On Story - Season 4

On Story - Season 4

Season 4

A look inside the creative process of writers, creators and filmmakers.
Network
DatesApr 18, 2014 - Jul 18, 2014
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Episodes

Breaking Bad: A Conversation with Vince Gilligan
Season 4Episode 130 min

Breaking Bad: A Conversation with Vince Gilligan

Vince Gilligan, creator of the AMC hit series Breaking Bad, reflects upon the show's hyper-serialized storytelling as well as his inspirations and influences. Accompanied by Victor Nores' short film, Euthanas Inc.
Apr 18, 2014
Frank Darabont: A Filmmaker's Journey
Season 4Episode 230 min

Frank Darabont: A Filmmaker's Journey

Frank Darabont, writer and director of such classics as The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile and The Mist, discusses adapting works by Stephen King and keeping his characters at the core of the story. Followed by Jeffrey DeChausse's short film, Anniversario, trailing a woman's visit to her two favorite hairdressers on the day of her 45th wedding anniversary for what becomes the most important makeover of their lives.
Apr 25, 2014
Alien: Deconstructing a Sci-Fi Classic
Season 4Episode 330 min

Alien: Deconstructing a Sci-Fi Classic

An iconic example of its genre, Alien's tension, pacing, and craftsmanship are deconstructed by veteran screenwriters John August and Ashley Miller. Accompanied by Jason Mann and Frieda Luk's mystical short film, Delicacy, following a culinary connoisseur and his loyal chef as they dangerously navigate into the unknown with hopes to obtain a rare treat.
May 2, 2014
House of Cards: A Conversation with Beau Willimon
Season 4Episode 430 min

House of Cards: A Conversation with Beau Willimon

House of Cards creator, Beau Willimon, discusses writing for Netflix, working with David Fincher, and delving into the psychology of narrative power struggles. Artiz Moreno's short film, Colera, follows with an ominous glimpse of a town that decides to take the law into their own hands, without considering the consequences.
May 9, 2014
Time Travel and the Filmmaker's Trek
Season 4Episode 530 min

Time Travel and the Filmmaker's Trek

Rian Johnson, Richard Kelly, and Roberto Orci, masters of weaving time travel into film, dissect the elements that make for a believable "operating system" when writing a comprehensible screenplay timeline. A Conversation About Cheating with my Time Traveling Future Self follows, with one man's attempt to better his life by traveling back in time to offer himself advice.
May 16, 2014
Thelma & Louise: A Conversation with Callie Khouri
Season 4Episode 630 min

Thelma & Louise: A Conversation with Callie Khouri

Callie Khouri reflects upon her experience working with Ridley Scott and writing the classic female-driven-buddy film, Thelma and Louise. Followed by Avram Dodson's short film, Pistachio Milk, a coming of age tale about a young suitor using only his wits and a bottle of pistachio milk to pursue his love interest.
May 23, 2014
Men in Black: A Conversation with Ed Solomon
Season 4Episode 830 min

Men in Black: A Conversation with Ed Solomon

Men in Black writer, Ed Solomon, explores the genesis of the movie and its journey from pre-production through post. Solomon documents his experiences getting fired and re-hired on the project, the evolution of the story, and working with the cast and crew.
Jun 6, 2014
Rectify: Ray McKinnon on Characters & Culture
Season 4Episode 930 min

Rectify: Ray McKinnon on Characters & Culture

Ray McKinnon, creator of the Sundance Channel's breakout hit, Rectify, details how to capture the personality of a culture through establishing strong characters, tone, and atmosphere. The short film Spanola Pepper Sauce Company follows, directed by McKinnon and written by Graham Gordy, suggesting there's more brewing in Spanola, AK than just its fine pepper sauce cooking.
Jun 13, 2014
Philadelphia: A Look Back
Season 4Episode 1030 min

Philadelphia: A Look Back

Ron Nyswaner recounts the social impact of his screenplay Philadelphia, a bold film released during a delicate time in history. Followed by Oliver Kember's Puzzled, about a young boy whose only chance at survival on the playground is to outsmart the other children.
Jun 20, 2014
Deconstructing Dog Day Afternoon
Season 4Episode 1130 min

Deconstructing Dog Day Afternoon

Frank Pierson's Academy Award® winning Dog Day Afternoon elevates the classic crime genre through its exploration of textured characters and rationale. Screenwriters Robin Swicord (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) and Peter Craig (The Town) examine the story's masterful reveal of information and its surprising, but inevitable and honest conclusion.
Jun 27, 2014
The Neo Noir
Season 4Episode 1230 min

The Neo Noir

Shane Black (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang) and Brian Helgeland (LA Confidential) discuss the modern day Neo Noir - a genre-bending response to the Film Noirs of the 1940s and 50s - and dissect the basic styles, impulses, themes, and tones that embrace this form of storytelling.
Jul 4, 2014
Greaser's Palace: A Conversation with Jonathan Demme and Paul Thomas Anderson
Season 4Episode 1330 min

Greaser's Palace: A Conversation with Jonathan Demme and Paul Thomas Anderson

Filmmaking legends Paul Thomas Anderson and Jonathan Demme pay tribute to Robert Downey Sr.'s cult classic Greaser's Palace. Next, Andrew Napier's short film, Grandma's Not a Toaster, where a whiskey-guzzling mother-to-be aims to enlist her neurotic brother in attempt to thieve from their ailing grandmother's fortune.
Jul 11, 2014
Jonathan Demme and Paul Thomas Anderson: A Conversation
Season 4Episode 1430 min

Jonathan Demme and Paul Thomas Anderson: A Conversation

In this second On Story® installation featuring Paul Thomas Anderson and Jonathan Demme, the duo look back on the vision, style, influences, and creative passion for Demme's The Silence of the Lambs, Stop Making Sense, Rachel Getting Married and Something Wild.
Jul 18, 2014

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