tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post4899512062548070983..comments2023-11-03T05:49:10.841-04:00Comments on Storytelling Rules: While we're talking about Apatow...Maureen McGowanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-87784397531485912762007-08-30T20:47:00.000-04:002007-08-30T20:47:00.000-04:00Sinead, that FNL scene reminds me of the final sce...Sinead, that FNL scene reminds me of the final scene of Big Night. A fabulous movie, by the way, if you haven't seen it. Two brothers run a restaurant in NJ in the 1950's. One's the business guy (Stanley Tucci) and the other's the chef (Tony Shaloub).<BR/>During the climax of the film these two brothers have it out --huge fight. Then it's the next morning and they're in the kitchen and the chef brother cooks them eggs. Not a word is spoken in what must be a five minute scene. But it's beautiful and shows everything (including being a cooking class on how to cook really good eggs :-)Maureen McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-63650306761199737942007-08-30T20:32:00.000-04:002007-08-30T20:32:00.000-04:00FNL does an amazing job with quick, cutaway scenes...FNL does an amazing job with quick, cutaway scenes that show us everything we need to know. <BR/>There are lots, but the one that comes to mind, is when the Taylor Hitch character has a massive fight with his older brother, fists, broken windows, ugly things said and the next morning, he comes into the house and his older brother has just made a grilled cheese. <BR/>With almost no dialogue, the brother cuts the grilled cheese in half, slides it to Taylor and the scene ends. <BR/>And we know all we need to know about their relationship.<BR/><BR/>PerfectAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-66253405170535450452007-08-30T19:33:00.000-04:002007-08-30T19:33:00.000-04:00Oh man -- that finale was so amazing and so visual...Oh man -- that finale was so amazing and so visual I'm not sure it could be written as effectively. But it's a good thing to ponder...Molly O'Keefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15171236688541657736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-19253666057849636762007-08-30T16:42:00.000-04:002007-08-30T16:42:00.000-04:00I keep thinking about the last episode of the Sopr...I keep thinking about the last episode of the Sopranos and how you could use the techniques in fiction. I don't want to say more in case some people haven't seen it yet!Emerging Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06539530495238043923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-48406548281893996302007-08-29T15:42:00.000-04:002007-08-29T15:42:00.000-04:00I love great comedic scenes, when you can see the ...I love great comedic scenes, when you can see the actors working so well together.<BR/><BR/>One of my favorite scenes is from The Office. The injury episode where Michael is in the exam room with Dwight and he's like<BR/><BR/>"So Dr. in your opinion what's worse and head injury or a foot injury."<BR/><BR/>"A head injury,"<BR/><BR/>"Well, no I don't think you have all the facts, see the foot has been seriously burned. Is there some kind of scan ...."<BR/><BR/>"Well, I would take a look at the outside of the foot. Is the skin red and swollen."<BR/><BR/>And then Dwight says Michaels punch line "That's what she said," and the look that Dwight gives the camera while Michael is cursing "Dammit Dwight,"<BR/><BR/>That's just so perfect. Perfect comedic timing.<BR/><BR/>As for Apatow, that director is awesome. The Forty Year Old Virgin and Freaks and Geeks ... just brilliant.Amy Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02212879406999128140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-54655639422739177822007-08-29T14:07:00.000-04:002007-08-29T14:07:00.000-04:00he just really really gets the awkwardness and the...he just really really gets the awkwardness and the sweetness of that time -- favorite scenes in movies -- Saving Private Ryan when they are in the church and Giovanni Ribisi is talking about how when his mom used to come in at night to say goodnight to him he'd pretend to be asleep and he didn't understand why he did that and you could just see how badly he wishes he could have that time back -- Ribisi is so amazing and I never see him in enough.<BR/><BR/>I also think the opening scene of Californication with Duchevny is pretty fantastic.Molly O'Keefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15171236688541657736noreply@blogger.com