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“Network” or “How to Write a Great Screenplay”

Saturday, January 31, 2009

I’m ashamed to admit that until this week I had never seen the four-time Academy Award winning film Network. I’ve been reading The Craft of the Screenwriter which features a very rich swathe of screenwriter interviews. Most interesting to me was an extended interview with Paddy Chayefsky. Now if you are under 35, you probably [...]

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What takes me out of a movie?

Monday, December 15, 2008

This one has been sitting on my mind for a while. As an editor watching a movie my discerning eye (and ear) can inadvertently take me out of the moment. It can be a continuity mistake, an incongruous plot device, a really obvious over-dub or just a jarring edit. But when I see them during [...]

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Voice Acting: What is a “Seiyū?”

Sunday, November 2, 2008

In North America voice acting is oft thought of as a “lesser” form of acting, and it lacks a level of public prominence and appreciation other forms of acting have. That’s unfortunate since there are so many versatile actors who primarily do voice-over work, like the prolific Billy West or Phil “oh I remember that [...]

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Hark! The Importance and Impact of the “Reveal Shot” in Cinema and Television

Sunday, September 21, 2008

One of my favorite and oft under-appreciated visual shots in movies and television is the “Reveal Shot”. Traditionally, the reveal shot consists of pulling back from a tightly framed shot to reveal a larger framing, exposing a greater context with often epiphanous implications to the audience – and in some cases – the on-screen characters. [...]

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