Daniel Luke AllenWhen Hype Culture Undermines Storytelling: Entry 7 — Filling in The Gaps With External SourcesI have noticed a recurring theme in adaptations of original source material or sequels in film, television, and even video games. Penning…Dec 14, 2019Dec 14, 2019
Daniel Luke AllenWhen Hype Culture Diminishes Storytelling: Entry 6 — The Assailant: A Lesson LearntIn my final year of undergraduate film and television studies I wrote and directed a 3-minute short film about a lonesome man in his house…Dec 13, 2019Dec 13, 2019
Daniel Luke AllenWhen Hype Culture Undermines Storytelling: Entry 5 — Lost in InterpretationOnce the movie in question has finally released, the speculating and questioning doesn’t stop. It is the same with most pop culture movies…Dec 8, 2019Dec 8, 2019
Daniel Luke AllenWhen Hype Culture Undermines Storytelling: Entry 4 — Subverting ExpectationsThis writing tool has almost become its own genre in popular mass media and it usually carries bad conations for the majority of viewers…Dec 8, 2019Dec 8, 2019
Daniel Luke AllenWhen Hype Culture Undermines Storytelling: Entry 3 — Script Secrecy and Fake ScenesThe knowledge of what happens in a fictional setting becomes more than just a narrative when storytelling is composed and consumed in film…Dec 8, 2019Dec 8, 2019
Daniel Luke AllenWhen Hype Culture Undermines Storytelling: Entry 2 — Inciting IncidentThe inspiration that provoked me to tackle this subject is a story in of itself. So to follow through with this theme, this was the…Dec 5, 2019Dec 5, 2019
Daniel Luke AllenWhen Hype Culture Undermines Storytelling: Entry 1 — IntroductionSince the start of civilisation, storytelling as a construct has always been an intimate activity. Whether you were the composer or on the…Dec 5, 2019Dec 5, 2019