This insightful analysis of action scenes in today’s superhero film world was recommended to us by our old buddy the munchman himself, and we think you’ll be as glad he did that as we are.
More cool stuff from the same creators is HERE
EDITOR’S NOTE: We didn’t use the title of the video as the title of this post because the video title seems much more limited than the lesson – and it definitely is a lesson – that we’re getting here.
A TED Talk that genuinely helped this TVWriter™ minion get through a long, dark, and quite miserable thank you, cold spell. Hoping it’ll work for you as well:
Well, it’s happened. TVWriter™ has officially recognized audio series (AKA scripted and plotted podcasts) pilot scripts as eligible for PEOPLE’S PILOT 2018 (with a special prize and lower than normal entry fee). A lot of our visitors, however, don’t understand much about them. The following, we hope, will fill in some blanks:
Anyone with a genuine interest in podcasts eventually happens upon audio dramas, which come in many varieties. Some have storylines ranging from lighthearted to ambiguous, but most have the essential elements that keep a story flowing. My curiosities always lead back to the plot, the setting, and the overall progression of the characters, though quite a few lose me in their filibustering narratives. Perhaps all those years at the university studying literature have finally come to fruition. The affinity for Shakespeare and the greatest novels and stories ever written sets the bar very high, as one might imagine. Therefore, it should be no surprise a person like myself would be finicky when choosing audio dramas to indulge in.
Audio dramas became a thing when I found some old CBS radio detective stories on podcast revivals. The horn lines dramatizing shock and awe and the ever confident detective stereotype had me hanging on every word. I could envision the offices, the bars, the clacking shoes on the pavement, running, chasing, cocking the gun, and taking aim before firing at the bad guy. The scenes played out so vividly in my imagination, I’m smiling just thinking about it. This is why out of all the many amazing audio dramas out there, I put Neon Nights: The Arcane Files of Jack Tracer in a special class.
DIVISION is a short film about a young, interracial couple who find themselves in a long-distance relationship… even though they live in the same city. In the sprawling city of Chicago, Michael and Camilla’s connection is tested by everything from Cubs traffic and Uber driver road rage, to OCD and work-life balance issues.
Cara Winter & George Ellzey Jr. are the co-Writers, Directors & Producers of DIVISION, working in collaboration with Director of Photography Leonardo Fallucca, and Alex Molnar, Associate Producer. As a team of Chicago-based filmmakers, they share an interest in telling compelling, authentic stories, with an eye towards inclusion and diversity.
Remember a couple of weeks ago when we wrote about the author who trademarked the word “cocky” and demanded that all books that included it in the title be removed from the country’s bookshelves. Here’s the latest on the situation and the furor it caused:
In a decision handed down late last week, Judge Alvin Hellerstein of the Southern District of New York denied a motion by an author requesting that a preliminary injunction be issued to prevent publication a number of books that include the word “cocky” in the title.
This spring, author Faleena Hopkins obtained a trademark registration of the word “cocky” in connection with her series of self-published romance novels, each featuring one of her Cocker Brothers characters. Before filing suit, Hopkins sought to block the sale of other romance books that included “cocky” in their title, and sent letters to authors telling them to change the title of their books. Hopkins also asked Amazon to pull other books featuring “cocky” in their titles from sale.