by Film School | Oct 28, 2021 | Cutting Room Floor, Episodes
episode #233 How and When to Celebrate Celebrate your wins. It’s good advice. It can be hard to pick a “win,” sometimes, in the creative process, though. Isn’t there ALWAYS something next to do? When is it appropriate to stop and...
by Film School | Oct 21, 2021 | Cutting Room Floor, Episodes
episode #231 The Limits of Story Structure We’re big fans of story structure on this podcast. We use it to break down every movie we watch. But, how far will structure and all its tools–like genre, acts, the 5 commandments, etc–take us? Are...
by Film School | Oct 14, 2021 | Cutting Room Floor, Episodes
episode #229 MacGuffin: What It Is and How To Use It You need a MacGuffin! You’ve probably heard that before, or at least the term. “MacGuffin.” It’s such a silly-sounding word. But what exactly IS a MacGuffin? And why do you need one on...
by Film School | Oct 7, 2021 | Cutting Room Floor, Episodes
episode #227 Art is Messy (The Evangelion Rant) Hideaki Anno has been making Evangelion for 26 years. 2021 saw the release of the final (?) film in his theatrical film re-make of the 1995 TV series. Ira . . . has become a bit obsessed with the series and...
by Film School | Sep 30, 2021 | Cutting Room Floor, Episodes
episode #225 Tips To Hook Your Audience How do you grab your audience? And then once you’ve got their attention, how do you KEEP it? Josh and Ira discuss how they keep in mind their audience’s attention-span, and the tools, tips, and tricks they use...
by Film School | Sep 23, 2021 | Cutting Room Floor, Episodes
episode #223 Story Grid’s 6 Core Questions We ask these questions to do our weekly film breakdowns, so it seemed like a good idea to list them out and explain what each question means and is getting at. So, here you go (courtesy of storygrid.com): 1. What...
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