Whenever I sit down to break a new story or to give someone notes, I always think deeply about the shape of the story I want to tell and how it will affect the characters inside it.

For me, I like to know which beats I'm trying to hit and then mold my set pieces and other ideas around them. I can also then find the spaces for the character to evolve.

To do all that, I have had to become a…

The theatrical experience is sacred. There is nothing quite like seeing one of your favorite films in a crowded theater—especially if that movie was captured specifically for large-format exhibition.

There’s something singular about this immersive, communal experience. It brings cinephiles and casual moviegoers together to stare in wonder and appreciate a director’s unfiltered vision and…

As writers, people are always rushing terms our way that we're supposed to know. I decided that I had enough random definitions floating around, so I wanted to create a glossary that had all the dramatic principles I think storytellers need to know in order to be successful.

These are all the words I have accumulated over my career, and that I come back to when trying to craft a spec…

I was writing a different post the other day and went to use the word "Lynchian" and then stopped. That's when I sat and decided to think of all the filmmakers who have names that actually evoke words or descriptions of movies.

When a filmmaker’s visual grammar, thematic obsessions, and atmospheric "vibe" become instantly recognizable, that's the ultimate statement of auteurism.

So, I…

The role of a showrunner is a hybrid of CEO and storyteller. You're the "Keeper of the Vision," but you are also the person responsible for the "Honeywagons," the "Table Reads," and the "Picture Lock."

And if you want to eventually become a showrunner, you have to speak the distinct languages of three different worlds: the Writers' Room, Production, and Network Executives.

The following…

Want to learn about what production looks like in the 21st century? Me too. Tech has evolved so much and so quickly that I am always finding out new terms and new ideas that have made life so much easier.

My goal was to set out and make a glossary of terms that you could use to stay up to date on virtual production and volume, which have become two of the most popular ways to shoot in…