Chapter | three

Show, Don't Tell, and

Other Things My Uncle

Lance Whispered to Me

in the Basement

Finished writing that amazing script already? Great! Now that you have an incredible and inspiring story to tell, you need to figure out a way to bring it to life in a visually compelling style. Far too many films suffer from uninspired shots and a complete lack of visual flair. These films are known as Troma movies. This, however, won't be the case with your film! No dear reader, your movie will be a visually orgasmic event, imbued with such passion and creativity that Martin Scorsese1 himself will be begging you for advice. Of course, if this winds up not being the case, you can always get your movie distributed by Troma. That way you will at ...

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