“On Dune Part 1 We were designing sound as the movie was shot and shot number 875 was a shot of a worm breaching in the sand. Visual effects had timed it out as 21 seconds. So Denis said make some sound for this because it’s pretty dead with this...
In a Screen Perspectives interview, Steve Cuden offers a precise breakdown of how story structure functions across film, television, and musical theater—and why momentum is essential in all three. According to Cuden, screen storytelling must always move forward. Film...
“And he dials the number and Jack Nicholson answers the phone. Hello. I mean, you know, it’s Jack. He just launches into the spiel that we’d rehearsed a half a dozen times that were a couple film students. We’re doing this project. We’d...
Driftwood Conversations is a weekly podcast hosted by journalist Hilary Sloane, sharing soulful conversations with artists, seekers, and everyday revolutionaries. Each episode offers stories that connect us to the world—and to each other—through truth, wisdom, and the...
“And Fred Rogers took one look at me, knew nothing about me, and said, you’re an artist, aren’t you? And I said, yes, I’m a cartoonist. He said, well, please keep drawing. I think it’s wonderful that you’re an artist. Fifteen years...
