by Film School | Mar 21, 2024 | Cutting Room Floor, Episodes
episode #388 Good vs. Great What’s the difference between good…and great? Think about how each of those words makes you feel. The contrast is pretty dramatic, isn’t it? Like, MILES different, not inches. So, if the difference between good and...
by Film School | Mar 18, 2024 | Alfred Hitchcock, Deep Dive, Episodes
Episode #387 Young and Innocent (1937) Oh Robert, if only things would turn out all right… A woman’s body washes ashore. A young man is seen fleeing from the sight of it. But…did he do it? That’s the question the local constable’s...
by Film School | Mar 14, 2024 | Cutting Room Floor, Episodes
episode #386 You Need A Shock-Proof Sh*t Detector Ernest Hemingway famously once said: “The most essential gift for a good writer is a built-in, shockproof, shit detector.” We all must be able to distinguish between good storytelling and bad...
by Film School | Mar 11, 2024 | Alfred Hitchcock, Deep Dive, Episodes
Episode #385 Sabotage (1936) What goes on after hours in that cinema of yours…? Alfred takes on Joseph Conrad’s popular novel The Secret Agent, about a man who’s tasked with planting a bomb in London to create fear and terror. In this...
by Film School | Mar 7, 2024 | Cutting Room Floor, Episodes
episode #384 How To Create Great Side Characters Frodo had Sam. Luke had Artoo. Harry had Ron and Hermione. Side characters are just as important to a well-told story as the main characters are. So, how do you make a great one? And what’s the trap,...
by Film School | Mar 4, 2024 | Alfred Hitchcock, Deep Dive, Episodes
Episode #383 Secret Agent (1936) General Pompellio Montezuma De La Vilia De Conde De La Rue! Peter Lorre is back, this time as a sidekick assassin who goes by the name “The Hairless Mexican,” and “The General,” of which he is neither....
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