The middle distant future. Probably in space for Mothership. Automation has concentrated even more wealth among the owning class in feuding dynasties that would make a 21st century mere billionaire drool. For everyone else, 99% of work more desirable than indentured undercity labor consists of increasingly niche and often hazardous contractor gig labor. Besides the […]
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Heveans are a mysterious sect of individuals who gather around a common interest: an intense love of garments and coverings crafted from natural rubber. Their name comes from the scientific name for the rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis, which is venerated as the figure Hevea, often portrayed as a "mother goddess." Vulcan is often portrayed as her counterpart or consort, depending on the particular…
I have been watching a lot of cop movies lately, and they really are a genre unto themselves. But every once in a while, a movie comes along that shakes up what we expect from a genre and elevates all of film at once.
In 2001, director Antoine Fuqua and writer David Ayer threw a Molotov cocktail into the middle of the subgenre, and things have not been the same since.
When _Training Day_…
I cannot tell you how exhausting it is to sit and write a screenplay to try to get it to sound both good and like real life. See, real life is boring most of the time. But movies have to be entertaining.
Even when you think you've conquered the scene and wrung all the information you need from it, there are times when I go back and see that it reads flat, predictable, and painfully…
My buddies and I were engaged in a debate about who is the greatest actor of all time. And for my money, I think it's Jack Nicholson.
Just here, the diversity of kinds of roles he's played, the directors he's worked with, and the legendary performances he's given are enough to make any argument.
Jack Nicholson defined the "New Hollywood" revolution, gave us the power of the anti-hero, and…
Glorp Slimecoil — snelk Path of Wild Magic barbarian and apprentice artificer — builds a ~7 kW cantrip-powered power plant that runs itself 59 minutes per hour, from a zero-slot cantrip, a Stirling engine, and Prestidigitation's three-active-effects cap. With full schematic, animated simulator, and a bill of materials.
A compilation of all the World-Building Prompt themes and questions for the World-Building Prompts account on Blacksky.
I love snuggling up with a good book and going on an adventure in my mind. And I think that's what makes adaptations so hard. You can really only pick the best parts of the book to translate them to the big screen.
But sometimes, screenwriters find books that are good...and are able to make movies that are great.
Today, I want to go over 10 movies I think actually turned out better than the…
My most anticipated movie of the year is Project Hail Mary. I remember when the book came out, and I devoured it in a couple of days. Then, when I heard Lord and Miller were making the movie, I was even more ecstatic.
I'm not sure how I could be any more excited for this movie, but when I heard about how they were doing the practical effects on set, my mind was kind of blown.
In an era…
In the world of cinema and theater, where stories are brought to life through a delicate dance of visuals, emotions, and narratives, there exists an often unspoken but profoundly influential artistic concept known as "mise en scène."
This French term, which translates to "placing on stage," combines set design, costumes, lighting, color, composition, actor movements, and props that weaves…
The pinned post! Additional details about the World-Building Prompts account on ATProto (more specifically, BlackSky).
Third time's the charm, as they say... (Calling it an "FAQ" doesn't work if the questions haven't been asked yet.)
A couple of days back, I found myself thinking about names in fiction—how much weight they carry, how much they whisper before a character ever acts.
While studying the Paniya community in Kerala, I was first introduced to the severity of caste issues in India. I have covered all my research about the tribe here [[{{< ref "2018-01-01-The-Disenfranchisement-of-Adivasis-in-Kerala" >}}|The Disenfranchisement of Adivasis in Kerala]] trying to find ties between their past oppressive histories and their current conditions.
With this project in…
How might we reconceptualize our systems of production if we consider them not as fixed infrastructures but as evolving boundary objects? The social structures and cooperative behaviors of ants provide a profound metaphorical framework for exploring the possibilities of a politics of logistics centered around decentralized food production and distribution.
This theoretical lens allows us to…