The Sustained Two-Shot
What do you do when you’ve got two actors, a bunch of dialogue, and only enough time to get one camera angle? Consider one of the oldest tools in the filmmak...
The State of the Culture, 2024
Or a glimpse into post-entertainment society (it's not pretty)
Fire and Motion
Programming Note: Summer Lightning will be on a break till the new year. Thanks to everyone who has supported my writing in the last year. This is the 57th and last edition of the newsletter for 2023. I will pause paid subscriptions, which will resume in January 2024. You can find the archive of posts
To Boldly Go Down The Hall
On Robert Irwin, Star Trek, and the infinite hallways of the future.
The Age Of Mediocrity
After three months of striking, the AMPTP has reached out to the Writers Guild of America to resume negotiations this Friday. They’re looking to bring an end to a strike that has already cost the entertainment industry billions because entertainment executives refused to even negotiate with