Foreshadowing Shapes Cinema and Storytelling

Across the vast field of storytelling history, foreshadowing is a plot device and a tool that successfully shapes the audience’s engagement. Delicate, but strategically placed hints, can add plot twists to any story. From ancient tales to modern blockbusters, foreshadowing has been present in narratives for centuries. Read on to learn more about how it helps shape different films and stories. The Art of Foreshadowing in Cinematic Storytelling        Storytelling image. Source: Faculty Focus ...

Summary of some interesting entries from the online dictionary of Symbols from University of Michigan

Sulfur as hellSourceURL: http://websites.umich.edu/~umfandsf/symbolismproject/symbolism.html/S/sulfur.html Sulfur According to Christian legend, sulfur is associated with HELL and the Devil (Cooper, 1978), and is often referred to as brimstone. Up one level Back to document index ShadowSourceURL: http://websites.umich.edu/~umfandsf/symbolismproject/symbolism.html/S/shadow.html ShadowWith light, the shadow is the Chinese yin and yang; shadows are often identified with a person...

‘What We Do in the Shadows’: The Stories Behind Season 3’s Most Memorable Costumes

For beings forever trapped between life and death (a liminal state some may refer to as "Staten Island"), a lot’s going on with the vampires of "What We Do in the Shadows." Season 3 begins with Nadja (Natasia Demetriou) and Nandor the Relentless (Kayvan Novak) splitting duties as co-heads of their local vampiric council, supervised by The Guide (Kristen Schaal) and guarded by a newly promoted Guillermo (Harvey Guillén). This in turn leaves much of the day-to-day, or night-to-night, shenanigan...

Shadows and shape shifting - Fools Gold - and other TLS clips

What You Can’t See: Negative Space and Cinematography for “The Invisible Man” - Creative Planet Network

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