Making Movies In My Mom's Basement

In this week's episode, we talk about: - Using subjective sound design - How to build sympathy for characters - Acting in animation - And more!

In this week's episode, we talk about: - why this doesn't feel like a "movie" - "intention vs. obstacle" scene writing - stacking the odds against your character - and more!

Welcome back web-heads! In this week's episode, we talk about: - What is bokeh? - How many kinds of jokes can you tell? - The incomparable Jake Johnson - And more!

In this week's episode, we discuss probably our most obscure movie! We'll cover: - The Church of Tom Holland - How to handle a large roster of characters - The music of Marvel - And more!

After a brief hiatus...we're back! On this week's episode, we'll be discussing: - How to create a feeling of claustrophobia - Using gaslighting as a suspense tool - What even is red? - And more!

In this week's episode, we discuss: - Editing for character - Writing against type - Visual scarlet letter's - And more!

In this week's episode, we talk about: - How insert shots can change a movie - Using cultural settings for conflict - Sound editing for loss - And more!

In this episode, we discuss: - Spielbergo's blocking - How to write character motivation - Munish's feelings about Spielbergo - And more!

In this week's episode, we talk about: - Blocking for anxiety - Telephoto lenses for no progress - Adam Sandler being a man-child - And more!

On this week's episode we discuss: - Left turns - Non-linear storytelling - Dramatic irony - And more!

In this episode, we talk about: - How to tell a long story - Subjective editing and camera - Stubbing your toe - And more!

In this episode, we talk about: - Clever marketing - Subtle acting - Grabbing the audience's attention - And more!

After a short hiatus, MMMB is back! In this episode, we talk about: - The power of whip pans - Focusing on what is important in a story - How much we love pickles

Longest one yet folks. We talk about: - Why to pull the camera out - The power of dramatic irony - Using pans for sustaining tension - Why to use closeups And lot's of Green Goblin impressions. Tune in!

So much to talk about. We discuss: - How to identify great acting - How to show a character is lying through narration - Why to establish a movie's tone right away - The effect of juxtaposing music to images And much, much more. Tune in!

We discuss: - The power of Intention & obstacle (a lot) - The power of holding a wide shot - The power of withholding information - The power of chairs - The power of blonde hair & much, much more

We try to apply Dan Harmon's Story Circle to Good Will Hunting. Spoilers: It works. Learn about the Story Circle here: https://channel101.fandom.com/wiki/Story_Structure_101:_Super_Basic_Shit 2 Completed Story Circles for Will: Relationship with Sky You: Will Hunting Need: Meets Sky at a bar Go: Goes on first date with Sky Search: Can’t talk after the first date Find: Accepts they’re dating and Will is lying about family Take: Sky confronts him about lying and he breaks up with her Return: Back to being single Change: Willing to take leap of faith Relationship with Robbin Williams You: Will Hunting Need: Get out of jail by going to therapy Go: Goes to therapy with RW Search: Putting up defences from RW Find: Sees eye-to-eye with RW Take: RW pushes Will to answer “What do you want” Return: Goes back to RW after Chuck talks to him Change: Is able to open up to RW about his upbringing

This week we discuss: -Unique ways to add conflict to spice up a scene -How to give even minor characters arcs -Breakdown Will + Sky's relationship scene by scene -How to use the camera to bring characters closer And much, much more.