“Montage is a technique in film editing in which a series of short shots are edited into a sequence to condense space, time, and information. The term has been used in various contexts. It was introduced to cinema primarily by Eisenstein and early Soviet directors used it as a synonym for creative editing. In France […]
At the risk of stealing Carl Sagan’s most famous riff, I have combed the “BILLIONS AND BILLIONS” of Internet cosmococcic screenwriting sites for another batch of Screenwriting and Filmmaking resources. More will follow, but these are pretty good. I hope they help you, Good Reader. There’s a ton of great, free stuff out there, if […]
We recently went over Action Line POV looking at My Best Friend’s Wedding. How do the pros infuse their own personality into action lines? Remember, action lines are supposed to be what the camera is seeing now. The pros cheat this, big time. They infuse the objective with the subjective–meaning their own writing style. With […]
“Ecstasy … is not to be communicated by a couple of people, or one person, or any combinations there of, unless it’s actually happening … [Ecstasy] is really not part of the thing we can do on celluloid.”— ORSON WELLS Orson Wells was well known for a lack of sex scenes in his movies. That’s […]
I don’t know why I picked this photo to start this post. Sure, the sexy Swede on the left can’t hurt. Closer to the truth though is it reminds me of my all-time fav all-you-can-eat joint in Chicago, the Red Apple. Red Apple is Polish, not Swedish, $20 fish all-in which includes the 20% tip […]
