Getting the Science Right
Jim Fisher on why screenwriters should get the science in their stories right, and how to do so!
By Jim Fisher. Why should you worry about getting the science right in your next manuscript or screenplay? Seriously, what’s in it for you? For one thing, I’m pretty certain you don’t want Neil deGrasse Tyson commenting on scientific gaffes in your story. He wouldn’t do that, would he? Would he? He would? Yes, he […]
Science Proves Movies and Television Are Fattening
Jim Fisher examines evidence suggesting a connection between what we watch and what we eat while doing so.
By Jim Fisher. In a country where obesity is epidemic, research out of Cornell University reveals that movies are fattening, which implies that it’s our fault. After all, we write this stuff. Cornell’s research clearly shows that sad movies are fattening. “This study shows that movie-goers watching tearjerkers ate between 28 and 55 percent more […]
Measuring a Movie’s Greatness
Jim Fisher examines the claims of Luís Amaral to have created an objective system of determining a movie's greatness by measuring its citations.
By Jim Fisher. Ultimately it is the creators, the filmmakers themselves, who will determine which movies are important, not the expert critics. Luís Amaral One of the great pastimes ever is the argument, preferably over a cold beer at a gathering of friends, over which movies are the greatest of all time. Good times, indeed. […]
