by Film School | Jul 29, 2021 | Cutting Room Floor, Episodes
episode #207 Thou Shalt Be Flexible Life, frequently, is chaos. And if its true that we must fit creativity into our lives, not vice versa, then how do we stay consistent in the midst of the craziness? The answer is: flexibility. A rigid structure falls in an...
by Film School | Jul 26, 2021 | AFI's Top 100 Films, Episodes
Episode #206 Sunset Boulevard (1950) Mister DeMille . . . I’m ready for my closeup! Director Billy Wilder would all like us to know: there was an era of movies before the talkies, and we did those silent stars dirty when we made the switch. Gloria Sawnson...
by Film School | Jul 22, 2021 | Cutting Room Floor, Episodes
episode #205 What is your Storytelling Language? This isn’t a topic on ‘voice,’ or an artistic point of view. Rather, literally, concretely, how do you approach writing your scenes? Are there particular entry points you like to use? How do you...
by Film School | Jul 19, 2021 | AFI's Top 100 Films, Episodes
Episode #204 The Graduate (1967) Mrs. Robinson, you’re trying to seduce me . . . aren’t you? It’s the movie that made Dustin Hoffman a star, and rightly so. He plays the naive, uptight and awkward Benjamin Braddock who masks a disenchanted...
by Film School | Jul 15, 2021 | Cutting Room Floor, Episodes
episode #203 How To Make Your Story Feel Real Truth is what we’re seeking in art. We’re not looking for structure, or technique, or skill, or three acts, or crises, or backstory, or any of the stuff we spend so much time talking about on podcasts...
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