REVISITING A SCRIPT: FOCUS on CONFLICT & CHARACTER
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REVISITING A SCRIPT: FOCUS on CONFLICT & CHARACTER

Consider this: most films that you see focus on two characters talking up on the screen.

Sometimes, they’re doing something, but most times, two or more characters are sitting down (maybe they are eating or drinking) and talking -- we call that a talking heads scene because the audience is literally watching two huge heads (on the screen) have a conversation

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4D Filmmaking: Make your audience “feel” your story.
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4D Filmmaking: Make your audience “feel” your story.

Skull Island: Reign of Kong. Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey. Mixed with 3D visuals, a 4D ride incorporates sensory enhancements like heat blasts, water misters, fog machines, and seat prodders. The intention? Immerse the rider in a visual and visceral experience.

Although it may not seem obvious, filmmaking also has the ability to create the sensory enhancements of the 4D experience with the four major elements of filmmaking: sound design, mise-en-scene, cinematography, and editing.

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