Where it falls apart Jan 15, 2011 Personal The problem is that yes often results in massive costs that we don’t consider when we’re dreaming up all the things we want to do. Yes doesn’t push Essay Writing Nov 28, 2010 Writing Notes If you have a few good thoughts, you can write a few good sentences. If you have a few good sentences, you can write a few good paragraphs. If you Yes, there is nothing to see on Netflix Nov 15, 2010 Personal Except: Nightmares in Red, White, and Blue, American Grindhouse White Men Can’t Jump White on Rice Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid The King of Leonard Shelby from Memento (2000) Oct 13, 2010 Personal “You can only feel details. Bits and pieces which you didn’t bother to put into words. And extreme moments you feel even if you don’t want to. Put Damon Lindelof on writing the Star Trek Sequel Jul 2, 2010 Writing Notes “They have a story and that “the next phase is to get together and try to destroy it.” — Damon Lindelof via /Film Jay and Mark Duplass on being yourself Jul 2, 2010 Personal “It was 12 years of slamming our head up against the wall, trying to be the Coen Brothers, trying to be somebody else. You joke but that was the What is your lineage? Jun 10, 2010 Writing Notes The lineage that I’m trying to follow starts with Preston Sturges, Billy Wilder, goes to Hal Ashby, and then goes to James L. Brooks, Cameron Crowe, In Preparation for Summer Jun 10, 2010 Personal Because of the wide variation in response to jellyfish stings, it is wisest not to contact jellyfish with bare skin. Even beached and dying The process takes time and patience Jun 7, 2010 Personal Wired on the building of Toy Story 3: They thought they already had a great start on the plot for Toy Story 3, but after 20 minutes, the whole Monsters Jun 4, 2010 Personal Gareth Edwards on how he shot a monster movie on $15,000 with only two three crew and two actors: “Creativity is just being stupid enough to Underwear May 27, 2010 Personal Motionographer interview DANIELS about their video for “Underwear” by FM Belfast. All you need to make a music video are some friends and $40 of Go For Launch May 21, 2010 Personal Photographers Scott Andrews, Stan Jirman and Philip Scott Andrews condense six weeks of painstaking work into three minutes, 52 seconds The Silent House May 20, 2010 Personal /Film discusses The Silent House, a 79 minute single take horror film: The film is shot completely handheld, and the house is lit using a Maxim Zhestkov May 19, 2010 Writing Notes In an interview with Motiongrapher, Maxim Zhestkov talks about his process: It is important to preserve the opportunity to surprise yourself and to The Last Ten Percent May 19, 2010 Personal After reading, watching, and listening to scripts, films, and ideas over the past months, I think it was this article from Seth Godin that helped The CEO’s Wall May 19, 2010 Personal Renee Oricchio explores Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook wall: Are we to believe Mark Zuckerberg hasn’t used his own product since April 21st? The Are Excellent Presentations Hurting Us May 18, 2010 Personal Pre-TED, I used to be able to sit through a boring lecture or presentation — diligently taking notes while being sufficiently nourished by whatever Ellen Lupton on Listening May 17, 2010 Personal “It is easier to talk than to listen. Pay attention to your clients, your users, your readers, and your friends. Your design will get better as you Cannonball May 17, 2010 Personal is a short documentary on skateboarders search for empty pools in foreclosed homes. It was directed, produced, and shot by Drea Cooper The New Social Scene Apr 27, 2010 Personal This is why I love the new world we live in: Working late. Just got a Skype call from 200 people in a Chicago bar that wanted to sing happy bday to Next page