Lessons From Sundance 2024, Part I

Lessons From Sundance 2024, Part I

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In the Blink of an Eye: Discover Your Theme And Trust Your Audience

What happens when you take the structure of a movie you love—and try to breathe new life into it? In this episode of the podcast, Jacob Krueger explores In the Blink of an Eye, the ambitious sci-fi drama written by Colby Day that premiered at Sundance and is now streaming on Hulu ...  Show more

No Other Choice: Plot vs. Structure (And the Secret to Making Us Care)

Why do we stay emotionally locked into a story even when the plot sounds flat on paper—or morally repellent in practice? In this episode, Jacob Krueger breaks down Park Chan-wook’s darkly hilarious, deeply unsettling No Other Choice to reveal the engine that makes it so powerful: ...  Show more

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