filmmaking

Story vs. Storytelling

Story is plot, and storytelling is script, and no, plot and script aren’t the same thing, either.

With great power… (Dallas Screenwriters Association)

Sometimes there is a lull in the blog. This is because I was elected again to the board of the Dallas Screenwriter’s Association and am involved in their many film-related activities.

I Learned It From Watching You: lessons in cinematic storytelling from Visions of Light

Every once in awhile, this blog will discuss certain films that a filmmaker should watch and learn from.

Death of the music industry. Long live music. Same for movies?

On this Planet Money podcast, the lead singer of OK Go about the music industry, or, rather, how the internet has changed the music industry over the past couple of decades.

Essentially, he says that we are living in interesting times.

This is one of the reasons the book was released under Creative Commons Attributions license is that I want people to steal the material in the book. Just put my name in the credits and everything will be fine. Don’t be a Carlos Mencia; be a Milton Berle.

I Learned It From Watching You: Lessons in Cinematic Storytelling – The Seven Samurai

The Seven Samurai is a great example of cinematic storytelling.