#56: Lego Batman — Specifying Character and Event
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.
#51: Arrival — Substance of Story
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 surprasses recent, less effective attempts at hard sci-fi: INTERSTELLAR and THE MARTIAN, but falls short of the excellent GRAVITY. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo…
#50: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — The Form of Syndicated Television Writing
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 Bensound. Logo design by The Proxy Guy. 3:50 – ‘Premise’ – Outlining DEEP SPACE NINE. 4:50 – ‘Form’ – Breaking down…
#49: Breaking Bad & Justice League — Inspiration
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. Royalty free music from Bensound. Logo design by The Proxy Guy. 2:15 – ‘Premise’ – Breaking down the purpose of a logline…
#48: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2 — Spine of Action
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 Proxy Guy. 1:50 – ‘Premise’ – Breaking down the major story beats of GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL.2. 6:10 – ‘Spine of Action’…
#47: The OA — Considering the Emotion of the Audience
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. 4:10 – ‘Synopsis’ – Breaking down the major story beats of the THE OA. 14:19 – ‘Installments’ – Outlining the different temporal…
#46: Band of Brothers: Currahee — Adapting from Real Life
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 free music from Bensound. Logo design by The Proxy Guy. 0-40 – ‘Premise’ – Introducing our special guest Willard Foxton-Todd. 4-40 – ‘Synopsis’…
#45: Westworld — Clueing Strategies
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. 5:12 – ‘Synopsis’ – Breaking down the major story beats of HBO’s WESTWORLD. 12:33 – ‘Clueing’ – Outlining the 3 different ways of clueing…
