movie-making primer

If a chase occurs in a mid-eastern town, an open-air fruit stand must get crashed into.

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Originally posted by apathist
If a chase occurs in a mid-eastern town, an open-air fruit stand must get crashed into.

(You have noticed some guide-lines, I am sure. Share them!)

Originally posted by apathist
If a chase occurs in a mid-eastern town, an open-air fruit stand must get crashed into.

(You have noticed some guide-lines, I am sure. Share them!)

Originally posted by ChessPraxis
A car chase in a city always has to include some sidewalk driving.

Computer viruses in movies are of sonhouse proportions. They can infect any system and can wreak awesome havoc.

Computer hackers can always 'make a plan' on the fly.

A foot chase through an apartment building must lead to the fire escape where an open dumpster full of packing peanuts and cardboard awaits below.

Minor character cop a week off retirement - might as well book the funeral now.

Major character cop - well, I'll be surprised if he has a stable family life and does everything by the book.

Pretty woman who needs to look intelligent - pair of glasses should do it.

Evil character - inexplicably laughs all the time Edit : oh, and is English

For some reason, when threatened by monster/alien, split up into the smallest groups possible

Mysterious noise - go and investigate - pretty sure a cat will be making an appearence.....

.....and I wouldn't lean back against a wall and breathe a sigh of relief, if I were you

When the hero of the movie is in his car being chased by a helicopter, the helicopter pilot will inevitably be lured into a fireball-inducing crash.