Annihilation — The Art of Self-Destruction

Start a 30-day trial with Audible and get your first audiobook for free by going to http://audible.com/lfts or texting "lfts" to 500 500! Support this channel at: http://patreon.com/LFTScreenplay LFTS Merch: https://standard.tv/collections/lfts Like LFTS on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lessonsfromthescreenplay/ Follow me at: http://twitter.com/michaeltuckerla Every genre brings with it a set of expectations that shapes the kinds of stories it can tell and the themes it can explore, and science fiction is perhaps the best genre to openly explore fundamental ideas of existence. So in this video, we investigate how Annihilation takes biological, existential concepts and translates them into narrative elements. We explore how these are expressed in every element of the story, from the characters, to the environment, to the monsters that inhabit it. And we examine how subverting one of the fundamental elements of character creates an experience that is truly alien. Written and Produced by: Michael Tucker (http://twitter.com/michaeltuckerla) Edited by: Alex Calleros (http://twitter.com/alex_calleros) Become a channel member here on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCErSSa3CaP_GJxmFpdjG9Jw/join Alex Garland Interview w/CNET: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYhT5Ey42gg Check out all the screenwriting books we use as resources: https://kit.co/LFTS/screenwriting-books LFTS Recommended Reading List: https://www.lessonsfromthescreenplay.com/reading-list/ Translate this video: http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_video?ref=share&v=LMmA2pu2gdY Thanks to Diego Rojas for composing original music for this video and this channel! Check out more of his work: https://soundcloud.com/diegorojasguitar TwinSmart's Marxist Arrow is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/ With the company Twin musicom licensed under the Creative Commons license Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/