Essays About The Creative Process
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On The Thermodynamics of Creativity
An important message for artists - your work will not exist by itself!
Your Questions, Answered
A Q&A session with Third Something Readers - I answer questions about filmmaking and my creative process.
The Threshold Of Awareness
This diagram helps me tell visual stories that make the audience both think and feel. Here’s how to use it.
A Vague Haze of Malaise
I’ve been feeling depressed lately and I wonder if it’s connected to how much time I make for myself to create.
Looking and Seeing
Here’s a useful exercise in using drawing as a form of meditation and awareness. Try it out!
My Storyboarding Process
A step-by-step look at my previsualisation process for making a video for The New York Times.
Five Miscellaneous Things
Poetry, filmmaking, graphic novels and visual storytelling - take your pick!
Planned Improv
Notes on the balance between preparation and improv in the creative process, while shooting a film for The New York Times.
Practicing Scales
Some practical advice on how filmmakers can build a daily practice habit that improves their craft.
Musical Interval
Playing around with loops and ossilations, I discover whale music inside a 95-year-old song.
Building A Body Of Work
You’re not just publishing into a never ending stream, you’re building a library of work
The Screenplay Problem
The problem with screenwriting as a creative pursuit, and three ideas to fix it.
