9:16 storytelling is rewriting my widescreen brain.

How micro-dramas revived the B-movie hustle for the swipe generation.

Once upon a time, every filmmaker had to make a pilgrimage to LA. Now, the next wave of auteurs can set up shop in Albuquerque, Austin, anywhere rent's cheap, and the tax laws are film-friendly.

Modern viewers approach new shows the same way they approach new apps. If it’s confusing in the first two minutes, they bail faster than you can say “previously on.”

On a recent episode of The Treatment, Elvis Mitchell asked Edgar Wright how he uses costume to announce characters. Wright talked about color coding, silhouettes, and the idea that a character should be memorable enough to draw from memory.

I just read a great piece by Lauren Greenwood on Substack: What I Learned Watching 16 Movie Pitches Back to Back. If you're interested in the topic, it's absolutely worth a look. Lauren's post inspired me to reflect on my own experiences hustling stories in Hollywood.

Pitching isn't about explaining your plot. It's about performing your story and proving you're the only person to tell it. Here's what you need to know.

The case for creative evolution over creative exhaustion.

Bad leadership isn't always loud or cruel. Sometimes it's dysfunction dressed up as decisiveness. These are some red flags that can sink a student short or a studio tentpole.

When millions of people watch the same stuff, play the same games, binge the same shows, we're literally rewiring how entire cultures think about what's normal, what's heroic, what's even possible.

The analog habit that saved my grades, shaped my career, and keeps my mind from overheating.

When blockbuster franchises face uncivil lore wars, maybe it’s time to call in the machines to broker a cease-fire.

Every AI query is a flick of the light switch. The real question is what kind of power grid we want feeding the incoming AI renaissance/apocalypse.

There’s something weird happening in luxury fashion. And if you squint a little, it looks quite similar to what’s been happening in Hollywood.

How Gen Z Hacked the Story Machine and Why It's the Best Thing That's Ever Happened to Your Creativity

WANT. Four letters that’ll fix your flat scenes and give actors something they can actually play.

You pour yourself into a pitch or audition and then... nothing. No “pass.” No “thanks but no thanks.” Just the sound of your inbox doing its best ghost impression. That silence isn’t rejection, it’s the cue for your training montage.

Half the directors I've worked with never touched a camera in college.

The secret to creative success is broken pots.

Audience engagement and rooting interest come from watching someone overcome serious obstacles.