Breaking Bad Has The Best Scene On Television – Ever

I only know a handful of movies with anything near the emotional power of this movie moment. Only this one didn’t premiere in cinemas. It happened on TV, on the evening of May 24, 2009. [UPDATE: Here’s a great interview with Bryan Cranston about this scene.] by Karel Segers Spoiler warning for season 2! I’m … Read more

Best of the Web 22 Jul

Story & Structure :: How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method :: 25 Things You Should Know About Your Character :: Joss Whedon’s Top 10 Writing Tips :: Blueprint to Check Once Your Script is Done :: The Iceberg Exposition Script Perfection :: Ten Mistakes to Avoid When Writing Your Screenplay :: Does … Read more

Structure: Breaking Bad S1E1

With the 5th and final season of Breaking Bad underway, let’s look back at how it started. The pilot episode planted this drama series squarely on the map and to my taste, Breaking Bad became an instant classic. The show is loved as much by its audience as by the critics and industry peers. Most … Read more

Bogans, Pirates and Bimbos: What’s wrong with Australian TV

You turn on the TV, flick on the electronic program guide, and scan the possibilities. Dross, muck, offal, junk. Where are the good shows? On your flashdrive, that’s where. by Ingrid Elkner Because if you’re like most of Australia’s younger generation, and a growing proportion of the other generations, you don’t seek out high quality … Read more

Transmedia – An entire forest instead of a sole tree?

I just installed the Drum Media app on my IPad. Why? Because last night whilst waiting for my washing to dry at the laundromat, I read an interesting story in The Drum Media Magazine that at the midpoint suggested ‘there’s more to this story on the Ipad’. by Sam Duncan Now I desperately want to know … Read more