Cinematic genre fiction, dark mythmaking, and narrative experiments from the creator of the "Shadowdance" dark action fantasy saga—stories of power, consequence, and justice for the bad guys.
Writer Mark Wooden shares how-to stories on writing, managing Netflix, and a variety of other creatively related activities.
Director Denis Villeneuve sat down with his “Blade Runner 2049” cinematographer Roger Deakins for the “Team Deakins” podcast. In part two of my coverage, the filmmakers discuss the challenges fo CG work, watching movies on a variety of screens, and I list info on the remaking of “Dune.” Follow the link for part one of […]
With a December release date, Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” may be one of the few movies we can (hopefully) say is a safe bet for release despite the mounting worries of a global pandemic. On the “Team Deakins” podcast, Villeneuve reunites with Roger and James Deakins, who served as the director’s cinematography team on “Prisoners,” “Sicario,” […]
Phoebe Waller-Bridge, some cast members and creative leads of her show “Fleabag” had a video chat with BAFTA. They discussed many aspects of the show’s second season. One compelling and informative section took us on a masterclass in how to construct a scene.
Spike Lee and Delroy Lindo gave an interview back in June to BAFTA Guru. For my filmmaker peeps, this is as good as we’ll get as a commentary track for their Netflix movie, Da 5 Bloods.
For today’s how-to writer commentary, I’ll discuss using the Batcave or any setting to enhance the mood and develop character. Kinda like the title says.
I like to write these commentaries as a peaceful release from the shit show going on outside my window. Hopefully, reading the commentary is for you too. Which is why I’m doubling up on commentaries today and Friday. And because I forgot to post these last week. But win-win?
Darnit! With the epic Hellscape that was America last week, I forgot to post this and the Friday editions. So, you’ll get a double-up today and Friday of how to write excitement. Stay safe out there.
Time for another writer’s commentary installment! This time we’ll look at world-building by using a character’s point of view. In this case, the character is Iron Man/ Tony Stark.
Writer commentary time! No, I’m not privileged enough to write Batgirl in anything other than fanfiction, but I did it and now let’s learn from it!
Hello friends! I hope quarantine is going well for you. If it’s not, you need to read more. I can help with that at the end of this write-up. In the meantime, here’s the second part of the writer commentary for my Batman/ Iron Man fanfiction, “Armored Underworld.”
