Toy Story: Learning to Use Video Tools
Recently I picked up a multi-rotor drone to carry my HD camera. I’m having fun flying my drone, but now my videos feel all the same: running along a straight line, go up and take a 360, fly really low...
View ArticleThere are No Fish in “The Abyss”
State-of-the-art 1989 digital effects, but no fish. My writing partner and I were arguing about a scene in a new screenplay. It’s a time-travel piece, and he wanted to explain all the technical steps...
View ArticleTeaching Video: Summer Stars 2019
Summer Stars Campers perform live to this year’s video I do a lot of speaking and consulting on video, but by far the most rewarding is teaching I’ve done almost every year since 2000 at Summer Stars...
View ArticleKick Your Video in the Butt with a Story
I bought your book last Saturday and have already read most of it! I have a question about creating a video for an author. I plan to use your story formula for a book-signing that I shot on Saturday...
View ArticleDo I Need to Know the Act Breaks in a Movie?
I’m from Poland. Sorry, for my English. I read your article about Arrival after seeing the movie. I was wondering about three-act structure of this movie. Could you tell me in which minute – in your...
View Article10 Tips for Great Holiday Video
Ah, Holiday memories. Like the time you think your dad told a hilarious story– but you can’t hear him on the video. Or the time young Sarah– or was it Matthew?– kept talking about “Santa Paws”. Hard...
View ArticleThe Structural Reason You Were Disappointed in Wonder Woman 1984
**Spoilers here** There are many reasons to be disappointed in Wonder Woman 1984. To name a few: The rules of the no-good-very-bad wishing stone are, shall we say, fluid, and seem to change scene by...
View ArticleHow do I make it as a Career Screenwriter?
I just finished my first screenplay, and I know it is really good. I just need a chance to get in front of someone to prove it. I’ve tried to contact agencies, but got no response. I don’t want to give...
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