Check Out: The Oral History of Casino Royale‘s Poker Showdown

I want to plug this breakdown the poker sequence in Casino Royale. While primarily focused on the actor prep and shooting on the day, it also looks at structure and approach. As with our analysis of the first Pirates of the Caribbean, the article shows the work that goes into creating a beginning, middle and end and clear objectives, stakes and tactics. Just instead of getting applied to a traditional action scene with punches and guns the same techniques are used on a game of Texas Hold ‘Em. No matter the genre you’re writing in, the same skills are usually translatable.