Story x Story #91: The NPCs of Star Wars (The Mandalorian)

Gina December 30, 2021 No Comments
In this week’s Story x Story episode, Nigel is joined by guest co-host Pinali to get into one of the biggest film releases of the year.
They are joined by Amiad Fredman and Studio77 member KottaKitty for a deep dive into Spider-Man: No Way Home. We cover all the surprises in the latest entry to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as well as examine what the story gets right and wrong.
This week’s storytelling tip is about creating protagonists who carry the burden of responsibility.
Other stories we’re enjoying this week: Dexter, PEN15, The Witcher, The Arcane, Ori and the Blind Forest, The Mandalorian, Hawkeye.

Story x Story #60: What I Want Is The Ocean! (Soul) – https://anchor.fm/mayamada/episodes/Story-x-Story-60-What-I-Want-Is-The-Ocean–Soul-etdfpl

Serious: Though The Fog Standard Edition – https://mayamada.com/product/serious-through-the-fog-manga

‘The Mandalorian’ is One of the Best and Most Engaging ‘Star Wars’ Stories in Years – https://www.hollywoodinsider.com/the-mandalorian-review-star-wars

How ‘The Mandalorian’ and ILM invisibly reinvented film and TV production – https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/20/how-the-mandalorian-and-ilm-invisibly-reinvented-film-and-tv-production

The Virtual Production of The Mandalorian, Season One – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUnxzVOs3rk

When It Comes To Brilliant World-Building, ‘The Mandalorian’ Understands That Less Is More – https://www.slashfilm.com/570690/mandalorian-world-building

How Star Wars: The Mandalorian Was Influenced by Lone Wolf and Cub – https://www.denofgeek.com/culture/the-mandalorian-lone-wolf-and-cub

A quick guide to every ‘Mandalorian’ character you should know – https://www.insider.com/mandalorian-character-names-actors-2019-11

The Mandalorian: 10 Best Episodes of Season 1 & 2 (According to IMDb) – https://screenrant.com/mandalorian-best-episodes-ranked-imdb/

Riana McKeith LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/riana-mckeith

TreesPlease Games – https://www.treespleasegames.com

 

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mayamada.com | gamepad.events | thestoryboard.org

Find Tazziii online:
https://twitter.com/tazziii

Find Riana online:
https://twitter.com/RianaMckeith

 

 

A big thanks to Fisayo Karunwi for our into, outro and transition music:

https://soundcloud.com/fisayokarunwi

A big thanks to Aly Graphix for designing the podcast logo:
https://alygraphix.wixsite.com/designer

Send us questions and feedback on feedback@mayamada.com.

Story x Story #89: “Find Peter Parker!” (Spider-Man: No Way Home)

Gina December 23, 2021 No Comments
In this week’s Story x Story episode, Nigel is joined by guest co-host Pinali to get into one of the biggest film releases of the year.
They are joined by Amiad Fredman and Studio77 member KottaKitty for a deep dive into Spider-Man: No Way Home. We cover all the surprises in the latest entry to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as well as examine what the story gets right and wrong.
This week’s storytelling tip is about creating protagonists who carry the burden of responsibility.
Other stories we’re enjoying this week: Dexter, PEN15, The Witcher, The Arcane, Ori and the Blind Forest, The Mandalorian, Hawkeye.

Please SUBSCRIBE HERE https://www.twitch.tv/mayamada

Work + Play: Mental Health In Video Games Panel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBoipT9Tzjs

Story x Story #26: Villains Are People Too (Megamind) – https://anchor.fm/mayamada/episodes/Story-x-Story-26-Villains-Are-People-Too-Megamind-edmoqk

Serious: Though The Fog Standard Edition – https://mayamada.com/product/serious-through-the-fog-manga

Spider-Man: No Way Home Fandom Wiki – https://marvelcinematicuniverse.fandom.com/wiki/Spider-Man:_No_Way_Home

Spider-Verse – A Complete Guide to the Spider-Man Crossover – https://www.cbr.com/spider-verse-guide-spider-man-crossover

‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Review: Tom Holland Cleans Out the Cobwebs of Sprawling Franchise With Multiverse Super-Battle – https://variety.com/2021/film/reviews/spider-man-no-way-home-review-tom-holland-1235132550

Spider-Man: No Way Home – https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/spider-man-no-way-home-movie-review-2021

Spider-Man: No Way Home Ending Explained – https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/spider-man-no-way-home-ending-explained

SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME: Every EASTER EGG, Reference + MCU Connections | Marvel BREAKDOWN Explained – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APsSbGgWwSM

 

 

Find mayamada online:

mayamada.com | gamepad.events | thestoryboard.org

Find Pinali online:
https://twitter.com/pinalinet

Find Amiad online:
https://twitter.com/DigitalDocMD  https://twitter.com/DigitalDocGames

Find KottaKitty online:
https://twitter.com/kottakitty

 

 

A big thanks to Fisayo Karunwi for our into, outro and transition music:

https://soundcloud.com/fisayokarunwi

A big thanks to Aly Graphix for designing the podcast logo:
https://alygraphix.wixsite.com/designer

Send us questions and feedback on feedback@mayamada.com.

Story x Story #44: Never Tell Us The Odds (Rogue One)

Gina October 15, 2020 No Comments
It’s episode #44 of Story x Story and we are welcoming writer and co-owner of The Koalition website, Gary Swaby to chat with Nigel and Tazziii aboutRogue One, the first standalone film from the Star Wars franchise . We spoke about the film’s role in the wider Star Wars universe, how much fan service is too much and the enduring legacy of great droid characters as well as delving into this week’s story tip is about the considerations involved in killing your story’s main characters. We also take a peek into stories we’re enjoying this week: Bad Boys For Life, Vagabond, Cowboy Bebop, Re:Zero, Genshin Impact, Death or Glory, Ready Player One (Novel).

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www.kickstarter.com/projects/mayamada/serious-an-empowering-survival-adventure-for-all-ages

Story x Story Episode 6

Story x Story Episode 17

Rogue One video essay for detailed story breakdown – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOyD0zHQFsU

Symbolism in Rogue One – https://erikloncar.wordpress.com/film-analysis/star-wars-a-rogue-one-analysis/

Find mayamada online:
mayamada.com | gamepad.events | thestoryboard.org

Find Tazziii online:
https://www.twitch.tv/tazziiix | https://twitter.com/tazziii

Find Gary Swaby online:
https://twitter.com/GarySwaby | http://www.garyaswaby.com

A big thanks to Fisayo Karunwi for our into, outro and transition music:
https://soundcloud.com/fisayokarunwi

A big thanks to Aly Graphix for designing the podcast logo:
https://alygraphix.wixsite.com/designer

Send us questions and feedback on feedback@mayamada.com.

Story x Story #42: Spielberg’s Silvery Puddle (Ready Player One)

Gina October 2, 2020 No Comments
This week Nigel and Tazziii welcome host and Twitch Streamer, Trista Bytes back for an exciting talk on Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of the Ernest Cline’s novel ‘Ready Player One’. We chatted about how the film matches up to the original source material for Ready Player One and where it falls short in its narrative and characterisation as well as Nigel giving an awesome story tip about executing on narrative themes. We also had time to chat about the stories we’re enjoying this week: Dead Space, Dragons Dogma, The Mandalorian and Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood.

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Serious: Through The Fog Kickstarter (ends October 5th): https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mayamada/serious-an-empowering-survival-adventure-for-all-ages

Story x Story episode 15: https://anchor.fm/mayamada/episodes/Story-x-Story-15—The-Fantabulous-Emancipation-From-Our-Break-Birds-of-Prey-easagm

Well-Storied On developing your story’s themes – https://www.well-storied.com/blog/how-to-develop-your-storys-themes

Find mayamada online:
mayamada.com | gamepad.events | thestoryboard.org

Find Tazziii online:
https://www.twitch.tv/tazziiix | https://twitter.com/tazziii

Find Trista Bytes online:
https://www.youtube.com/TristaBytes | https://twitter.com/TristaBytes | https://www.twitch.tv/tristabytes

A big thanks to Fisayo Karunwi for our into, outro and transition music:
https://soundcloud.com/fisayokarunwi

A big thanks to Aly Graphix for designing the podcast logo:
https://alygraphix.wixsite.com/designer

Send us questions and feedback on feedback@mayamada.com.

Story x Story Hosts Nigel & Tazziii

Story x Story: Our Podcasting Journey

mayamada February 22, 2020 No Comments

“It’s Good To Talk” – those were four memorable words from a 90s British Telecom advert starring Bob Hoskins…he was big in the 90s…look it up…

Now I’m done dating myself, let’s continue…

The point is that it is good to talk and be involved in great discussions around topics you care about. That thinking led us to start our new podcast, Story x Story. We talk a whole lot with friends and fans at conventions about manga, comics and gaming. Now it’s official with a microphone and an Anchor account.

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