Posts By Jakob Jurisch

It is questionable if the IMDb Top 250 list of the best movies of all time is a decent calculator of which movies truly are the best. On more than one occasion, it seems as though the list would simply put down both the popular and acclaimed movies of their certain age. Also, it is a list that is focused… Read more »

The screenplay is the core element of a movie. It is the place where everything builds up on: the direction, the acting, even the post-production. While it is true that a good director can make a good movie out of a bad screenplay and a good actor can make a flat written character round, it is still important that those… Read more »

Making movies means, being able to manipulate time in the way you want it. It not only matters what happens inside the scene, but how long the scene lasts. Often however, directors choose not to manipulate time and let a scene play out as if it was in real life. This creates movie scenes that often can feel drawn out,… Read more »