Developing your own speedometer for scenes Pacing in story is basically the speed at which the story is told. At certain story twists and turns, ...

Building a world one frame at a time There you are, reading Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings series for the umpteenth time, inspired, ready ...

How to take your visual storytelling across mediums Lately, the indie comic scene has seen a surge of talent from animators, storyboarders, designers, and illustrators ...

How to get a strong audience reaction from your characters Let’s have a chat about emotions. Emotion in visual stories is the ultimate goal of ...

What you can learn from different camera-work styles How the camera is used can be as important for a director as the story itself. In ...

Everybody knows this scene. Even if you didn’t see the movie, you may have heard about the bear-attack scene from The Revenant. It’s such a ...

The ’70s have no shortage of memorable horror movies. But to me, it’s those movies you don’t expect to scare you that end up staying ...

Great Movie Scenes for Story, Part 3: The Triangle Duel / The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Westerns have some great scenes for building ...

Great Movie Scenes for Story, Part 2: Kirk vs. Khan / Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan Before J.J. Abrams helmed the return of ...

Great Movie Scenes for Story, Part 1: Kikuchiyo’s Monologue / Seven Samurai We all have our favorite scenes, from the subtle exchange of lines and ...