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Even an adaptation must be an original
"I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse." If you watch movies and really love them and you are exposed to Hollywood productions then...

The Storyteller's Desk
Jun 23, 20162 min read


The Mathematics of Screen Chemistry
The constant search for one's true identity ... relentlessly bouncing off our stream of consciousness with others to see what it...

The Storyteller's Desk
Aug 16, 20142 min read


Make or Break: Character Exposition
Your central character is your fulcrum, playing the essential role in the movie and every single situation in it. Get this one thing...

The Storyteller's Desk
Aug 16, 20142 min read


Screen Alchemy: plant (set-up), build (warm-up), and payoff (milk-it)
This is the most primary and fundamental aspect of good storytelling on the screen or for that matter any other medium. Stand-up Comics,...

The Storyteller's Desk
Aug 14, 20145 min read


Every great story has an unforgettable myth weaved into it
Recognizing the role of myth in the telling of great stories, the birthing of memorable characters, and the immortalizing of legends ......

The Storyteller's Desk
Aug 13, 20143 min read


Cast (spellbinding) characters like Fellini
There are several different kinds of films and just as many or more kinds of filmmakers. Everyone is looking to make an experience come...

The Storyteller's Desk
Aug 4, 20142 min read


Birthing a memorable character
"I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse." If you watch movies and really love them, and are exposed to Hollywood productions, then...

The Storyteller's Desk
Aug 1, 20142 min read


Know when you are ready to pick a camera
There's no point showing up on set and setting up some shot if you are not sure where that shot belongs in the larger context of the...

The Storyteller's Desk
Aug 1, 20142 min read


Every film has its own destiny
Every film has a life of its own. It is a species all its own. Some films just come and go. It leaves no footprints behind. Others come...

The Storyteller's Desk
Aug 2, 20139 min read
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