directing Archives - Westin Lee https://www.westinlee.com/tag/directing-2/ Homepage of writer Westin Lee. Tue, 09 Aug 2022 00:38:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 48931760 Thematic Integrity: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan https://www.westinlee.com/2022/06/07/thematic-integrity-star-trek-ii/ Wed, 08 Jun 2022 00:08:00 +0000 https://www.westinlee.com/?p=2722 I told a younger friend Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan was a good way to jump into the franchise. Then, in a late-night, wine-fueled moment of paranoia, I re-watched the movie to make sure it holds up. Good news: it does. It's a great film. Not as many LED volumes as modern Trek [...]

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]]> 2722 More Wizards Hosting Talk Shows https://www.westinlee.com/2020/02/07/more-wizards-hosting-talk-shows/ Sat, 08 Feb 2020 00:59:17 +0000 http://www.westinlee.com/?p=2470 We did another episode of the wizard talk show. Then we got cancelled. Channel 101 is cruel. The episode turned out very silly and the production value is a huge jump from part one. I imagine a Wizard's Corner show that is essentially Pee-Wee's Playhouse, just a ton of bizarre characters and creatures in this [...]

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]]> 2470 I made two Channel 101 shows this year. https://www.westinlee.com/2019/12/05/i-made-two-channel-101-shows-this-year/ Fri, 06 Dec 2019 00:54:27 +0000 http://www.westinlee.com/?p=2452 It's been a long time coming, but somehow, I've started directing again in earnest. It's a good feeling. I've known for about a year now that I wanted to shoot something, but I took my time to be smart and deliberate about projects. Channel 101 is great fun but ultimately a chance to practice...a distraction. [...]

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]]> 2452 MORE Learning from Neon Genesis Evangelion https://www.westinlee.com/2019/07/29/more-learning-from-neon-genesis-evangelion/ Tue, 30 Jul 2019 02:10:17 +0000 http://www.westinlee.com/?p=2432 Learning From Evangelion The END of Learning From Evangelion It's time again for another list of hot storytelling techniques gleaned from Evangelion, which remains a slick and complex TV show. And now we can all watch it on Netflix. Use Inversions! As in, when something good happens, something bad happens. And vice versa. Traditional writing [...]

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]]> 2432 Learning From Neon Genesis Evangelion https://www.westinlee.com/2019/03/17/learning-from-neon-genesis-evangelion/ Mon, 18 Mar 2019 03:18:42 +0000 http://www.westinlee.com/?p=2381 This post is based on a YouTube video I did a couple weeks back. MORE Learning From Evangelion The END of Learning From Evangelion Eva is about to make its debut on Netflix, and I opted to re-watch the series for the first time in years. I'm an early NGE convert; I watched the series [...]

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]]> 2381 Frozen: the Best Line in the Movie https://www.westinlee.com/2014/02/13/frozen-best-line-movie/ Thu, 13 Feb 2014 02:06:25 +0000 http://www.westinlee.com/?p=938 So, I finally saw Frozen, and I loved it. Disney has had a good run of late. There is a favorite line of mine in Frozen for its ability to explain away magic rules that do not matter in the context of a story. It's a marvelous line that ripples and flares with life the [...]

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]]> 938 Catching Fire and Place https://www.westinlee.com/2013/11/22/catching-fire/ Fri, 22 Nov 2013 10:14:31 +0000 http://www.westinlee.com/?p=932 I think Catching Fire is really, really good. A marked improvement on the so-so technical execution of movie one. I think it's better than the book on which it is based, even. No, Katniss does not really do anything in this story either, but it's still an entertaining yarn. And this time around she actually [...]

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]]> 932 Return to Elysium and its Big Plot Hole https://www.westinlee.com/2013/10/24/return-to-elysium/ Thu, 24 Oct 2013 16:35:11 +0000 http://www.westinlee.com/?p=914 I've been getting a lot of comments (for me anyway!) In the Elysium post, I pointed out that in Elysium, rich, smart business people have access to a magical healing technology, and no one is using it on Earth to make money. Or more importantly, that no one sealed this plot hole with a simple [...]

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]]> 914 Batman: Under the Red Hood and getting it wrong https://www.westinlee.com/2013/10/10/batman-red-hood-getting-wrong/ Thu, 10 Oct 2013 12:18:11 +0000 http://www.westinlee.com/?p=894 First off, I did a quick post on Tumblr about how much I love the Soma teasers. If you like sci-fi, and you like horror...you should go check those videos out. Also, I've revamped the ol' mailing list - if you want exclusive short stories and other goodies from me, stuff not unlike that Soma [...]

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]]> 894 Thematic Integrity – A Brief Thesis https://www.westinlee.com/2013/09/05/thematic-integrity-a-brief-thesis/ https://www.westinlee.com/2013/09/05/thematic-integrity-a-brief-thesis/#comments Thu, 05 Sep 2013 15:50:42 +0000 http://www.westinlee.com/?p=797 UPDATE: Since this post continues to receive traffic years later, and since I still consider it a valuable way to think about theme as a writer, I made a video version on my YouTube channel. It's even still about Dead Space! In one article already I've mentioned what I call Thematic Integrity. You might have [...]

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