Lessons for Writers: James Cameron’s Film, Aliens (1986)
Consider the Ripley Elevator Scene from Aliens. Rewatching the movie recently and this scene stuck with me. It’s the kind of scene missing from bad action movies. Think about it. […]
Lessons for Writers: Dialogue Makes Characters
Lessons for Writers: In the movie Back to the Future (1985), Doc says the phrase “If my calculations are correct” in reference to his time travel theory. In Iron Man […]
New Film Score Essay: Star Wars — A New Hope
Presenting my next film score essay–Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. There are fewer film music composers finer than John Williams. This material was originally researched with the idea […]