#the shawshank redemption poster

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I've just realised one thing or get insight wow i'm slowpoke Mikasa was crying during serumbowl scene right? That means her tears were falling on Levi maybe even on Levi's face. Isayama didn't draw it, WIT didn't animate this detail. But thanks to Newton's law of universal gravitation it's fact

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The Shawshank Redemption (Frank Darabont, 1994). Movie poster.

Cadena perpetua (Frank Darabont, 1994). Cartel de la película.

"El miedo puede mantenerte prisionero. La esperanza puede liberarte".

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Frank Darabont - The Shawshank Redemption

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rain in movie posters

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'cupcake on the wall'...'fuzzy britches'

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'The Shawshank Redemption' by Patrik Svensson.

Officially licensed 24" x 36" screen print, in a numbered limited edition of 100 for $50.

On sale Friday June 2 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.

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The Shawsank Redemption

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how do i get my character out of the corner i wrote myself in without a dues ex machina😭

How to Not Write Yourself Into a Corner (and How to Write Yourself Out of a Corner if You’re Already In One)

One of a writer’s WORST fears is writing themself into a corner.

It’s easy to write your characters into death-defying situations…but it’s not as easy to write the actual “defying death” part.

Some writers, in their desperation to get their characters out of a bind, employ the use of a Deus Ex Machina, as mentioned by anon:

Deus Ex Machina: (Translates to "god from the machine") A plot device where a seemingly unsolvable situation is fixed by an out-of-the-blue occurrence. The term “deus ex machina” is a reference to Greek plays, when actors playing a god would literally be lowered into the scene via a machine to magically solve any situation.

Unfortunately, this plot device is often ridiculed by readers, cited as a hack-job solution for a writer out of ideas.

How do we avoid this situation, then? Here are some tips and tricks on how to not write yourself into a corner, and how to write yourself out of a corner if you’re already in one!

Note that these tips may not work for everyone, so make sure to use your own intuition as a writer— you know your story best.

1. NIP IT IN THE BUD— OUTLINES ARE KEY!

I’m sorry to all of you pantsers out there, but the key to prevent writing yourself into a corner is to already have an idea of how each scene is going to turn out; don't make a problem without making a solution! If you keep on top of your outline, you should have no worries about writing your characters into a situation they can't get out of it.

It may be easiest to jot down ideas about a couple of scenarios and then select the one that works best, especially when it comes to dire climax scenes that have a lot of moving parts. 

Check out my posts below for more in-depth advice about outlining!

How to Outline

Plotting for Pansters and Pantsing for Plotters

This advice, although essential, does require a ton of foresight and time to plan…and if you’ve sought out this post, it may mean that it’s too late for preventative measures. The subsequent tips in this post are going to be for people who are already in the thick of it and need a way to save all of their writing progress. 

2. FORESHADOWING IS YOUR FRIEND (AKA “CHEKHOV’S GUN YOUR WAY OUT OF THAT SHIT”)

Foreshadowing: A narrative device wherein a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story. It helps maintain believability while subverting expectations and making plot twists.

Chekhov’s Gun: A narrative device wherein a seemingly insignificant element or object in the story becomes useful later on. Sometimes used synonymously with foreshadowing, but usually refers to a specific object.

Examples of Foreshadowing/Chekhov’s guns in media:

The 1981 Quarter (Or Extra Life Quarter) in Ready Player One

“Don’t Cross the Streams” in Ghostbusters (1984)

Winchester Rifle Hanging over the Bar in Shaun of the Dead (2004)

The Rita Hayworth Poster in The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

The Water Bottle in Bullet Train (2022)

In my opinion, a Chekhov’s Gun is the more refined twin of the deus ex machina; although it may seem like it comes out of nowhere, observant readers or those who go back into the story will realize that this event was set up from the beginning.

Foreshadowing is the key to turning a deus ex machina into a Chekhov’s Gun. It’s spreading breadcrumbs to maintain believability even when unbelievable things happen.

My advice: plant a line here and there referring to the object/element that will get you out of the corner.

These lines can be about a healing potion that a character carries around to save them when they’re at the brink of death, the fact that the city they’re fighting in often suffers from sinkholes, or that a character has a seemingly useless skill. 

However, haphazardly inserting foreshadowing into your story may come across as heavy-handed; make sure it aligns with the narrative beats. Particularly big Chekhov’s Guns, especially ones that “save the day," may require multiple foreshadowing elements.

It can take a lot of work to incorporate the foreshadowing smoothly, so make sure it actually saves you time in comparison to rewriting the whole scenario/plot point.

3. TAKE A BREAK

Sometimes, the solution to your problem may not come to mind because you’re too immersed into the writing process and not thinking of the bigger picture. Or maybe it might just be good old-fashioned writer’s block. Take a step back, reassess, and return with the scene properly re-evaluated. Maybe start a new book or TV show to get some inspiration, or check out one of my posts below!

How to Overcome Writer’s Block

How to Get Inspired to Write and Regain Creativity

4. ASK FOR HELP

Sometimes, it might be best to have another set of eyes on your story! A situation that may seem unsolvable to you may have an obvious solution to a writing buddy.

5. KNOW THAT SOMETIMES RE-WRITING IS NECESSARY

I know this sounds horrible. It’s something that I wouldn’t wish upon any writer.

Sometimes, however, no amount of foreshadowing can get your characters out of the debacle they’ve put themselves in. Either that, or the work that it would take to insert the foreshadowing would be more than it’d take to rewrite the scene or the plot point.

My suggestion would be to search for the last place that you didn't feel lost, and then cut out everything after that.

(NEVER DELETE MAJOR CHUNKS OF YOUR WRITING! ALWAYS CUT IT AND SAVE IT IN A SCRAP DOC—IT COULD COME IN HANDY LATER!)

Then, take the time to outline the scenario and figure out the solution to your problem beforehand. It will suck, but trust me, it'll be worth it in the end.

HOPE THIS HELPED, AND HAPPY WRITING!

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[artmialma]

Drew Struzan

Drew Struzan is known for his more than 150 movie posters, which include The Shawshank Redemption, Blade Runner, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, as well as films in the Indiana Jones, Back to the Future, and Star Wars film series

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genuinely obsessed with sebs media consumption habits, we know he likes: band of brothers (from the depths of the old sebsite), channing tatum (also sebsite), monty python, little britain (mentioned multiple times) and new girl (seen through glass quickfire questions), can not tell star trek from star wars (tirendo interview) but likes 'the one with the one with the ears' better, uses his phone to take pictures and look at maps (article on the f1 website i think), listens/listened to the beatles, eros ramazotti, blink-182, donovan's season of the witch, had a solid knowledge of early 2010s one-hit wonders in 2020/2019 (ferrari challenge video, guessing a song [actually titanium by sia] was bulletproof by la roux [since the song snippet contained the word bulletproof]) first album he bought was 12 inches of snow, his favorite films are the shawshank redemption and la vita e bella (during which he cried). he had britney and schumi posters up on his wall. he seems to never have heard shawn mendes and camila cabellos 'senorita' before the ferrari challenge (i envy him for this) but does know relatively small german indie bands (jules ahoi [not that small but like. small enough that you can hang out with and talk to the lead singer after a concert])

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Compilation of Movie References in SAKAMOTO DAYS manga (pt.2)

(12) 🎬 The Shawshank Redemption

Kanaguri's pose in chapter 102 is a striking resemblance to the movie poster.

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(13) 🎬 Entrapment

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(14) 🎬 The Adventures of Robin Hood

Only a guess! I wonder if there are any other more recent movies that has this kind of shadow cast scenes..

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(15) 🎬 Terminator

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(16) 🎬 Kung Fu Hustle

Again, only a guess but this does seem like a nod to the Lion's Roar (with the bell) scene from the movie.

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(17) 🎬 Shooter

The scene in chapter 135 where Kamihate shot his enemy through the enemy's rifle scope and killed him is a homage to the scene from the Shooter film.

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(18) 🎬 Wanted

Curved bullet has been referenced before with JCC Sakamoto (chapter 111), but this time with Heisuke & Kamihate in chapter 138, it’s full-blown straight up like watching the Wanted film all over again.

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(19) 🎬 Sanctuary

Only a guess, but Kumanomi's present design seem inspired by the character Rebecca Marin - also a blonde woman, and she's a hired dominatrix in a no-contact sexual relationship with the film's male lead.

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(20) 🎬 Bruce Lee’s 1967 Demo clip from the Long Beach Int'l Karate Championships (not movie but actual footage)

Gaku’s punch to Samejima-san’s head in chapter 149 is paying homage to the martial arts legend Bruce Lee’s “one-inch punch”

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(21) 🎬 Cure

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(22) 🔫 Metal Gear Solid 3 (not a movie but video game)

Natsuki Seba’s invisibility suit is inspired by the stealth camo from Metal Gear Solid 3

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(23) 🎬 The Usual Suspects

Lead Colour Page of chapter 45 is a striking resemblance to the The Usual Suspects movie poster.

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As propaganda for Raquel Welch, I'd like to point out that her poster from One Million Years B.C. featured prominently in The Shawshank Redemption. I know nothing else about her, but her image played a key role in that movie! Anyway, apparently that same poster turned her into a huge sex symbol, though her (speaking) role in the actual movie was fairly small. In any event, here is the poster:

Raquel Welch vs Waheeda Rehman

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MORE EBAY AUCTIONS

Hi, everyone - I am in a horrific financial situation at the moment and am letting my entire collection of, well, everything go. Here are some of the auctions I have up right now, great Christmas gifts abound:

I am selling a massive part of my animation collection on DVD including tons of RARE and OUT-OF-PRINT titles! The combined amount for these are several hundred dollars more than my Buy It Now or Starting Bid!

Also letting go of a large amount of my DISNEY Treasures and Legacy Collection sets! Again, many are out of print and rare!

Have a MSTie in your life you want to get something for? A signed 1997 Calendar, autographed by five of the cast members PLUS over a dozen MST3K, RIFFTRAX and CINEMATIC TITANIC DVDs!

Halloween may be over, but it doesn't have to be if you decorate your entire place with these 13 movie posters based on the works of STEPHEN KING!

One of the coolest MOTU Knock-off lines, I'm offering a giant collection of IMPERIAL TOYS' DRAGONS KNIGHTS AND DAGGERS! Beasts! Weapons! Chariots!

A huge collection of GODZILLA collectibles!

From the 1970s through the 2000s, over 1300 trading cards based on movies and TV most in great shape!

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The Film Vault will be launching Wave 2 of the  collector’s range featuring a new set of titles from the Warner Bros. Discovery and Universal Pictures catalogues, with newly-commissioned artwork based around a key scene from each of the films, and unique packaging.

Editions include:

NEW KEY ART by Matt Ferguson & Florey from Vice Press with exclusive 24" x 36" lithograph print, in a numbered limited edition of 200 and signed COA (not available separately).

ACETATE O-RING, removes for type-free display of your key art.

Unique, individually numbered CRYSTAL DISPLAY PLAQUE.

Rigid clamshell box with MAGNETIC CLOSURE.

Collectible ART CARDS.

Double-sided reproduction A3 FILM POSTER.

Feature film on both 4K UHD and BLU-RAY, plus Special Features.

Limited Edition of 3000.

On sale for preorder Monday May 29 at 6pm UK for £69.99 through Vice Press.