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Jun
1

5 Ways “Game of Thrones” Can Make You a Better Storyteller

Justin on June 1st, 2011

I finally caught an episode of the much-buzzed-about HBO series Game of Thrones last weekend, and I enjoyed it.  I didn’t love it, nor did I hate it, nor did I really even develop much of an opinion about it (yet).  But I did analyze the hell out of it while I was watching it, [...]

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Jun
28

Diversity in Media: How the Web Wins

Justin on June 28th, 2010

Screenwriter John August recently blogged about the Bechdel test, a (somewhat) tongue-in-cheek way to determine a film’s level of feminism.  It consists of three questions you can ask about any film: Are there two or more female characters with names? Do they talk to each other? If they talk to each other, do they talk [...]

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Jun
7

The Secret to Media Success: Making the Audience Care

Justin on June 7th, 2010

I just finished the first book I’ve devoured in more than a decade. Mark Harris’s Pictures at a Revolution details the making of the 5 Best Picture nominees at the 1968 Academy Awards, from their initial concepts through their critical and public reception.  Two of those films, In the Heat of the Night and Guess [...]

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May
31

5 Thoughts on the Future of Media – 2010 Update

Justin on May 31st, 2010

Last year, Barrett Garese wrote a thought-provoking essay about the future of film, TV and the web.  When I realized my response to his post was longer than a single comment ever should be, I blogged my response on my old blog.  One week later, I relocated from Blogger to WordPress and most of my [...]

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Mar
15

The Only Blog-Writing Guide You Need

Justin on March 15th, 2010

Do yourself a favor: stop reading Copyblogger.  If you really want to learn how to blog, read Chuck Klosterman’s Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs; it’s the only writing guide you’ll ever need, because it has nothing to do with writing and everything to do with making ultra-personal, compulsively readable arguments about anything. Why This Book [...]

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