Saturdays with The Story Dude

I talk about where the podcast will be directed in and the first ever story to test the new format.

If you are an aspiring director or filmmaker, and you aren't getting the performances that you need from your cast, all you need is a couple of strategies like the ones that I discuss here.

Meet Auntie Nora. One of those characters you wish would be in your family as a relative such as a grandma or your own Auntie.

Red flags are unavoidable when you're dealing with Hollywood and other mainstream cinema criticisms of a creative professional's work - be it a screenplay or a movie they've produced. I point out the red flags and the jargon that comes with the comments these critics make.

I am briefly touching on the TV show Sliders, which was the show that started it all - the concept of the multiverse.

Michio Kaku, author of the book: "Parallel" wrote about the multiverse, which I used a reference for an essay I wrote in college.

I share how I go about writing first drafts of any screenplay. I'd encourage you to try them out.

They have great expectations that only the most expensive equipment can produce the best image quality needed for professional filmmaking. My classmates from film schools fell for this trap. They also have the notion that if a certain piece of equipment from a specific brand isn't used or certain software tool isn't used, the user isn't a 'professional'. I debunk this.

May be you don't see it just yet, but Hollywood has had a practice of sidelining creatives who make bold choice and excuse their own flaws. They don't criticality look at their own missteps and reflect on it. They simply thrive on reboots, remakes, prequels, sequels and book adaptations to get that extra dollar or to save that extra dollar. The critics are just a worse.

Every film industry (including Hollywood) had to start somewhere, but do you know what or who gave Bollywood and Tollywood their starts?

Bollywood belongs to north India, and Tollywood (his little brother) belongs to south India.

On top of the secret I have revealed that Hollywood doesn't want the average Joe to know about, there are other more sinister ones that they don't want us to know either. I discuss this.