Oct 20, 2009 Posted by David Torcivia

Searching for Stories

We recently struggled through the creation of a short film script. This script, a few pages at best, took only an hour or two to write but we struggled for days and weeks with the process of “writing” but more specifically, finding our story. I write “finding” for very deliberate and distinct reasons. We so often speak of making up or creating ideas of fabrication whole characters... read more

Sep 4, 2009 Posted by David Torcivia

Tear Jerkers

We all have them, know them, and love them – those scenes from films, television, plays, song, and literature that wet our eyes consistently. These are the tear jerkers, the emotion overloads of art. Be it because of our personal experiences, our humanity, or our concern for a character, something about these scenes reach into our being and elicit one of our most powerful emotional reactions. They are... read more