Any fans of This American Life out there? (Yes!) Producer Ira Glass made this four-part video series on the basics of broadcast storytelling in 2009, but the principles are timeless.
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Thursday, June 30, 2011
Friday, June 24, 2011
A Question of Resolution
The TV series The Killing didn’t solve the central murder by the end of its first series. This article asks how upset viewers were by that lack of resolution. Critics pooh-poohed the storytelling decision. I love the lure and tease of unresolved storylines in my TV shows, but if they go unresolved for too long, I get impatient. I think my limit is about three seasons. What’s yours?
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