Some folk say, 'If Billy Shakespeare was still alive, he'd be writing Hollywood film scripts.' Well, no he wouldn't: he'd be locked up in a secret US Government building being examined by evil US Government scientists, evil US Government extremists, evil US Government military nutcases, and evil US Government playwrights, to solve the secrets of extreme longevity. But if Shakespeare did somehow happen to find himself in this century, the essay below would be the sort of thing he'd create - FOR DEFINITE. End of.
A Study of Film Clichés - old skool
The following cliché-type things apply to TV series, films, soap operas and comedies and so on
An old friend will turn up from the hero's past (could be an old flame, even). At the same time a series of crimes will have begun, and this friend will eventually prove to be responsible. The hero will react defensively and angrily to his colleagues' suspicions, but he'll end up confronting his friend, usually saying something like, 'What happened to you? We used to be a team.'
Whenever police go to someone's house or workplace to interview them, the interviewee, rather than stand still, will continue with some task which entails them walking around all over the place e.g. unpacking shopping or searching through filing cabinets.
After being bundled into a car by smartly dressed goons, the hero will be taken to see the main boss bad guy. This chap will scold his goons for roughing up the hero, and will usually say, 'I'm a reasonable man.'
Any photograph, no matter how out-of-focus, can be enhanced to crystal sharp clarity by some technician from the forensic department.
If two people are walking or running along side-by-side, at some point one of them will make a dramatic comment at which point the other one will stop and shake their head while the camera stays on them, and the other one moves off-screen.
