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Luke Cage, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, and Iron Fist are Marvel's Defenders
Storytelling

How to Fix the Storytelling Flaws in Marvel’s Defenders

Marvel’s Defenders has some storytelling problems that could have been avoided. Here’s where it went wrong, and how it could improve in Season Two.

By Justin, 8 yearsOctober 23, 2017 ago
Podrick, Tyrion, and Bronn approach the Dragon Pit escorted by Lannister soldiers
Storytelling

How Game of Thrones Defines Characters Through Actions

[SPOILERS AHEAD for the final episode of Game of Thrones season seven, “The Dragon and the Wolf.”] In the end, this short 7th season of Game of Thrones left us pretty much where we started: the army of the undead is still marching south, Daenerys and Cersei are still locked Read more…

By Justin, 8 yearsAugust 28, 2017 ago
Suzanne Ciani, the star of the documentary film A Life in Waves
Storytelling

8 Tips to Hook Your Audience

These tips will help your audience get interested and emotionally attached to your stories fast.

By Justin, 8 yearsAugust 2, 2017 ago
Vincent Vega (John Travolta) and Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) open a trunk in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction
Storytelling

The Real Hidden Genius of Pulp Fiction

When Pulp Fiction debuted in 1994, writer-director Quentin Tarantino was hailed as a filmmaking genius, and his movie rewired filmmakers’ brains for the next 20 years. The film earned tons of buzz for a number of valid reasons: its unexpected revival of John Travolta’s career its profanity-fueled pop culture dialogue Read more…

By Justin, 8 yearsNovember 26, 2016 ago
Storytelling

What Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead Can Teach Us About Modern Storytelling

Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead take have so much more in common than zombies. In many ways, they’re almost the same show… and they’re not alone.

By Justin, 9 yearsAugust 16, 2016 ago
Storytelling

9 Annoying Plot Holes in Thor: The Dark World

Every Marvel movie has a few problems, but Thor: The Dark World has some truly blockbuster-sized plot holes.

By Justin, 12 yearsNovember 17, 2013 ago

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