If you are not aware, Smithsonian has a channel and they produce original content. Not unlike history as produced by Discovery Channel or History Channel, these are sleak and well made consolidations of information into very short amounts of time. Much of their content is available online in full episodes and I recently came across the […]
The podcast How Sound produced by Rob Rosenthal is all about how radio shows and podcasts are made. It’s a seriously good podcast for anyone but especially those interested in great storytelling and the ways of production. This particular episode, The Loneliest Creature On Earth, chronicles the discovery of a whale whose sound is unlike anything else. […]
“It just makes sense to me. It’s the language that I most naturally speak…” –Joseph Bishara* Last week saw the release of The Conjuring to surprising critical praise. Writers who have previously, and adamantly, proclaimed James Wan a hack of a director have suddenly termed him a horror auteur; dramatic turn for a man whose […]
With Thom Yorke being in the news recently for pulling his music from Spotify, I was reminded of his dancing. Beyond what you may think of his couple ventures into the act, when it’s part of the narrative, dancing can be an amazing aspect of any film, television show, or music video. So, with this […]
This week has seen a promotion explosion for Alfonso Cuarón‘s upcoming film Gravity. Like many, I have been waiting to see a new film from Cuarón for years. Though he’s presented a few bits of content in the form of shorts here and there, and has a new television show starting this fall, the big viewing on […]
