Paramount — Skydance Merger; Scope, Scale & Dragon Battles

2024-07-11

Paramount and Skydance are merging. How does that impact the people already involved in those companies and what does it mean for the rest of us? How did House of Dragon pull off the epic Battle of Rook’s Rest, featuring multiple, fighting dragons? Let’s find out together!In today’s episode, No Film School’s GG Hawkins and Jason Hellerman discuss: What we know about the Paramount - Skydance merger Whether or not the merger will result in job losses An epic battle scene on season 2 of House of The Dragon What we love about this HBO series Creating flexibi...

Paramount and Skydance are merging. How does that impact the people already involved in those companies and what does it mean for the rest of us? How did House of Dragon pull off the epic Battle of Rook’s Rest, featuring multiple, fighting dragons? Let’s find out together!

In today’s episode, No Film School’s GG Hawkins and Jason Hellerman discuss:

What we know about the Paramount - Skydance merger
Whether or not the merger will result in job losses
An epic battle scene on season 2 of House of The Dragon
What we love about this HBO series
Creating flexibility in your shooting process
The importance of scope and scale
Including establishing shots into your script
The types of oners we find frustrating

Memorable Quotes

“There will always be job losses with mergers because there will always be redundancies.” [7:50]
“Whether you’re in TV or you’re in film, we do need to invest in brutality to make it feel real.” [15:38]
“If you’re just letting your camera roll, no thank you. That is not scale. That is not scope. That is not impressive.” [23:12]

Mentioned

Mastering Scope and Scale in Screenwriting

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