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15 Nov 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Lion Suit
A great film. Mike Nichols' classic on connection, disconnection, and love has various powerful visual motifs, all well used, but the most powerful to me is the use of water as loneliness. (Written by Calder Willingham and Buck Henry, based on the no...
15 Nov 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Lion Suit
I still have Inception on the brain, no surprise. It's never too long between viewings or the mental revisit. Such a well made film. (image source) You could do a 60 hour discussion on just this movie, but one specifically well done technique that is...
13 Nov 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Lion Suit
All time classic. I rewatched the first ten/eleven minutes with a focus on story setup. It is so well done. Been on my mind for a few days. Directed by Steven SpielbergWritten by Michael Crichton (novel), Michael Crichton (screenplay), David Koepp (...
12 Nov 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Lion Suit
These are my own personal, current story structure theories. I do not claim them as the intentions of the filmmakers. Cheers :-) Close Encounters is a classic.Written and directed by Steven Spielberg. There were four uncredited writers: Hal Barwood,...
11 Nov 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Lion Suit
Cheers to Raiders on so many levels. So clean in story, in shot choice, in character, tone, and dramatic tension. Spielberg (director), Lawrence Kasdan (script), George Lucas (story), and Philip Kaufman (story) all crush here. Raiders of the Lost Ark...
11 Nov 2020 3 minute read 0 comments Lion Suit
Jaws is awesome. No one really needs to say that again. I've analyzed this film before in ways: the end of Act 2, the overall structure there, etcetera. This week I wanted to look deeper, or maybe just allow myself to soak it in a little more calmly...
10 Nov 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Lion Suit
To me, No Country for Old Men is one of the most impressive films ever made. I remember sitting in the theater when it ended. You could hear the audience clearly express love and hate. It was fascinating. Just let this film be what it is. A statemen...
9 Nov 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Lion Suit
Inception is top notch entertainment. Great imagery, energy, mystery, excitement. Chris Nolan is a modern master, in my opinion. Inception Trailer:https://youtube.com/watch?v=YoHD9XEInc0 Inception IMDb:https://imdb.com/title/tt1375666/ There is much...
8 Nov 2020 1 minute read 4 comments Lion Suit
What kicks off the story?What lights the fuse? The Inciting Incident is the event that moves our story from normal life into setting up our core conflict, our core dramatic tension, our core story question. Toy Story -- The core question revolves ar...
