Paramount and Skydance are merging. How does that impact the people already involved in those companies and what does it mean for the rest of us? How did House of Dragon pull off the epic Battle of Rook\u2019s Rest, featuring multiple, fighting dragons? Let\u2019s find out together!\n\nIn today\u2019s episode, No Film School\u2019s GG Hawkins and Jason Hellerman discuss:\n\nWhat we know about the Paramount - Skydance merger\n\nWhether or not the merger will result in job losses\n\nAn epic battle scene on season 2 of House of The Dragon\n\n\nWhat we love about this HBO series\n\nCreating flexibility in your shooting process\n\nThe importance of scope and scale\n\nIncluding establishing shots into your script\n\nThe types of oners we find frustrating\n\n\n\n\nMemorable Quotes\n\n\u201cThere will always be job losses with mergers because there will always be redundancies.\u201d [7:50]\n\n\u201cWhether you\u2019re in TV or you\u2019re in film, we do need to invest in brutality to make it feel real.\u201d [15:38]\n\n\u201cIf you\u2019re just letting your camera roll, no thank you. That is not scale. That is not scope. That is not impressive.\u201d [23:12]\n\n\n\nMentioned\nMastering Scope and Scale in Screenwriting\n\xa0\n\nFind No Film School everywhere:\n\nOn the Web\nhttps://nofilmschool.com/\n\nFacebook\xa0\nhttps://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool\n\nTwitter\xa0\nhttps://twitter.com/nofilmschool\n\nYouTube\xa0\nhttps://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool \n\nInstagram\nhttps://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool\n\nSend us an email with questions or feedback: podcast@nofilmschool.com!\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices