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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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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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/

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Death Note Live Action

There’s No Case For Whitewashing Films

mayamada November 23, 2018 No Comments

It turns out Michael Jackson was wrong. No, not the decision to keep a chimpanzee as a pet. Or spending $20 million to live inside an amusement park…but the idea that “it doesn’t matter if you’re black or white”. When it comes to the casting of lead characters in some of the biggest films, it does. Or at least it used to.

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