3.8 Rod Serling, Writing, and the Clear Stage

What Now with Simo by Simo Sakari Aaltonen

Episode notes

Rod Serling — A gift to all writers — Worked hard all last year — Gift to myself — The 60th anniversary Blu-ray set of The Twilight Zone — The best presentation of this material ever made — Serling himself never got to see it in this astounding quality — Lighting, filming, sets, costumes — Super quality — A treasury for any creative person — Creative insight — Keys to creativity — Apologies to my friend Maren — Incredible amount of extras — A complete, self-sufficient masterclass for any writer — The episodes themselves — Studying them to learn about every aspect of filmmaking — Short films — Acting, lighting, cinematography, staging — Two ways to learn — Personal curiosity — The extras — Serling’s pitch to the sponsors — Even greater treasures — Serling’s lectures on writing — Taught writing — Insight — Commentaries — Martin Landau — Se ... 

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