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Latest Episodes
Ep 341: “Amélie”
Cinematography, dramatic camerawork; Story & Writing, voiceover, themes; and other such stuff and things and stuff.
Ep 340: “One Battle After Another”
Cinematography, tracking shot; Story & Writing, rats, chase sequence; Music adding tone, driving the story; Performances; and other such stuff and things and stuff.
Ep 339: “The Long Walk”
Cinematography, constantly bouncing subjects; Story & Writing, themes; Reading books; and other such stuff and things and stuff.
Ep 338: “Forrest Gump”
Cinematography, long takes, Vietnam; Story & Writing, destiny vs random chance, stories of the downtrodden; Favorite moments; and other such stuff and things and stuff.
Ep 337: “Nine Days”
Cinematography, natural lighting, poor man's process; Story & Writing, world building; and other such stuff and things and stuff.
Ep 336: “The Abyss”
Cinematography; Story & Writing, original ending changes everything, "yes, but" storytelling; Dramatizing real life things; and other such stuff and things and stuff.
Ep 335: “Weapons” (2025)
Cinematography, zooms and high angles; Story & Writing, witchy stuff; Music; and other such stuff and things and stuff.
Ep 334: “Together”
Simultaneous Invention, aka "You stole my idea!"; Story & Writing, symbolism, rules rules rules; and other such stuff and things and stuff.
Ep 333: “Pacific Rim”
Story & Writing, rule of resistance, the wall; Action Movie Energy; Sound design; and other such stuff and things and stuff.
Ep 332: “The American” (2010)
Cinematography, compositions, center framing; Story & Writing, cold opens, adding complexity to simple stories; and other such stuff and things and stuff.