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The Big Idea: Seth Rogen on Friendship
‘The Big Idea’ is a series in which the Academy asks filmmakers to explain the single idea that connects all of their work. In this episode, Seth Rogen explains how friendship has inspired his work as...
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Why Were People & Critics So Infatuated With Frozen?
What to say about Frozen that hasn’t been said… well let’s get meta and talk about the fact that so much has been said about Frozen!! Seriously, people LOVE analyzing and critiquing this movie. It’s...
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How to Build a Fictional World – TED-Ed
Why is J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy so compelling? How about The Matrix or Harry Potter? What makes these disparate worlds come alive are clear, consistent rules for how people, societies...
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36 Dramatic Situations for Screenwriters
J Gideon Sarantinos covers 36 sorts of conflicts that you can employ to add drama to your script. 1. Supplication (asking for help) Elements: a Supplicant, a Persecutor and a Power in authority, whose...
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Major Character Types – “Protagonist”
Michael Tabb outlines the role of the hero of a story – the Protagonist. Whenever agents, producers and executives are asked what they are looking for (regardless of genre or budgetary scope...
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Tarantino ‘Let’s get into character’– Film Analysis
Darren – MUST SEE FILMS explores Quentin Tarantino’s nothing of knowing how a character behaves alone and how he presents himself to those around him.
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Between the Scenes: Choosing Locations
Filmmakers: When choosing a location there are considerations beyond just that individual scene. Here we explore the ways in which locations work together to help the audience keep track of your story....
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Why Do Action Scenes Suck?
samandniko explain why certain action scenes just don’t satisfy.
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How Old is the Oldest Fairy Tale?
We know folklore goes back hundreds of years, but thanks to a new study using biological research methods, we now know it’s even older than that.
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I Want To Believe – The Power of Narrative
We are obviously living in a technological super age when it comes to effects. Go to YouTube and type in “VFX breakdown” and you’ll see the latest and greatest Hollywood has to offer. But many still...
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