tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post3033594221846640370..comments2024-03-28T22:40:10.893-04:00Comments on Cockeyed Caravan: Storyteller’s Rulebook #2: A Movie Is About A Problem, Not A PersonMatt Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07319984238456281734noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-87043963037292184132011-08-18T16:16:26.004-04:002011-08-18T16:16:26.004-04:00Very insightful. in media res cuts out all the &qu...Very insightful. <i>in media res</i> cuts out all the "shoe leather": the lead up and exit from the important moment. Eddie Murphy directed a picture where he was a Prohibition-era hood with Richad Pryor. There's a scene where Eddie drives up, turns of the engine, sets the brake, opens the door, gets out, closes the door, walks around the car, knocks on the door. YAWN.<br /><br />That's shoe leather. Today, that lesson has been well learned. Now, he'd say, "I'm gonna go to x". The next shot would be over his shoulder, knocking on the door, which x opens immediately.<br /><br />That's another reason to not start the scene with the Lead getting out of bed -- unless it's on fire.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com