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Nathan Bransford, author of the Jacob Wonderbar series of books, is one of TVWriter™’s go-to guys for writing and productivity tips and tricks. One particularly relevant example of Mr. Bransford’s helpfulness is the article below. Especially to this TVWriter™ minion in particular because, as my partner often says, “Distractions?” You don’t just succumb to them, you create them just so you can do the succumbing.”
Sorry for the TMI. This should make up for it:
A semester’s worth of film knowledge in 30 minutes, 42 seconds. And that pacing could be a lesson in itself. From Film Courage:
What’s that? You want a preview of what the 10 lessons are? Well, if y’all insist:
1) 0:06 – Story or Character?
2) 0:46 – How To Build Empathy
3) 4:48 – A Participatory Experience
4) 9:20 – Learn From Writers
5) 11:27 – The Great Weakness
6) 13:35 – Value Of An Idea
7) 16:33 – How To Create Suspense
8) 19:43 – Two Ways To Create Subtext
9) 21:51 – The Beginning
10) 25:15 – Action Defines Character
And now a few words about opening the door to one of the most general audience cult favorite media you’ll ever find. In other words, anime is hot, gang, and the hunger for it must be fed. So why not by you?
So you want to get into anime. Buckle in. From outside, it looks like a big, scary and potentially fatal undertaking. And that’s because it is.
Anime is a medium that contains all the dazzling peaks and deep, deep troughs of human imagination. When it’s good, it’s brain-bending sci-fi plots, mirthful belly laughs, involuntary squees and tears upon heartbreaking tears. And when it’s bad, you’ll find yourself head-in-hands, bemoaning the garbage race that is humanity.
We’re a little late to the parade but are mighty glad that TVWriter™ frequent visitor Ella sent us this illuminating interview with one of our favorite indie auteurs, the inevitable (figure that one out) Bri Castellini!
OR DIE TRYING’S CLAUDIA HOFFMAN CAUGHT UP WITH INDIE FILMMAKER BRI CASTELLINI TO DISCUSS HER EXPERIENCE IN THE FILM INDUSTRY AND HER AWARD-WINNING WEB SERIES, BRAINS.
Mr. Stine knows his stuff, and we’re pretty sure you will too after you see and hear him at MasterClass.Com
This 28 lesson class is $90. “Take the fear out of writing” and check this out. (And then write a review for TVWriter™ to help others, y’hear?
