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Podcast by Bassim El-Wakil
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Last Writer's Jihad#11: Roger Langridge—The Trap Of Pursuing Fame Is Forgetting What You Want It For from 2021-12-17T21:28:18
In Islam, Jihad means the struggle for peace, particularly within oneself. In this podcast series I interview writers at different points in their careers to talk about struggling and finding peace...
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Writer's Jihad #10: Willard Foxton-Todd—I Find Writing Without A Commercial Endgame Really Indulgent from 2021-12-10T17:01:06
In Islam, Jihad means the struggle for peace, particularly within oneself. In this podcast series I interview writers at different points in their careers to talk about struggling and finding peace...
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The Writer's Jihad #9: John McLean-Foreman — I've Lost The Passion For Making The Argument from 2021-12-03T02:48:31
In Islam, Jihad means the struggle for peace, particularly within oneself. In this podcast series I interview writers at different points in their careers to talk about struggling and finding peace...
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Writer's Jihad #8: Gavin Verhey — Your Life Is Measured In How Many Lives You Get To Understand from 2021-11-26T16:16:41
In Islam, Jihad means the struggle for peace, particularly within oneself. In this podcast series I interview writers at different points in their careers to talk about struggling and finding peace...
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The Writer's Jihad #7: Jonny White — My Self-Esteem Can't Be Dependent On An Industry That's Fickle from 2021-11-19T14:12:51
In Islam, Jihad means the struggle for peace, particularly within oneself. In this podcast series I interview writers at different points in their careers to talk about struggling and finding peace...
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The Writer's Jihad #6: Daniel Joshua Rubin — Why Aren't You Shakespeare Yet? from 2021-11-12T17:47:49
In Islam, Jihad means the struggle for peace, particularly within oneself. In this podcast series I interview writers at different points in their careers to talk about struggling and finding peace...
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The Writer's Jihad #5: Adam Maxwell — I Lost All Confidence In Myself As A Writer from 2021-11-05T16:12:10
In Islam, Jihad means the struggle for peace, particularly within oneself. In this podcast series I interview writers at different points in their careers to talk about struggling and finding peace...
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The Writer's Jihad #4: Shannon O'Neill — Try To Find That Creativity In Different Places from 2021-10-29T21:32:51
In Islam, Jihad means the struggle for peace, particularly within oneself. In this podcast series I interview writers at different points in their careers to talk about struggling and finding peace...
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The Writer's Jihad #3: Jason Jillings — It's So Hard To Get Back In Gear from 2021-10-22T14:19:05
In Islam, Jihad means the struggle for peace, particularly within oneself. In this podcast series I interview writers at different points in their careers to talk about struggling and finding peace...
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The Writer's Jihad #2: Ashlea Erin — Your Experiences Are Less Than So Why Even Try? from 2021-10-15T15:09:09
In Islam, Jihad means the struggle for peace, particularly within oneself. In this podcast series I interview writers at different points in their careers to talk about struggling and finding peace...
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The Writer's Jihad #2: Ashela Erin — Your Experiences Are Less Than So Why Even Try? from 2021-10-15T15:09:09
In Islam, Jihad means the struggle for peace, particularly within oneself. In this podcast series I interview writers at different points in their careers to talk about struggling and finding peace...
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The Writer's Jihad #1: Luke Lyon-Wall — Being On The Ladder Is Enough from 2021-10-09T03:42:40
In Islam, Jihad means the struggle for peace, particularly within oneself. In this podcast series I interview writers at different points in their careers to talk about struggling and finding peace...
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#85: Batman v Superman — Live Screening from 2021-03-18T12:50:34
A live commentary of Batman v Superman, conducted over discord in anticipation of the upcoming Snyder Cut of Justice League. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.
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#84: Vikings — Telling a Legacy Through the Generations from 2018-04-23T15:08:18
This week we talk about the excellent historical drama, VIKINGS starring Travis Fimmel and Linus Roache and how it arcs a story through generations. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by...
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#83: Murder on the Orient Express — The Delights of the Whodunnit from 2018-04-13T15:43:26
This week we talk about the recent adaptation by Kenneth Branagh of Agatha Christie's famous Poirot novel, "THE MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS". Full of the fudge, we talk about Branagh's interpreati...
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#82: Santa Clarita Diet — Crystallizing the Central Dramatic Question from 2018-04-06T16:19:33
This week we return to Santa Clarita for the second season of SANTA CLARITA DIET! We talk the joy of watching a long-form series opening up slowly and the potential for writers to examine their own...
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#81: The Marvellous Mrs Maisel — Timing and Rehearsal in Comedy from 2018-03-30T13:56:59
This week we get to the joy that is the Amazon series, THE MARVELLOUS MRS MAISEL starring Rachel Brosnahan. We talk about how important rehearsal and timing is to comedy, something that plays out a...
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#80: Doctor Who: Blink — Horror and Step-Down Imagery from 2018-03-23T16:12:32
This week we finally address a topic some of you have asked for: Horror! And we take a look at the genre through the lens of a terrific episode of DOCTOR WHO... BLINK! Royalty free music from Benso...
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#79: Frasier — The Character Design of Martin Crane from 2018-03-16T14:33:44
This week we look at the late John Mahoney's terrific and iconic performance as Martin Crane on FRASIER and how that character worked into the show's cast dynamic. Royalty free music from Bensound....
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#78: Thor Ragnarok — The Fun of Playing with a Polarised Cast from 2018-03-10T00:26:19
This week we finally get to THOR: RAGNAROK, the wonderful Action Comedy by Taika Waititi! We talk about how the film wonderful polarises its cast, simply and efficiently, driving dynamic scenes all...
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#77: Brick — Making an Original Choice from 2018-03-02T15:44:14
This week we talk about Rian Johnson's wonderful independent film noir, BRICK, and how its originality stems from the choices he made. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.
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#76: Inside No9: A Quiet Night In — Turning Story Without Dialogue from 2018-02-16T17:01:01
This week we take a look at a single episode of the anthology comedy series, INSIDE NO.9; it second episode from its first season, "A QUIET NIGHT IN". The episode is a short, 30-minute farce about ...
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#75: Star Wars: The Last Jedi — Dense Storytelling Demands Your Attention from 2018-01-19T19:23:59
This week we go back to STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI to talk about how the dense storytelling makes demands on your attention that means you might miss how it all works together. Royalty free music fro...
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#74: Porkin' Across America — Points of No Return from 2018-01-13T04:30:25
This week we take a look at the hilarious webseries by the Onion: PORKIN' ACROSS AMERICA. The entire series is up on YouTube and takes less than an hour to watch. It's ridiculous and funny and wort...
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#73: Baby Driver — Synchronizing Sound and Kinetics from 2018-01-06T00:01:37
This week we talk about the stylistic choices of master writer/director, Edgar Wright as used in his latest film, the delightful BABY DRIVER.
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#72: 2017 Sketches from 2017-12-30T00:15:08
This week we talk about the things we saw in 2017 that for some reason or another, we didn't want to do a whole podcast on. Enjoy!
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#71: Star Wars: The Last Jedi — Paying Off Weak Set-Ups from 2017-12-22T13:38:37
Straight from the cinema, this week we talk about the new episode of the STAR WARS saga, THE LAST JEDI. We talk about this film without having read anything about the discussion surrounding it, but...
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#70: Attack on Titan Season 2 — Attack on Cliché from 2017-12-08T15:08:40
This week we finally get to season two of ATTACK ON TITAN, which is marvelous and FULL OF SPOILERS so go to Crunchyroll or wherever and watch this show before listening! Royalty free music from Ben...
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#69: Atypical — Avenues Presented by Genre Choices from 2017-12-01T14:22:59
This week we talk about the Netflix series, ATYPICAL. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.
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#68: The Wire — Thematic Long Form Design from 2017-11-24T14:12:25
This week we talk about the seminal work that is THE WIRE. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.
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#67: The Good Place — Solving Long-Form Comedy Through POV from 2017-11-18T01:12:08
This week we talk the silly and quirky Netflix sitcom THE GOOD PLACE! Spoilers ahead, lots of forking spoilers. Hold on to your shirt balls. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Pro...
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#66: Judge Dredd — Adapting 40 Years Worth of Stories from 2017-11-10T16:30:47
This week Willard Foxton-Todd returns to talk about both the 1995 Stallone JUDGE DREDD and the 2012 Karl Ubran DREDD! Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.
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#65: Electric Dreams: The Commuter — Short Form World Building and the Standards of Sci-Fi from 2017-11-03T16:00:49
This week we examine the imaginative brilliance of a single episode of the Channel 4 series, ELECTRIC DREAMS: "THE COMMUTER" starring the sublime Timothy Spall. Royalty free music from Bensound. Lo...
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#64: Better Call Saul: Sunk Costs — Silent Action as Character Expression from 2017-10-27T10:27:43
This week we return to the superb BETTER CALL SAUL to break apart the craft and skill of a specific scene from the third season episode, "Sunk Costs", in which Mike Ehrmantraut sets a trap using a ...
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#63: Princess Mononoke — Theme and Emotion from 2017-10-20T15:00
This week we talk about the beautiful Studio Ghibli animated epic, PRINCESS MONONOKE. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.
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#62: Rick & Morty — The Virtue of Creative Restrictions from 2017-10-07T00:34:50
This week we talk a bit on the Adult Swim hit series RICK & MORTY, focusing on the episode RICK POTION #9 as an example of how much fun the show can be when it's working, and examining the reasons ...
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#61: Santa Clarita Diet — Comedy and Pain from 2017-10-01T12:58:31
This week we take a look at the hilariously silly and gory Netflix series SANTA CLARITA DIET. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.
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#60: Attack on Titan — Redefining The Protagonist from 2017-09-15T15:15:11
Spoilers ahead for the first half a dozen episodes of the terrific anime series, ATTACK ON TITAN. One of our personal favourites and a joy to discover, it's worth watching the series unspoiled, how...
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#59: The Big Lebowski — Style Informing Expectations from 2017-09-09T02:17:12
This week we talk about the style of the Coen Brothers and their cult classic, THE BIG LEBOWSKI. Plus: bonus outtakes at the end! Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.
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#58: Atomic Blonde — Genre, Spines of Action, and the McGuffin from 2017-09-01T19:14:01
This week we delve into the failure of what we hoped would be a great hit, ATOMIC BLONDE. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.
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#57: Breaking Bad: Gliding Over All — Cliffhangers from 2017-08-25T13:06:48
This week we return to BREAKING BAD to define the nature of a cliffhanger. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.
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#56: Lego Batman — Specifying Character and Event from 2017-08-19T00:12:03
This week we talk about the delightful take on Batman in THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE and how it creates a specific and unique Batman story. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.
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#55: Better Call Saul — Creative Restrictions from 2017-08-11T14:34:01
This week we talk about how the originality of the excellent BETTER CALL SAUL stems from the most remarkable of creative restrictions. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.
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#54: Logan — Character and Plot from 2017-08-04T13:45:12
This week we discuss the touching LOGAN, the final film of Hugh Jackman's Wolverine. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by The Proxy Guy. End interview segment from IGN.
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#53: Wonder Woman — Problems of Exposition from 2017-07-30T08:59:18
This week we discuss the unfortunate problems in the WONDER WOMAN film. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by The Proxy Guy.
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#52: The Nice Guys — The Craft of Great Screenwriting from 2017-06-03T16:40:46
We celebrate one year of podcasting with an examination of the beloved Shane Black film THE NICE GUYS! Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by The Proxy Guy.
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#51: Arrival — Substance of Story from 2017-05-28T20:06:15
This week we examine ARRIVAL and how, despite its intriguing and well-made examination of a hypothetical alien first contact situtation, it lacks any real substance. We also compare how it surprass...
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#50: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — The Form of Syndicated Television Writing from 2017-05-22T09:52:55
This week we talk STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE and THE FLASH and the form of syndiated television writing and how the necessities of that form have changed due to technology. Royalty free music from ...
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#49: Breaking Bad & Justice League — Inspiration from 2017-05-12T22:12:21
This week we talk both good ideas and, thanks to comics, bad ones. From BREAKING BAD to the upcoming JUSTICE LEAGUE we talk about how to gauge what an idea might be worth.
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#48: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2 — Spine of Action from 2017-05-05T22:46:49
This week: SPOILERS! Recording at the McKee Story Seminar in London we get straight into the new Marvel film, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL.2. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by The Pro...
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#47: The OA — Considering the Emotions of an Audience from 2017-04-28T16:34:04
This week Luke and I talk about the beautiful Netflix series, THE OA and how it's format spells the future of TV. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by The Proxy Guy.
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#46: Band of Brothers: Currahee — Adapting from Real Life from 2017-04-22T12:41
Willard Foxton returns! He takes us through the first episode of the HBO mini-series, BAND OF BROTHERS, discussing the nature of how and why certain choices were made in the production. Royalty fre...
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#45: Westworld — Clueing Strategies from 2017-04-14T17:56:55
This week we examine the HBO series WESTWORLD and how it uses a unique clueing strategy to intrigue the audience. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.
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#44: Always Sunny In Philadelphia: The Gang Tries Desperately to Win an Award — The Idea of Satire from 2017-04-07T22:13:47
This week, we breakdown the nature of one of our favourite episodes of IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA, from it's 9th season, "THE GANG TRIES DESPERATELY TO WIN AN AWARD". Royalty free music from...
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#43: The People v OJ — Adapting from a Single Source from 2017-03-30T13:27:48
We have a special guest: Willard Foxton-Todd! An old friend and now journalist and documentary filmmaker who has worked on numerous programmes such as REGGIE YATES EXTREME, talking about adapting a...
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#42: Black Mirror: Nosedive — Contrivance vs Conflict from 2017-03-24T13:44:28
We breakdown the premiere episode of the third season of BLACK MIRROR, "NOSEDIVE" and examine the qualitative differences between contrivances and conflicts. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo ...
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#41: The Matrix — Rules of Fantasy from 2017-03-17T17:24:59
This week we examine the nature of building a fantasy world by looking at the first film in THE MATRIX trilogy. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.
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#40: Taken — Depths of Character Dimension from 2017-03-10T18:05:21
Contrasting it with Garth Ennis' PUNISHER MAX comic series, we expose some of the problems in TAKEN in how it doesn't fully delineate its character's dimensions. Royalty free music from Bensound. L...
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#39: Breaking Bad — Creating a Pilot from 2017-03-06T17:25:15
We breakdown the pilot to BREAKING BAD to examine the elements necessary for a pilot for a long-form series. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.
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#38: The Sopranos — Institutionalizing Your Cast from 2017-02-27T15:13:53
We use THE SOPRANOS cast design to talk about creating an institution within your cast to ground their relationship dynamics. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.
#37: Watchmen — Image Systems and Controlling Ideas from 2017-02-17T10:44:41
We talk about how image systems express the controlling idea of a work in Alan Moore's comic series, WATCHMEN. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.
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#36: Ocean's Eleven — The Style of a Heist from 2017-02-09T23:46:18
Author Adam Maxwell asks us to take a look at the Heist genre, so we look at it through the lens of the Clooney-remake of OCEAN'S ELEVEN. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy ...
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#35: Die Hard — Sequence Structure from 2017-02-03T15:53:33
One of our listeners asked about writing sequences, so we breakdown the sequences of DIE HARD. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.
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#34: Unbreakable — Style Over Substance from 2017-01-30T19:25:06
We show how M Night Shyamalan's films display incredible stylistic skill, but ultimately, lack any substance of merit, as shown in UNBREAKABLE. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by the ...
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#33: Inglourious Basterds — Style Informing Choices from 2017-01-20T19:51:24
Looking over the work of Quentin Tarantino, we show how the unique style of the director influences the writing choices. Royalty free music by Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.
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#32: The Girl on the Train — Blending Genres from 2017-01-13T12:18:41
We talk about the film adaptation of Paula Hawkins' novel and how it blends two genres together: Crime and the Social Drama. Royalty Free Music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.
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#31: Firefly: Out of Gas — Polarising the Cast from 2017-01-06T14:36:54
Fellow Browncoats, we finally get to talking about FIREFLY, and our favourite episode of the series; OUT OF GAS! Royalty Free Music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.
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#30: 2016 Sketches from 2016-12-30T14:59:12
A series of quick discussions on any number of stories that came out this year that won't otherwise get their own podcast... unless you want us to, so contact us and let us know. Royalty Free Music...
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#29: Rogue One — The Irony of Prequels from 2016-12-23T11:34:50
STAR WARS is back with an amazing prequel with ROGUE ONE and we examine how a prequel uses dramatic irony to enrich the original. Royalty Free Music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.
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#28: Gone Girl — Not Using the Core Event from 2016-12-16T13:13:35
Director David Finch's adaptation of Gillian Flynn's novel possesses a unique structural form; GONE GIRL manages to satisfy without a core event. We examine how it manages this. Royalty Free Music ...
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#27: Babylon 5 — The Rewards of Long-Form Plotting from 2016-12-09T11:09:23
This time, we show the richness and joy to be had from serious long-form plotting as shown in the five-year run of J Michael Straczynski's BABYLON 5. Royalty Free Music from Bensound. Logo design b...
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#26: Battlestar Galactica — The Importance of Long-Form Plotting from 2016-12-02T14:58:13
Exposing the failures of promising to plot out a long-form story and not delivering as seen in the 2003 SyFy channel's reboot of the series, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA. Royalty Free Music from Bensound. ...
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#25: Robert McKee special: The Night Of — The Importance of Research from 2016-11-25T14:18:03
On the Story Toolkit this week we have a special guest interview with none other Robert McKee! He talks about the excellent HBO mini-series, THE NIGHT OF. Royalty Free Music from Bensound. Logo des...
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#24: John Carter — Setting Up the Climax from 2016-11-18T15:22:46
JOHN CARTER may have been perceived as a failure, but we demonstrate how excellent a work it truly is. Royalty Free Music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.
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#23: Stranger Things — Clueing Multiple POVs from 2016-11-12T16:52:59
We talk about the excellent first season of STRANGER THINGS and the way it expertly navigates its audience into its mysteries. Royalty Free Music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.
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#22: Dr Strange — 2: Action Storytelling Principles from 2016-11-04T15:09:01
Second of our podcasts on Marvel Studio's latest blockbuster, DR STRANGE, discussing why it's good but not great. This time, we focus on how the film didn't fully work out its Action conventions.. ...
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#21: Dr Strange — 1: Linking Character Dimensions and Plot from 2016-10-28T14:20:36
First of our podcasts on Marvel Studio's latest blockbuster, DR STRANGE. Here, we explain how despite being lots of fun, the film doesn't truly link its character and plot into a cohesive whole. Ro...
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#20: Dumb & Dumber To — Character and Plot in Comedy from 2016-10-22T00:00:47
Luke takes the driving seat this week to explain what made DUMB & DUMBER TO falter where its predecessor triumphed. Royalty Free Music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.
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#19: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia — Blind Obsessions for Series from 2016-10-14T14:04:39
We get quite giggly recalling the many varied blind obsessions in the great IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA. Eventually, we talk about how that plays into cast design for a series. Royalty Free M...
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#18: BASEketball — Decadence in Storytelling from 2016-10-07T17:48:33
Answering a question from a listener, we use the hilarious BASEketball to talk about the nature of decadence in storytelling. Royalty Free Music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.
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#17: The Secret of Monkey Island — Storytelling Principles in Games from 2016-10-01T22:45:06
An analysis of the mixing of the art of stroytelling and the ingenuity of game design through the 1990s adventure computer game classic, THE SECRET OF MONKEY ISLAND. Royalty Free Music from Bensoun...
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#16: Game of Thrones — Killing a Protagonist from 2016-09-24T01:37:30
We discuss the inherent problems in killing off your protagonist and how GAME OF THRONES fails to make such a risky choice work. Royalty Free Music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.
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#15: Breaking Bad: Fly – Subtext from 2016-09-16T16:40:29
An in-depth analysis of the text and sub-text of a single episode of BREAKING BAD's third season; "FLY". Royalty Free Music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.
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#14: Man of Steel — Delineating Character Dimension from 2016-09-09T14:56:24
As a counterpoint to our previous episode on COLUMBO, we use MAN OF STEEL to showcase the importance of delineating character dimension with an example that failed to do so, and as a result, how th...
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#13: The Producers — Full-Length Comedic Design from 2016-09-02T14:55:23
With the passing of Gene Wilder, we reflect on why the structure of the 1968 film, THE PRODUCERS, still holds up as one of the greatest comedic designs in cinema. Royalty Free Music from Bensound. ...
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#12: Million Dollar Baby — Gearshift Movies from 2016-08-26T14:19:07
We answer a listener's question on the subject of how inciting incidents generate the central dramatic question of the story, using MILLION DOLLAR BABY and PREDATOR as an example of how the questio...
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#11: Our Favourite 10 Movies from 2016-08-20T13:41:43
A slight break from analyzing pre-existing works, we analyze our own interests as audience members. Listing our 10 favourite films, we gain an insight into our choices as writers. Royalty Free Musi...
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#10: Columbo — Delineating Character Dimension from 2016-08-13T01:19:39
With examples from half a dozen episodes, we demonstrate how Lt Columbo's single-dimension generates the form of one of the greatest detective series ever made. Royalty Free Music from Bensound. Lo...
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#9: Monsters University — Prequels from 2016-08-05T19:14:43
Using MONSTERS UNIVERSITY we delve into the inherent difficulties of crafting a prequel to a pre-existing story. Royalty Free Music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.
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#8: Batman v Superman vs Captain America Civil War — 2: Cast Polarization from 2016-08-05T13:29:36
The second of two-parts on detailing why BATMAN V SUPERMAN is a better film than CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR. Royalty Free Music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.
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#7: Batman v Superman vs Captain America Civil War — 1: Character Motivation from 2016-07-29T13:36:07
The first of two-parts on detailing why BATMAN V SUPERMAN is a better film than CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR. Royalty Free Music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.
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#6: Suits — Soap Operas from 2016-07-23T02:34:19
Examining the TV series SUITS to define the failings in long-form series that use soap opera, or gossip show, story structure. Royalty Free Music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.
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#5: Star Wars — 3: The Force Awakens from 2016-07-23T02:27:47
An analysis of the seventh STAR WARS film to express why it's such a failure. Spoilers, as always. Royalty Free Music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.
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#4: Star Wars — 2: Sequels from 2016-07-16T01:45:26
Second of two episodes discussing the nature of what makes STAR WARS so special. Royalty Free Music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.
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#3: Star Wars — 1: World Building from 2016-07-09T02:00:42
First of two episodes discussing the nature of what makes STAR WARS so special. Royalty Free Music from Bensound. Logo design by the Proxy Guy.
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#2: Education Stories — Dramatising Inner Conflict from 2016-07-09T01:50:40
A discussion on how to dramatise the invisible conflicts of life through visual imagery, showcased through these Education Stories: THE KING'S SPEECH, ABOUT SCHMIDT, GROUNDHOG DAY, UP IN THE AIR, L...
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#1: Comedy Trifecta — The Comic Form from 2016-07-08T14:48:28
Showcasing the breadth of the thirty-minute sitcom form through three key examples; ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT, IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA, and SOUTH PARK. Royalty Free Music from Bensound. Logo d...
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