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Character height is not something we think about too much but it's actually a fairly big deal: in terms of what the height means, what it ...

QUACKCAST 528 - How tall are your characters?
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, April 27, 2021QUACKCAST 525 - Sexual Tension
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, April 6, 2021 LISTEN on our new player!
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Image from Genghis Khan by Miike Snow.
Sexual tension between characters is a great way to augment the conflict that drives a story. The audience really wants ...
QUACKCAST 473 - Genre vs Setting
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, April 7, 2020 LISTEN on our new player!
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In this Quackcast we talk about the differences between genre and setting and what genre really is. For instance: Fantasy and SciFi aren't genres, they're ...
QUACKCAST 466 - And then What
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Feb. 18, 2020 LISTEN on our new player!
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What happens to characters after the big action scene or climactic moment? This could be anywhere in the story but it's usually close to the end ...
The Joker Sets Comic Book Movie Record at the Golden Globes
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Jan. 6, 2020
After playing the polarizing role of Joker in the film, Joker, Joaquin Phoenix has just won the Golden Globe for best actor in a drama. This awards season has been awarding Phoenix for his role making this awards season rather off-kilter. Phoenix played Arthur Fleck, the troubled stand up comic ...
QUACKCAST 455 - Religion in fiction
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Dec. 3, 2019 LISTEN on our new player!
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We're talking about how religion is portrayed in fiction and a bit about WHY. This was a surprisingly fascinating topic. I came up with the idea ...
Move It
Banes at 12:00AM, May 16, 2019
by Frank Miller
SHOWING MOVEMENT
I was talking to my brother about writing scripts for comics and mentioned that I sometimes forget that what I'm writing can't move. I'd start accidentally writing as if it were a movie script, with characters moving around, then realize that I ...
QUACKCAST 423 - Fave weapons in fiction?
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, April 23, 2019 LISTEN on our new player!
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What's your favourite weapon in fiction?
Mine are ridiculously giant swords, huge anti-tank rifles, and mecha. There are a lot of complex reasons for weapon choices ...