Film (22 total posts)

An Idea for Story Development

August 20, 2013
If (for those of you in the northern hemisphere) your creative mojo is a little rusty after the long Summer vacation, here’s an idea that might invite some story and plot development to get you back into the groove for the new academic year. The following...

Bond, Vermeer and eighteenth century English painting

November 13, 2012
We went to see Skyfall this week, and particularly enjoyed the location spotting as former Londoners. However I was delighted and a little bemused by the use of the National Gallery as a location, my favourite central London haunt for many years, I know it quite well....

Toying with the 3 act structure and generic expectations

October 16, 2012
Resolution and not resolution This week I’ve watched a couple of recent movies the first Hedwig and the angry inch  (John Cameron Mitchell US 2001) and ‘This must be the place’ (Paolo Sorrentino 2011 Italy/France/Ireland). Both pf these film were...