The Study Podcast

To give thanks this season, our guys are taking a look at another John Hughes classic film, but one that was not quite as widely popularized. The film DUTCH centers around two characters of vastly different ages and class structures. They clash and butt heads in ways reminiscent of Home Alone and Planes Trains, and Automobiles - as well as other John Hughes gems throughout the years. Definitely an underrated gem, if you haven't seen this one - we highly recommend it.Ep 75If you have not yet - check out out social media pages. We post teasers and information week to week about our episodes as well as the stories that we cover. Thank you all so much for coming along with us. Happy Thanksgiving!

"ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?!" The now classic status film from Ridley Scott, the 2000 Epic - GLADIATOR receives a sequel this week. So what better time to take a look into this grandiose and gargantuan piece of cinema. One that truely fires on multiple cylinders.Ep 74

This week Hahn and Brian take a look at a mysterious lost tale - The GREEN KNIGHT. Revived from history, they take a look at this lost story and how it reflects upon the Fairy Tale and Folklore genres.Ep. 73

HAPPY HALLOWEEK!To wrap up the 2 month long horror dive - our gentlemen jump right in to check out The CREATURE from the BLACK LAGOON 1954] Hope everyone has a Happy Halloween and enjoys the season.Ер 72

“What's your favorite scary movie?” This week our guys take a look at the span of the Slasher genre from roughly 1974 to the mid 2000s with the heaviest hitting full franchises. Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Halloween, Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Child's Play, and SCREAM.

Amidst the storm of autumn, our guys arrive at the Bates Motel with Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film PSYCHO. Taking a look at the classic horror thriller and how it helped lay the groundwork for a generation within the genre.Ep 70

50 years of Leatherface and the TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE. Our guys take a look at the legacy of the original Tobe Hooper flick that launched his horror career.Ep 69

In this week's episode - the guys are finally dedicating time to look at the Rod Serling classic television series The TWILIGHT ZONE - looking at several key episodes and the overall success and creative gumption of the original run of the series.Ep 68

FURTHER down the spiral of the Horror Season, our guys tiptoe to take a peak at INSIDIOUS - the first installment of the franchise. Taking a look at the Lambert Family's struggle to understand what has befallen their son, Dalton.Ep 67https://youtu.be/bMBCv0cxQUA?si=fpGYgmmg1AhOk5IW

DEEP into the bellows of the Murkoff Corporation the guys venture this week in the 66th episode, taking a look at the 2013 survival horror game OUTLAST. As Miles Upshir, the investigative journalist - the player seeks to make their break by uncovering potentially earth shattering information about the Murkoff Corporation's dealings at a local asylum.Ep 66https://open.spotify.com/album/1cqBmpGNxTHLsT6OE1Z1r1?si=G0bmsk9KSPiDfUXH8IkXnw

Further down the spiral into spoopy season - the guys read up on various URBAN LEGENDS - in the terms of the history of storytelling, a more modern word of mouth spread of stories that evolve and take on life of their own through the ages. El Chupacabra. The Sea Hag. Sasquatch. Babe Ruth. Ep 65

THE RETURN OF THE HORROR SEASON harkens our guys back to the sadistic horror comedy classic: BEETLEJUICE. One of Michael Keaton and Tim Burton's greatest creations, this gem of a flick is worth more than a simple discussion or two.Ep 64

This week, our guys sit down with the Los Angeles based colorist, Loren White. The flow of visual trends and styles. The rise of post production color grading as a piece of tech and artistry. All of it on the table with some interesting takes. Loren's information can be found in the links below.Ep 63http://www.lorenwhite.com/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaZdb5Q6rs-kKaC0Z9UL9OrRq6te7H80SGSIoaTQEewD1n8VYpndF5zSu5I_aem_7imXd9mj2EhfEqRXTP0ArQhttps://www.instagram.com/lorenjameswhite?igsh=MTY5bDRqdHFvbnVydg==https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3641162/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

The subject of modern "A.I." and how various platforms implement it is a sticky subject. There are a lot of angles and many points of view. But the rise of its usage has rocked the industries of creativity for some time now. Our guys take a stab at navigating this mine field this week to get at some of the truths surrounding this topic.Ep 62https://news.law.fordham.edu/jcfl/2023/10/25/writers-guild-of-america-wga-strike-resolution-ai-restrictions-and-implications/https://deadline.com/2023/11/sag-strike-ends-actors-studios-deal-contract-1235566470/

This week, the guys take a look an abstract concept • How we engage with our entertainment sources. Is it just something on in the background, or something that consumes us completely and totally? Proves to be a tricky one to crack, but a thought provoking concept nonetheless.Ep 61

This week Brian and Matt discuss the different points of view in narrative. From first person all the way up to fifth person, if there is such a thing. Probably not, but either way it's a definitive tool to crafting any story, and is a vital aspect that unfortunately is often overlooked. Are you writing with I and Me or He and She? Join us as we break down the full spectrum and how it can be used to better service your story. Ep 60

WELCOME TO THE SUC ZONE. This week with returning guest Phil Rockatansky - the guys take a look at the 90's classic TWISTER [1996]. It truly is a wonder of nature. Rabbit is good, Rabbit is wise. FOOD.Ep 59https://youtu.be/8n8xXHPOhPs?si=6gq124Nh81u8W_F4

INJUSTICE. THE TOOLS OF COWARDS AND CRIMINALS. This week, our guys take a look at the debate over which adaptation reigns supreme over Gotham City. Ep 58https://youtu.be/q0PRKMSupS4?si=zoh-DirE6op-dDVC

MAN CAN DO WHAT HE WILLS. BUT HE CANNOT WILL WHAT HE WILLS. And finally - we come to the conclusion of our long awaited DAЯK Series. The brain breaking third cycle leaves a lot to be untangled from the web of Winden. We aim to help untangle it.Ep 57https://youtu.be/MOynkCngyL4?si=PRPH8VzSDiQoEmOfhttps://dark-netflix.fandom.com/wiki/Season_3https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5DHrFtME8s4E156mr8Lbpo?si=a5227c79bffd47bc

AND IF YOU GAZE INTO THE ABYSS, THE ABYSS ALSO GAZES INTO YOU. Deeper into knot we go ... Further down the spiral ... Deeper and DARKER into Cycle 2. Summer of 2020 in the small town of Winden. And the police force is no closer to solving the disappearances. Our guys take us into the second act, cycle, season - of DARK.Ep 56https://dark-netflix.fandom.com/wiki/Season_2https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1WWq20K0Obrwhtkf5fbCZT?si=992d94d9fd9245c8

EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED. The Guys take on the first season of the hit German series DARK. A time travel crime story with an intense web of scientific and philosophical implications.Ep 55https://dark-netflix.fandom.com/wiki/Season_1https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6rTR7RnRXAhPmnixqbgVmM?si=X7-ljBntSYa8ob594_UT1g&pi=u-7dNeTrO7TUq4

This week our guys are joined by Jordan Serra to discuss a deep spiral topic of CONCEPT ART. The pre visualized vistas of deep world building have encapsulated the greatest artistic minds of many of the great collaborative teams throughout the history of creative collaboration. Enjoy this dive into the love of Concept Art.Ep 54This week's episode artwork is an original piece by Jordan Serra.Check out more of Jordan's work at the following links:https://www.instagram.com/jordan_serra?igsh=Y3VoYW5iYzFtam9thttp://www.jordanmserra.com/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaZdPAuXA76LMu5T9mNV1BAfgkg3nucgSRmlm3kjU4w0QbApI9kyzLWWzl4_aem_AbEi50Aw6ZKN_otXObJDfXOtv7AJp31saWGRqUpwDNrORnWNpLa0gkO11PmTaZdk7dvD7U5FmFlkNHI7LwIefGsz

After much too long of a wait to do so, our gentlemen are covering THE HERO'S JOURNEY with the little spin of its alternate theory - THE VILLAIN'S JOURNEY. Taking a dive into the dichotomy of good and evil - we dig into the nuts and bolts of what makes one of the core analyses of storytelling actually tick.Ep 53https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:720/format:webp/1*N7MXIfhIQVVkL5_7UZXoOA.gif

Quite possibly a guilty pleasure of our two hosts - we ring in the completion of a perfect year of TSP with the 1998 film CAN'T HARDLY WAIT. A end of year high school party following graduation gets out of control with revenge - love stories - and chaos. Please join us in celebrating an end to the school year, and end to year one of the podcast, and quite possibly an end to our dignity. Ep 52

The Modern Classic of the 1999 remake of the Universal treasure The MUMMY is truly one for the books. All the intrigue of the story lore and the on set details and true greatness of this flick might be too much for our two guys to handle. Ep 51

The prophecy is true ... This week the guys take on the fringe theory of Memetics and how creative works grow beyond their creators to take on life throughout culture and society transcendent of any one individual.Ep 50

Taking a look back - the guys get nostalgic on TOMB RAIDER - the original playstation release in the 90s. A simpler time when games were rented from BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO, and life was simpler. Take a walk down memory road ... ... memory lane with us.Ep 49

Stepping back into the Horror Genre for a brief discussion of the modern classic The RING [2002] remade from the Japanese horror film RINGU [1998]. Deep discussion of the unique cinematography, score and editing - but beyond the technical processes - an analysis of this very unique ghost mystery horror story.Ep 48Creating the Look Roger Deakins Forums - "Printer Lights and Digital" (March 6, 2023) https://www.rogerdeakins.com/forums/t... 81EF Filter Specs https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc... List of Motion Picture Film Stocks - Eastman Kodak https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of... Kodak EXR 200T Spec Sheet https://125px.com/docs/motionpicture/...

Step lightly ... the guys are taking a look at the dangerous topic of STORY CANON. What franchises choose to acknowledge or disavow from their past iterations of storytelling can be a dangerous minefield of discussion. Life's tough - bring a helmet.Ep 47

APRIL FOOLS ya Fools. This week our gentlemen are taking a look at a film that is an utter classic in the Fuller Family household though it may not be as widely known to many. I LOVE YOU to DEATH is a dark comedy loosely based on a true story in ALLENTOWN PA, the fictional story set in TACOMA. Joey Boca is an adulterous Pizza Shop owner - and when his wife Rosali discovers this she decides to kill him. In a comedy of errors, this all does not go so well, but unfolds into great comedy for us audience members. There is no bigger fool than Joey Boca.Ep 46I LOVE YOU to DEATH [free with ads]:https://youtu.be/ukH7mflq8UE?si=U75DAWpi6Vzbwjwn

By traveling across the Event Horizon. Into the Higgs Field. Into the DeLorean. The guys are taking a look across time to take a dig at some of the universe's deepest questions.Ep 45

This week the guys discuss THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT OF FILM PRODUCTION ... PrePro.Ep 44https://nofilmschool.com/pre-production-basics-storyboard-shot-list-script-lininghttps://nofilmschool.com/2018/02/shot-lists-and-script-lining-how-prepare-your-screenplay-shoothttps://www.studiobinder.com/blog/what-is-a-shot-list-example/https://boords.com/how-to-storyboard

In honor of St. Patrick's Day - and the 2024 Oscars Season, the guys take a look back at the award winning Irish Mob flick, The DEPARTED. In the end you have to ask yourself just one question … ‘Are you a Cop?' Ep 43https://youtu.be/80EqI-VjmLA?si=1TW2Uy5cxju3irJ-

This week the guys are taking a look at a writing tool from the DUNGEONS & DRAGONS RPG playbook - The Character Alignment Chart. Lawful. Good .Neutral. Evil. Chaotic. Where does your character fall? As a writing tool, the character chart can be a powerful asset - even beyond the world of D&D.Ep. 42https://dungeonsdragons.fandom.com/wiki/Alignment

We need to talk about the popcorn bucket. … This week the guys take a look at the second half of Frank Herbert's classic science fiction novel, DUNE. During the release week of Denis Villenueve's second installment of his adaptation, there is a lot to discuss from dolphin men to sentient infants.Ep 41LPN Deep Dives:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4luGmP7zD5KfiUasg97LO5?si=950fzPgnQZeXuzX53-oq9g&pi=u-e8DsRw14QvGkMindkiller:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mind-killer-a-dune-podcast/id1591065746https://dune.fandom.com/wiki/Dune_Wiki

This week the guys are all hopped up on the SPICE MELANGE and PASTA. Taking a look back in their genetic lines at the 1965 novel by Frank Herbert - DUNE.Ep 40https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4luGmP7zD5KfiUasg97LO5?si=U1Yo-v9VSOqFGTH1mBcyow&pi=u-bYX9TOsBQ12yhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mind-killer-a-dune-podcast/id1591065746

For the week of Valentine's Day - we take a look at the TRAGIC - HEARTBREAKING and historically informative disaster epic from James Cameron: TITANIC. The quintessential love classic of our generation. Wishing everyone reflection on class structures, floating doors, and sinking diamonds this Valentine's Day. Ep 39

The guys take a look at the Fantasy Genre in all of its intrigue, deep lore and intrinsic obsession.Ep 38

"Okay, campers, rise and shine, and don't forget your booties 'cause it's cooooold out there today. It's coooold out there every day. What is this, Miami Beach?" In the immediate wake of Chinese Dinner, our guys take a look at the 90's comedy classic: GROUNDHOG DAY directed by Harold Ramis and starring Bill Murray.Ep 37

Joined by Philip "Philthy" Rockatansky, the guys discuss one of the classic studio face off releases of Universal Studios' DANTE'S PEAK against 2oth Century Fox's VOLCANO. The debate gets to the level of liquid hot magma as they face off to determine which flick was the most explosive.Ep 36

The guys take a look at the GOD OF WAR narrative game franchise. An environmental puzzle navigation based story game franchise that has created quite a robust fanbase.Ep 35https://www.instagram.com/the_study_podcast?igsh=MTdpYWczY3F0MG9lMg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

In the second half to last week's review of 2023 releases, the guys take a look at the movies, books, games and shows from the past year.

Happy New Year! We hope your hangovers are to a minimum and that you've only given up on most of your resolutions so far. This week we're dwelling only a little bit on the past year in stories through review.Ep 33

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone! On this Christmas Day, we welcome you to a discussion of the classic novella from Charles Dickens c. 1843. Grab your chestnuts and cozy up. Ep 32https://www.instagram.com/the_study_podcast?igsh=MTYwcjhvZW5jcjhxbw==

Joined by guest, ‘Jordan' - the guys take a look at the now classic Christmas comedy, Christmas Vacation, from the National Lampoon Vacation comedy franchise.Ep 31https://www.instagram.com/the_study_podcast?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

While it may not be of the John Hughes or Hallmark Channel sentiment of Christmas ... DIE HARD when broken down as a story fits into many of the tropes and forms of a Christmas movie.Ep 30https://instagram.com/the_study_podcast?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

This week - as Mariah Carey is resurrected from the ice, the guys take a look at the Hallmark Christmas movies format through the lens of Vladimir Propp's seminal work: MORPHOLOGY OF THE FOLKTALE.Ep 29https://monoskop.org/images/f/f3/Propp_Vladimir_Morphology_of_the_Folktale_2nd_ed.pdf

This week the guys take a look at light and shadow in storytelling with guest Cody Walsh - a seasoned industry lighting artist with a wealth of experience.Ep 28https://instagram.com/the_study_podcast?igshid=MTk0NTkyODZkYg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

This week, the guys are very thankful for John Hughes, and his 1987 classic film, Planes, Trains, & Automobiles. Like many of JH's work, this flick teaches about the power of common kindnesses when they are needed most and the importance of gathering for the holidays. Happy Thanksgiving this week, and hoping everyone is well.Ep 27https://instagram.com/the_study_podcast?igshid=MTk0NTkyODZkYg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

This week: A dive into the storytelling medium of the Radio Play or Radio Drama as it is sometimes known as.Ep 26https://instagram.com/the_study_podcast?igshid=MTdpYWczY3F0MG9lMg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

This week the guys are diving into the topic of Ludonarrative Dissonance - What is it? Still a new term in storytelling, the guys take a crack at where and how it is currently defined in the shifting landscape.Ep 25https://instagram.com/the_study_podcast?utm_source=qr