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Chris Winkle
On countless Facebook threads, tweets, and forums, there are discussions of stories that go something like this: Critic: The hero can’t jump off a cliff after the damsel like that! Everyone falls at the same speed; he wouldn’t catch up to her in time. Anti-Critic: He also … read more »
by
Chris Winkle
In the film version of The Return of the King, Gollum falls into the lava and slowly sinks. But as it turns out, lava is much too heavy for people to sink into. Gollum should have remained on the surface and burst into flame instead. … read more »
by
Chris Winkle
In my last two posts I discussed the importance of belief, and how setting audience expectations are crucial to maintaining it. But setting expectations requires planning ahead. For episodic stories in particular, it’s impossible to plan for everything: An actor on a show could suddenly … read more »
On countless Facebook threads, tweets, and forums, there are discussions of stories that go something like this: Critic: The hero can’t jump off a cliff after the damsel like that! Everyone falls at the same speed; he wouldn’t catch up to her in time. Anti-Critic: He also … read more » 
In the film version of The Return of the King, Gollum falls into the lava and slowly sinks. But as it turns out, lava is much too heavy for people to sink into. Gollum should have remained on the surface and burst into flame instead. … read more » 
In my last two posts I discussed the importance of belief, and how setting audience expectations are crucial to maintaining it. But setting expectations requires planning ahead. For episodic stories in particular, it’s impossible to plan for everything: An actor on a show could suddenly … read more » 
