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Initially, Better Call Saul was going to be a comedy spin-off for Breaking Bad fans. Then, creators Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould claimed they were going to do something entirely different and new. Breaking genre. After only the first episode, it transpired that Gilligan & Gould came up with something that is tonally very close to Breaking Bad. … Read more
The theme of Glengarry Glen Ross is implied in this powerful inciting incident, where Baldwin’s character challenges the film’s anti-heroes with a deadline.
Over half a century on, Psycho is a tremendous inspiration to low budget filmmakers, as Hitchcock shot the film on a shoestring budget of under a million dollars. Admittedly, to generate the marketing and awareness of the film at the time, studios today would have to spend blockbuster budgets. Because many “B” movies did well … Read more
Immediately after the conclusion of Breaking Bad, Adam Savage sits down with showrunner Vince Gilligan to talk about the ‘dumpy little office’, the most crucial elements of showrunning, the chameleon skills of Bryan Cranston, and war stories from the writers room. If you liked this, check out more videos about screenwriting or filmmaking. And if … Read more
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