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Your Script Needs Nonverbal Communication

3:41

Saving Christmas

6:37

Mon Mothma's Dilemma

5:40

It's A Wonderful Scene

4:01

Nonverbal Communication

2:58

Saying Goodbye

When it comes to tropes and story beats, perhaps none is as tear jerking as the final goodbye. Today we are going to take a look at the final goodbye from three different franchises and their longstanding characters. We take a look at Vader's goodbye in Star Wars, the Terminator's goodbye in T2: Judgment Day, and Wolverine's goodbye in Logan.
♬ SONGS USED:
"It's Over" - Brad Fiedel
"Don't Be What They Made You" - Marco Beltrami
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:32 - Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi
02:32 - Logan
04:56 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day
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5:56

Andor's Breakfast Scene

Просмотров 129День назад

Studying the stories that we admire is one of our favorite ways to learn about the medium. Today we will be going back to the best that Star Wars has to offer, Andor. We will be analyzing the first of the iconic breakfast scenes involving Syril and his mother. This scene is in episode 5 of season 1 of Andor. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:48 - Context 01:07 - The Opening 01:58 - No Future Prospects...

Your Script Needs Nonverbal Communication

3:41

Your Script Needs Nonverbal Communication

Просмотров 4821 день назад

Once again we put our storytelling skills to the test. Using an exercise from Andrew Osborn, a screenwriting teacher and WGA member. The technique is one in which we are to write a scene with two or more characters and we must convey the story of the scene using only nonverbal communication. This is a perfect way of making sure that you don't underestimate the importance of body language. Chapt...

6:37

Saving Christmas

Просмотров 118Месяц назад

When it comes to tropes and story beats, the holiday film is no exception. Today we are going to take a look at the "save the day" beat from three different Christmas films. We'll be looking at the classic Khris Kringle film, Miracle on 34th St., Kevin's defense of his home in Home Alone, and Jesper's starting of the Santa Claus myth in Klaus. ♬ SONGS USED: "A Nice Big Piñata" - Alfonso G. Agui...

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Mon Mothma's Dilemma

Просмотров 308Месяц назад

Studying the stories that we admire is one of our favorite ways to learn about the medium. Today we will be going back to the seemingly infinite well of content that is Andor. We will be analyzing two scenes from episode 11 of season 1. The scenes we will be discussing are two scenes involving Mon Mothma, her daughter Lida, and her niece Vel. Mon and Vel discuss the trouble Mon Mothma is in wit...

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It's A Wonderful Scene

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Today we get festive and discuss a perfect scene found in the Christmas classic, It's a Wonderful Life, staring Jimmy Stewart, and directed by Frank Capra. In this classic the storytellers bring George Bailey down to his lowest, where he contemplates taking his own life. We analyze how the storytellers bring the character to this moment by compounding the conflict against him time and time agai...

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Nonverbal Communication

Просмотров 21Месяц назад

Once again we put our storytelling skills to the test. Using a technique from Andrew Osborn a screenwriting teacher and WGA member. The technique is one in which we are to write a conversation between two characters using generic dialogue, and we are to use nonverbal communication to deliver the actual meaning of the scene. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:33 - The Technique 00:57 - The First Scene 0...

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Movies That Tell Stories

Просмотров 225Месяц назад

A Frame Narrative is the method that storytellers have used for as long as we have recorded stories. This device is one in which the storytellers have a narrator of the story. this narrator can either be a character in the story or a disembodied voice that knows all. Today we take a look at three of our favorite uses of this device in film, The Princess Bride, The Shawshank Redemption, and Disn...

5:01

Star Wars Doesn't Need Lightsabers

Просмотров 1,5 тыс.2 месяца назад

Studying the stories that we admire is one of our favorite ways to learn about the medium. Today we find ourselves going back to the Star Wars universe and the greatest show they have, Andor. We will be analyzing one of the best power struggle scenes in Dedra's plot line of the show, where she has a battle of wits with Supervisor Blevin, her rival. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:24 - Setting The Sc...

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Gladiator's Perfect Scene

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Today we discuss a perfect scene from one of the great epics from our time, Gladiator. Written by David Franzoni, John Logan, and William Nicholson, and directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Russel Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix, this epic has many scenes we could choose from. But today we chose to look at a setup scene that takes place in the second act of the film in order to set up the rest of the f...

The Secret Technique For Better Action Lines

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The Secret Technique For Better Action Lines

Просмотров 222 месяца назад

Once again we put our storytelling skills to the test. Using a technique from Beth Serlin, that we found in the book, Now Write! Screenwriting. This technique involves taking an action line and making it better by changing the action verbs in the line. The technique involves what Serlin calls "Almighty Verbs", these are verbs that are much more specific and image inducing than regular verbs. by...

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The Real Monster In A Horror Film

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Character is everything, especially in a horror movie. Join us as we analyze three different movies and how they all connect their main monster to their main character. We will explore how each of these main characters must overcome their central flaw in order to overcome the monsters of their stories. ♬ SONGS USED: "The Shaft" - Jerry Goldsmith Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:34 - Alien 02:20 - The...

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Does Prophecy Work?

Просмотров 653 месяца назад

Studying the stories that we admire is one of our favorite ways to learn about the medium. Today we Find ourselves back in Star Wars Visions. We will be discussing season 1 episode 9, Akakiri, written by Yûichirô Kido and directed by Eunyoung Choi. Join us as we discuss the use of prophecy as a story telling device. ♬ SONGS USED: "Battle Rela" - U-zhaan "Battle Rela (Reprise)" - U-zhaan "Fall" ...

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Ferris Bueller's Perfect Scene

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Today we discuss a perfect scene in one of our favorite coming of age movies ever, Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Written and directed by John Hughes, starring Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, and Mia Sara. The Writer gives us the perfect climactic scene for one of our side characters, Cameron. Throughout the entirety of the film Cameron has been built up as someone that is downtrodden, mostly by his f...