Tag Archives: Perceptions

Sympathy for the Dark Side

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: November 27, 2012

It’s an old observation, but if you take a moment to consider language, you can see how it can stifle our perceptions. The one I’ve noticed quite a bit lately is the use of “light” and “dark” as stand-ins for “good” and “evil”. It is ever-present, and while there are a lot of logical reasons [...]

Posted in Blog, Movies, Writing | Also tagged Alternate Names, Assumption, Boogieman, Dark Elements, Drab Colors, Evil Forces, Extra Step, Guardians, Heroic Characters, Ins, Jack Frost, Logical Reasons, Pitch Black, Predisposition, Sandman, Sinister Elements, Synonyms, Tooth Fairy, Trumps | 3 Comments

Scar Issue

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: July 24, 2012

Storytelling is all about emotion. Oh, sure, it helps if you can craft a good plot or have a way with a sentence. It helps a lot. But all the technical skill in the world isn’t going to make a difference if your audience doesn’t connect emotionally with what’s going on. This isn’t just true [...]

Posted in Blog, Writing | Also tagged Amusement Park, Distant Stars, Emotional Experiences, Fluff, Good Stuff, Holocaust, Insignificance, Large Groups, Meaningful Stories, Mortality, One People, Rest Of Your Life, Roller Coaster, Scar, Scars, Simplistic Explanation, Starry Night, Storytelling, Technical Skill, World Without A Superman | Leave a comment

2D World

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: April 2, 2010

I don’t like 3D. It’s stupid. It’s silly. It’s gimmicky. Most importantly, it adds nothing of value to the entertainment experience. I know that it’s the future, and that it’s probably here to stay. But it’s just plain dumb, and only serves to make the filmgoing experience more of a hassle for negligable gains. Here’s the [...]

Posted in Blog | Also tagged 2d World, Audience, Dragon, Fades, Gimmick, Gimmicks, Hassle, Horizon, Human Beings, Options, Pay Attention | 12 Comments

Room Temperature Universe

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: July 15, 2009

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is pretty damn funny. Never really a Fallon fan before this, but I’m coming around. Did you ever take the time to notice how much we don’t notice? Like room temperature. Unless it’s really cold or really hot, we don’t notice room temperature. It just doesn’t record in either or [...]