Episode 9: Gone Girl
The LFTS team discusses how Gone Girl came to be the first video on the channel, how the film cleverly reveals its information to the audience, and the complexities of navigating political context and...
26 Huhti 20191h 20min
Episode 8: Adaptation
The LFTS team discusses the neurotic brilliance of the movie Adaptation, the process of creating our Adaptation short film, and all the reasons why writing is hard. Adaptation LFTS Video/Short Film: h...
12 Huhti 20191h 30min
Episode 7: Independence Day (with Lindsay Ellis)
The LFTS team chats with video essayist and writer Lindsay Ellis about Independence Day. We discuss her video comparing Independence Day with War of the Worlds, disaster movies in a post-9/11 world, a...
29 Maalis 20191h 10min
Episode 6: The Silence of the Lambs
The LFTS team discusses how our videos can change dramatically as we develop them, the differences between the original screenplay for The Silence of the Lambs and the final film, and how the director...
8 Maalis 20191h 16min
Episode 5: Good Will Hunting
The LFTS team discusses the importance of considering the psychological journey of a character, the lengthy development process of Good Will Hunting, and the MPAA rating system. Good Will Hunting LFT...
1 Maalis 20191h 13min
Episode 4: Groundhog Day
The LFTS team discusses Groundhog Day (1993) and how it exploits its premise, the profound philosophy found within the story, and how to truly force a character to change. Groundhog Day LFTS Video: h...
15 Helmi 20191h 6min
Episode 3: Searching (with Aneesh Chaganty & Sev Ohanian)
The LFTS team interviews Aneesh Chaganty and Sev Ohanian, co-writers of Searching (2018), about how they took a traditional thriller story and adapted it to take place entirely on screens, their rigor...
7 Helmi 20191h 7min
Episode 2: The Devil Wears Prada
The LFTS team discusses The Devil Wears Prada (2006) and how it efficiently sets up its story in the first ten pages, the long process most scripts go through to become great, and determine that casti...
7 Helmi 20191h 7min
