“The Green Lantern” is the latest superhero movie that followed “Thor” and the latest “X-Men” film. While not bad, “The Green Lantern” is weaker than “Thor” because it lacks the human story. Nearly every superhero movie is more than just about the superhero fighting a villain. Instead, it’s about the superhero fighting a villain and […]

Pixar Animation has consistently produced some of the best movies of the year. Ignore the fact that they’re animated and the story line of each Pixar movie is still superb. By studying Pixar movies, you can learn a lot about effective story telling. MSN has an article ranking the best Pixar movies </a>so take a peek […]

Movies are a visual medium so show your story, don’t tell. However, sometimes you have to tell part of your story to compress a lot of information in a short amount of time. Here’s how to use narration correctly. When the movie “Dune” came out, it had such high expectations and turned out to be […]

Every movie needs a villain because that gives your hero someone to fight against. Most importantly, your villain needs to be someone or something directly confronting your hero. Think of a bad movie you’ve seen recently and chances are good that it didn’t have a strong villain pursuing a specific goal. In “The Men Who […]