Often when there are children in a cast of characters, especially in sitcoms or certain types of movies, audiences groan because they tend to be immensely annoying. They are a very special type of uncanny valley in the way they are written to talk and react. Usually, we get one ...
The Problem With Kid Dialogue
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Dec. 4, 2021When a story feels too much like a story
damehelsing at 12:00AM, Nov. 28, 2021
~Today we have a guest article from Andreas_Helixfinger! Enjoy the read!~
Hey everyone!
It’s you’re one vocal swedish guy on the the Duck Webcomics Andreas Helixfinger. I decided to tune in and do one of these sunday articles after discovering this smaller Youtube channel called TheBurgerkrieg, where the ...
A Time to be Thankful
damehelsing at 12:00AM, Nov. 21, 2021
so I have nothing planned, what else is new? :D
but what I do know and can plan, is my thank you to this community.
Seriously.
I am so happy to have found this community of amazing and gorgeous writers, artists, creators and readers alike. I am thankful for each ...
The Ethics of Historical Fiction
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Nov. 6, 2021
I'm happy to say that lately there has been an effort to revive Greek cinema. More new scripts are getting attention and thematology diversifies into thrillers, historical fiction, suspense and even horror as opposed to the age-old sitcom moat that was Greek TV.
One such movie that I had ...
NaNoWrimo - Writing for comics in the month of November
Emma_Clare at 5:11AM, Nov. 4, 2021
National Novel Writing Month is here once again. Throughout the month of November writers across multiple disciplines and genres challenge themselves to sit down and write a 50K word novel. As of this post, it is Day 5 of NaNoWriMo. Having participated in it myself and having completed it once ...
The Before Picture
Banes at 12:00AM, Nov. 4, 2021
Awright, first things f*ckin' last…
I just saw a clip of Robert Englund, iconic in his role as Willie on the old TV show “V”…oh, and also as the
horror legend Freddy Krueger, talking about the Nightmare on Elm Street remake, and why it didn't work out ...
Time to play dead
damehelsing at 12:00AM, Oct. 24, 2021
We have another Sunday so therefor another movie article/review for you.
Today I am reviewing Alone, it is a zombie movie which is… perfect because I’m terrified of zombies, if there were to be a zombie apocalypse.. well… rip.
The movie starts out simple, a young man peeks ...
Spreading Out the Two-Page Layout
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Oct. 18, 2021
Photo: The Uncanny X-Men Volume 1, No. 285 “Portal’s End”
I stumbled upon a two page-spread that spanned the second and third pages, while flipping through an X-Men comic book from the nineties that I picked up from a local thrift. The comic doubled as a splash page listing ...
QUACKCAST 551 - Tropes we LOVE to hate...
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Oct. 5, 2021 LISTEN on our new player!
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Tantz explains why she really hates a bunch of tropes that are super commonly used in things, stuff like very obvious plot armour for the protagonist so ...