Worlds End Outline
source: https://twitter.com/simonpegg/status/432999204236320768
source: https://twitter.com/simonpegg/status/432999204236320768
This feels like a small start to a significant idea. Vadik thinks long-term. He once had the following Codes Of Practise list from his previous business on his personal website, preserved by the sainted Wayback Machine:
Ive been getting an influx of messages from students asking me what they can do to become a story artist. I decided to put together a list of a few basic things to get you started on the journey. There is much more that goes into making a good story artist but these are just some of my personal suggestions to start.
First, I always like to suggest some reading material. Here are few books that really helped me wrap my head around a few ideas:
- Visual Story– Bruce Block
- Story– Robert Mckee
- The 5C’s of Cinematography– Joseph Mascelli
- Save the Cat-Blake Snyder
- On Filmmaking– Alexander Mackendrick
Next i’d suggest watching as many movies as possible. Studies from the greats Kubrick, Spielberg, Hitchcock, Coen Brothers, Kurosawa, or whoever else you find yourself drawn to. When I say study, I »
The tales of Steven Soderbergh‘s efficiency are legion, but you might make the mistake in thinking he takes an industrial view of filmmaking. Instead, his approach is a product of his years in the game, a process to get the best results without any wasted time or resources, and a method that keeps things interesting for the ensemble of actors he works. But never has this been as pronounced as in the making of “The Knick,” Soderbergh’s superb Cinemax series, which has seen him direct, edit, produce, and act as his own cinematographer across two full seasons.