— ] Knowing Who’s Boss: Implicit Perceptions of Status From the Nonverbal Expression of Pride via Overcoming Bias (Pride is About Status)

The nematode parasite (Myrmeconema neotropicum) manages to turn Cephalotes atratus ants’ gasters (enlarged part of the abdomen) the color of local red berries—the kind that birds eat—and also impel the false berry-baring hosts to venture away from the colony, making them easier prey. When the exposed victim is snatched up by a bird, the latter is infected with the parasite. After the bird digests its tainted treat, it passes along the parasite passenger in its droppings, which stand waiting to infect other unsuspecting ants.

] Zombie Creatures: What Happens When Animals Are Possessed by a Parasitic Puppet Master

Staging is a very personal and subjective area and everyone has a different sense of what works. Work carefully to find the best solution for each scene. The best staging both tells the story in a visual impactful way and expresses the emotions of the characters in a powerful way to the audience.

The Temple of the Seven Golden Camels on Basic Staging Principles

I love this blog. Every post, whether it covers basic principles or analyses complex choreography, is a fantastic lesson in visual storytelling. I suspect storyboard artists and art directors have such a grasp of shot design because they have to convey emotion through sketches.

] Go/No-Go, “Catching Up With You” (dir: Stu Willis)

It is a feat of power and vision, flexibility and choreography; it is mere, awe-inducing movement that is beyond description; that thing you need to see for yourself.

Single Take Titles, Part 1 at The Art of the Title Sequence

Dark Horse - Short Film Trailer

Put This On, Episode 1: Denim