Scene analysis is an invaluable exercise no matter what role you play on a project—you can learn about performance, directing, cinematography, sound, and more, just by diving deep into how a team approaches important story moments.If it's Star Wars and writing, all the better for someone like me, who's a fan of both. Readers probably don't need me to proselytize again about how good Tony Gilroy's Andor is. It's dark, complicated, and more prescient than ever. A popular moment from the series is Luthen Rael's (Stellan Skarsgard) monologue near the end of Season 1, in which he externalizes all his reasons for fighting in the face of certain death, offering hope to a mole he has on the inside of the Imperial forces. Check out the scene below. - YouTube www.youtube.com I mean, seriously. Chills, every time.I was poking around YouTube and stumbled on a video from Olivia Grace Cook analyzing the scene's screenwriting and everything writers can take away from it. It's worth your time if you're working on your own scripts... or just a fan of Star Wars. She examines how the scene works, pulling apart the techniques that make it effective and what writers can learn. Watch her analysis here. - YouTube www.youtube.com Using the Physical SpaceThe scene opens with Lonni Jung (Robert Emms) riding an elevator to meet a then-unidentified informant. When Luthen's voice comes through a hidden earpiece and mentions Lonni's newborn daughter, the scene immediately shifts."The elevator is jarred as Luthen says this, and...
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