“Life is a comedy for those who think and a tragedy for those who feel. Show me a hero and I will write you a tragedy.” ~Scott Fitzgerald The Importance of Creating Empathy for Protagonists Characters in stories come in all sizes, shapes, colors, and personalities....
“Smoothly add bits of backstory along the way in ways that will not interrupt the story’s forward thrust. Information should blend in perfectly with the whole story, not feel like it’s the writer telling us a necessary thing in order for the...
Audiences are harder to please if you’re just giving them effects, but they’re easy to please if it’s a good story. ~Steven Spielberg Most unforgettable stories go like this…. An interesting, three-dimensional protagonist is prompted by an outside force to...
Host Heather Abraham of Talk Pittsburgh on KDKA TV talks with Steve Cuden, a Point Park University Cinema Art Department faculty member, about why some musicals do not find success on the big screen. Watch the clip on CBS News Pittsburg here.
There are, of course, no unimportant moments in any show. Every moment is critical. Each one must be integrated into the whole, and must be filled with conflict, suspense, and the anticipation of what is next to come. But two moments rise above all others in status:...
