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Let's talk about total immersion… When consuming media rather than creating it, if you're lucky you become immersed: the struggles and fears of the character ...

QUACKCAST 566 - feeling the vibe!
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Jan. 18, 2022The Message in Stories
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Jan. 15, 2022
There is no story without a theme. Even when written without anything prepared in terms of a message, a story will always give people things to think about and messages drawn from how the story was set up and how it was resolved (if at all).
So I don't ...
And In the End...
Banes at 12:00AM, Dec. 30, 2021
In the behind-the-scenes interviews about the show “Seinfeld”, Writer/Creator Larry David talks about the ending of an episode, I think it's “The Marine Biologist”.
To sum it up, the show is about fairly normal-yet-eccentric antics of the four characters, including George claiming to be a marine biologist to ...
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Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Dec. 22, 2021
About 50 years ago people with superpowers started to emerge. This caused chaos and terror as society tried to find a new balance and cope with all these crazy people running around with amazing abilities causing destruction and fear, even vigilantes on the side of justice were a problem. Eventually ...
QUACKCAST 562 - the plots the themes - The space between
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Dec. 21, 2021 LISTEN on our new player!
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Interesting topic from Banes! It's his idea that sometimes the literal elements of a story (the plot etc.) are simply ...
The Power of Comments
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Dec. 11, 2021
It's common knowledge that whoever has gone into making webcomics is doing it primarily because they like telling stories, they like drawing characters, and sequential art is just fun, approachable, and inclusive for many audiences.
It's also common knowledge that making webcomics can be a pretty tough ride ...
To Magic and Not To Magic
Banes at 12:00AM, Dec. 9, 2021
One common story formula involves a character receiving a magical gift…or magical ‘curse’…and being forced to deal with the chaos that the magic causes.
In Liar Liar, the slick, dishonest attorney is compelled to only speak the truth.
In Groundhog Day, the main character repeats the same day ...
QUACKCAST 560 - When Fiction Meets Reality
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Dec. 7, 2021 LISTEN on our new player!
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We all know that fiction and reality are separate things, but fiction mirrors reality and we suspend disbelief to ignore the parts that are unrealistic so that ...