Even if you had never heard the term “genre tropes”, you already know what they are. A genre trope is a lone gunslinger riding into the sunset at the end of a western movie, the two lovers making out in the rain in a romantic movie, and the buff handsome action hero calmly walking away …
Exposition means facts – the information about setting, biography, and characterization that the audience needs to follow and comprehend the events of the story. – Robert McKee This is McKee’s definition for exposition in his book “Story”. It sounds like a pretty simple thing: it’s informations that the audience needs to have, so why are …
What is exposition and how musicals handle it – Mamma Mia! Read More »
I have to admit that I’m not a good critic, because I suffer from a pathological condition called “movie hype”. I see a good trailer and I want to watch the movie. I see the star jocking around at the promotional interviews, and I buy a ticket to go see the movie. I read positive …