Sitemap - 2025 - Shot Zero: pithy posts on shot design
Circular Origin Story: I'M A VIRGO
How To Transition #001 - MATCH CROSSFADES
Practically Going in Circles: INSOMNIA
THE BEAR and Time: Absence Makes The Heart Take Notice
Two Techniques, One Effect: INSOMNIA
Putting Us In Their Shoes: MOONTIDE
Five Shots: BUCK AND THE PREACHER
Using Sound to Link Scenes: ANDOR
Contrasting Within One Sequence: IRMA VEP
Editing Misdirection: THE PENGUIN
Transitions with Massive Size Discrepancies: LEGENDS OF TOMORROW
Five Shots: THE QUICK AND THE DEAD
Blocking a Oner: THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL
Time Period, Genre, and Tone all at once: DOCTOR WHO
Week 25.15 - HACKS Special Edition
Setting the Tone: TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A.
Anatomy of a (oner) Scene: THE STUDIO
Every Angle In A Bottle: BOJACK HORSEMAN
Framing [between] Them: SHAUN OF THE DEAD
Crossing The Line: SIX FEET UNDER
Character Introductions 010 - The Villain (John Herod)
Character Introductions 009 - The Lady (Ellen McKenzie)
Five Shots: THE LAST STOP IN YUMA COUNTY
Small and Large Physical Comedy: BRINGING UP BABY
Angles to Distinguish Point of View: THE PENGUIN
Montage and Style: BOJACK HORSEMAN
Delivering Jokes Through Editing: BOJACK HORSEMAN
Telling Stories Across Montage: TWO FOR THE ROAD
Wordless Cold Opens: SEVERANCE
Editing an Emotional Jolt: WITNESS
Five Shots: BETTY BLUE and Dramatic Blocking
Five Shots: BETTY BLUE and Frames Within Frames
Five Shots: BETTY BLUE and Colour
Reblocking without Crossing the Line: MARS EXPRESS
Heightened Flashbacks: CAN'T HARDLY WAIT
Shooting Objects to Distinguish Timelines: MULHOLLAND DRIVE
Go Big or Go Home: NOSFERATU THE VAMPYRE
Compare the Pairs: How ONE DAY Uses Shots to Contrast Relationships