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If you were watching movies in the early to mid-1980’s you might have pegged Anthony Michael Hall as a sure-fire movie star in the making. He was the original Rusty Griswold in “National Lampoon’s Vacation”. He was the quintessential movie geek in the John Hughes films “Sixteen Candles”, “The Breakfast Club”, and “Weird Science”. Things […]… Continue reading RETRO REVIEW: “Johnny Be Good” (1988) — Keith & the Movies

Truly great movies can leave indelible marks. It may be through an emotional connection to the story. It may be through a remarkable performance or a signature scene. But it can also be through the brilliant imagery a film can carve into your mind. That’s what this feature is all about – highlighting great images […]… Continue reading Great Images from Great Movies #16: “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” — Keith & the Movies

It was a struggle. Crazy Romanian kid, doing his best to write in a foreign language. A post every two or so days, maybe it wasn’t a lot, but it was taking me hours and hours of work, of editing, of doing my best and yet still feeling as if there was more. I could […]… Continue reading [Blogging Mindset] One Man’s Ceiling is Another Man’s Floor — The Art of Blogging

In this brave new world, digital, interconnected, fast, and packed with information, the advice shared by humanity’s finest authors still holds true, proving that great writing, no matter how it’s shared, has to obey the same rules and principle. Here are 7 timeless tips that have helped me improve as a blogger. via What I Learned… Continue reading What I Learned About Blogging From The Masters of Literature — The Art of Blogging

What’s a content strategy? A content strategy is really just a plan of action for taking all the work and learnings you’ve already figured out up to this point—and translating them into real content that’ll be published on your blog over the coming weeks and months. If you know the niche you’ll be blogging about […]… Continue reading The War of Blogging: You Need a Strategy to Be Successful — The Art of Blogging

Would you like to be more creative? I’m only asking because it’s really not as hard or mysterious as you might think. One thing that prevents many people from boosting their creativity is the notion that creativity is somehow determined by intelligence. Another is the idea that creative people are born that way. In truth, […]… Continue reading Are you Creative [Enough]? — The Art of Blogging

A couple thousand years ago there was this king. He was quite nasty and deceitful. He was also a bit arrogant. What you’d call a smart ass. Well, at one point, the gods had enough of it, and they punished him by being forced to roll a boulder up a hill only for it to […]… Continue reading The Rat Race: When You Blog About The Same Things Over and Over Again — The Art of Blogging

Do you want to write the type of content that gets readers frantically clicking the follow button? Invest the next 10 minutes reading this guide here. CLICK HERE TO READ via The Art of Writing a Great Blog Post: The Definitive Guide — The Art of Blogging

ON FILM EDITING: This book is a real classic. Technically, though, is dated, that is true. It’s a book written at the beginning of the ’80s, so no computers then. 44 more words via On Film Editing According to Edward Dmytryk — The Script Blog

Film blocking and staging mean choreographing the actors and the camera in a given scene in a way which develops and pushes the film narrative forward. 37 more words via Film Blocking, What is it? — The Script Blog