Rubber Duck Outlining Mar 24, 2011 Writing Notes I saw this quote from Andrew Errington on what he calls the “Rubber Duck method of debugging”: Beg, borrow, steal, buy, fabricate or otherwise On Competence Mar 24, 2011 Writing Notes Competence in tools does not equate to competence in design. via 8164.org Again, replace design for writing or filmmaking Paul Isakson on Hard Work Mar 24, 2011 Personal We can take the easy route and just do what is being asked of us; or, we can choose to go beyond the assignment and look for a bigger opportunity to On Fiction and Documentaries Mar 22, 2011 Writing Notes Morris’ films aren’t about The Truth; they’re about our personal, private truths, as well as the lies and rationalizations we create for our Hillman Curtis’s Embrace Mar 22, 2011 Personal From Hillman Curtis I love this Casey Donahue on Connectivity Mar 22, 2011 Personal I was watching Larry Sanders earlier and noticed that the boom is constantly in the frame. It seemed kind of blatent so I figured I would ask Judd On Edwidge Danticat’s rewrite method Mar 21, 2011 Writing Notes Finally, she makes a tape recording of herself reading the entire novel aloud—a trick she learned from Walter Mosley—and revises passages that cause Caterina Fake on Celeste Albaret Mar 21, 2011 Personal Far from being exploited, she was being made a part of something she knew to be important. She found someone who needed her, and their small, Wagstaff on the time to read a script Mar 20, 2011 Personal If it takes more than an hour to read your feature-film script, then you’ve probably overwritten. Via WAGSTAFF I have never read a script this John Hillcoat on movie budgets Mar 17, 2011 Personal Viewers are being hardwired differently. In film, it’s harder and harder to use wide shots now. And the bigger the budget, the more closeups there David Thompson on the culture of acting Mar 17, 2011 Personal Acting is storytelling, and any child knows the delight in distinguishing a “real” story about what Dad did at work, and a fantasy—a pretend On How to Make Oatmeal Mar 15, 2011 Personal If you don’t want to bother with the stove at all, you could put some rolled oats (instant not necessary) in a glass or bowl, along with a teeny John Sculley On Steve Jobs Mar 15, 2011 Personal What makes Steve’s methodology different from everyone else’s is that he always believed the most important decisions you make are not the things Study Finds Alzheimer’s Disease may be Misdiagnosed Mar 14, 2011 Personal The study is troubling because there are several other causes of dementia in the elderly, including depression, overmedication, thyroid problems, D.I.Y Planner on Sketch Journaling Mar 14, 2011 Personal A sketch journal isn’t about how real an image looks or how perfect one draws an object over another. It’s about developing your perspective; Matt Haughey on weight loss Mar 14, 2011 Personal Another quick tip came from somewhere deep in Ask MetaFilter: if you’re presented with some large meal, rich food, or incredible looking dessert, Todd Zaki Warfel on prototypes Mar 13, 2011 Personal Via Pleasure and Pain: Sketch out your ideas. Pitch idea to room in 3 min. Room gets 2 min to critique: 2-3 strengths, 1-2 improvements to make. I am guilty of this Mar 12, 2011 Personal Due to the poor lighting I shot the photos under, I wasn’t comfortable showing others the photos that I’ve just taken on my camera because they Matt Might on the Thesis Statement Mar 11, 2011 Personal The thesis statement answers the question, “What did humanity learn as a consequence of this. Matt Might Jonathan Demme on delivering expectations Mar 11, 2011 Personal In an interview with the Parallax View, Jonathan Demme discusses Jenny Lumet’s writing for “Rachel Getting Married”: What she cares about is truth Next page