Monthly Archives: February 2012

The Art and Craft…of the Title Sequence

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Administrator

Part of my blathering, both here and in my accompanying websites (such as The Great Canadian Guide to the Movies & TV), is to consider and opine on the storytelling process. As a kind of minor example example of that … Continue reading →

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Even Artists Must Respect the Craftmanship

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Administrator

In an earlier post, I used an up-coming TV series (sight unseen) to comment on some potential pitfalls in storytelling — to speculate on “do”s and “don’t”s. Which can be a kind of interesting topic, with two schools of thought. … Continue reading →

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Reviewing radio drama — Trust Inc

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Administrator

Workers in Canadian film & TV often complain about how hard it is to get press coverage and reviews, squeezed in between the American releases…and radio drama has even more obstacles. So today I’m looking at a current CBC Radio … Continue reading →

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The “Game Changers” of Canadian TV

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Administrator

I keep drafting essays I intend to post — but then a random comment in one will kind of drag my thoughts off in a whole new direction for a different piece altogether. This post ended up morphing out of … Continue reading →

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Those Who Don’t Learn From Time Travel TV Series Are Doomed to Repeat Them…

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Administrator

And that cheeky paraphrasing of George Santayana’s oft-referenced admonishment leads us into today’s topic, kiddies n’ pals… Sometimes you’ll see books (or advice columns) about how to write great movies, hit movies, how to craft a great screenplay. But, you … Continue reading →

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