Storytellers have long understood that contrast creates intrigue. And so we David & Goliath; Icarus and Daedalus; King Kong & Ann Darrow (Fay Wray). The power of contrast works not only with characters but also when juxtaposing two different scenes. A celebrated example is the baptism/murder sequence in “The Godfather.” For a contemporary example, we consider “HomeSkool,”…

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Film Riot is sponsoring a short video contest. The assignment: Make a terrific movie—60 seconds or shorter—shot in your home or on your property. The contest was inspired by the fact that because of the pandemic, many of us are living under stay-at-home rules. Film Riot believes that being restricted this way should not inhibit…

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According to the TV Tropes wiki, the phrase “Torn from today’s headlines” was originally used by Warner Bros. in the 1930s. They used the catchphrase “to promote the gritty realism of their ‘social problem’ films.” Now, almost a century later, New York-based filmmaker Jeffrey Turboff has continued that tradition with “Homebody,” a gripping six-minute film…

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