Tag: creativity

A First Time Writer/Director’s Trial by Fire, Part #5: Not Wise to Ignore David Lynch

Post author By Craig Abell-Champion
Post date December 9, 2014
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I was going to post about the fun and vitality of look books. Removing the writer’s hat and stepping into the director’s shoes to create the bridge that offers potential producers, managers or investors a first glimpse into how you intend to transform your story into a visually vibrant world. Next time. After reading an inspiring article by Ariston Anderson in Filmmaker Magazine about David Lynch, I slammed on my brakes to focus on a more esoteric topic: hope.

DL: “Looking back I did not have much self-assuredness in the beginning.”

Whether you enjoy his work or not, David Lynch is one of the most unique cinematic artists of our generation.

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7 Factors That Make A Director/Producer Collaboration Work

Post author By Ted Hope
Post date November 14, 2014
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How do you know someone is someone you are going to work with for the long term?

How do you know each other is capable of being supportive of what the other has to be doing?

What are things needed to make this unique relationship work?

The latest installment of my Film Courage interview attempts to answer precisely that:

Tags collaboration, creativity, directing, FilmCourage, interviews, producing, videos

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The Dilemma And Contradiction Of Taking Time

Post author By Ted Hope
Post date November 6, 2014
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Where does good work come from? Just because you can say something, doesn’t mean that you should. Stewing on an idea does not mean that it will have more flavor. We are told to go, go, go, but when is slow actually the fastest route?

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Have We Forgotten How To Tap Into The Subconscious?

Post author By Ted Hope
Post date January 6, 2014
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Have our filmmakers forgotten how to tap into the subconscious?

When three of the films this past year that do it best are

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These Are Those Things

Pressure, Competition, Disruption, Change, Betrayal, Unity, Community, Collaboration, Creation

Post author By Ted Hope
Post date December 15, 2013
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One of my favorite creation tales is the story of The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s & The White Album. I am no expert and I am sure I get the details wrong, so please feel free to correct me, but in my version it is a great example of the conditions that can lead to creative output (Note: since writing this I have made some amendments)

We all are told that Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is the great album of the rock era, the first true exploration of the art form. Whether that’s true or not is open for debate, but what it is the first album that The Beatles had no back catalogue to exploit.