VS Darth Vader. These are just a few of the fights that we all know and…
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