Writing Tips and Film Critique

Now You Can See What I’m Saying!

So, four years ago, I wrote a blog post about the movie Batman v Superman or, more specifically, a single line of dialogue from the film. I removed that line of dialogue, along with a few other lines I didn't care for, and it really changed that scene for the much better. Today, I finally… Continue reading Now You Can See What I’m Saying!

Writing Tips and Film Critique

Pulling Back Just a Smidge

As writers or creators, we can sometimes go a bit too far, and one of the best things we can do is recognize when that's happening in our work. For the below video, I looked at the final lightsaber fight in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. There are a couple of places… Continue reading Pulling Back Just a Smidge

Writing Tips and Film Critique

How to Edit for Better Pacing and Storytelling Part 2

Part 2 of my video series on merging The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions into a single film is now live (you can find Part 1 here). In it, I show how cutting unneeded information from the film, such as The Merovingian's causality talk, strengthens that specific scene and the character at the heart… Continue reading How to Edit for Better Pacing and Storytelling Part 2