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Top 5 Music & TV recommendations for 2021
How many times have you just started something on Netflix, or hit shuffle on Spotify because you don’t know what the heck to listen to or watch.
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Writing Blog
SCREENWRITING: Think in layers
You can think of your story in independent threads that work together. This is different from thinking in ACTS. We're moving beyond that, though this does not substitute it, it's meant to improve the ACTS approach.
Magazine
Documentry filmmaker Ashley Nardone and her journey making "Jojo’s Circus"
In this interview, Ashley tells us about the process of making her first feature documentary, Jojo's Circus.
Screenplay
How to write a screenplay in the magical Fountain Language
Fountain Language is a pure form of screenwriting, with no formatting and will help you with writing your screenplay.
Screenwriting
FILM & WRITING: The Seven Step Process to complete your creative work
This is the process I use when I am completing the creative piece, be it a screenplay for a film. When working with an idea, especially your own, it is inevitable to get confused. In a way, becoming confused, and thinking non-linearly is the key part of creative process. It
Screenplay
WRITING: Meeting The Pain of Not Being Perfect
The future. We can see it. Before we write. We can see it. Good, bad, ugly, doesn't matter how it looks like. It's a lie we see as truth. We know it's a lie but we believe it's the truth.
Screenplay
Screenplay Format: How to Format a Screenplay
What are the 8 Elements of Script Formatting? Before you get to using a screenplay format template, it's vital that you familiarize yourself with the basic elements.
Interview
INTERVIEW: The Creative Minds behind 'Aiming For the Moon' Podcast
Meet Taylor and Mattie, two 14-year olds in Little Rock, Arkansas, the creators of 'Aiming For The Moon,' podcast. In this interview they share the story behind their venture.
Creative Coaching
FILMMAKERS: BOOK A Zoom Call with Olaf
I love talking to creatives!
Writing Blog
WRITING - Protecting Focus with Physical Care
Before writing, the first thing we would like to do, just like any athlete, is to warm up our body. I always recommend stretching your fingers, shoulders, and design a customized version of a physical warm-up tailored to your needs.
Writing Blog
THE TWO METHODS OF CREATING
In this post, I wanted to touch on the two main approaches when it comes to creating your original idea. These two apply when you write, edit, and so on. You already know them as classic opposites, they are yin and yang, left brain vs. right, rationality vs. poetry, fast
Free-Tools
A TOOL TO KILL CREATIVE OVERTHINK
Depriving Overthink of Oxygen This headline doesn't sound very nice. Or friendly. But hey, that's what overthink is. Not friendly, and definitely not nice. It has its place in the creative process, but can easily become a dictator for fear, you give it a thumb, and
Free-Tools
FREE TOOL: IMAGINE, WAIT, WRITE
A step-by-step guide to avoid exhausting your creative mind. Writing anxiety is no fun. However, it seems like a degree of anxiety is integraned with the creative process. It is easy to know the difference between a helpful anxiety, and the problematic kind.
Writing Blog
THE HONOR: Becoming a Top Teacher at Skillshare
It is an honor to have been selected as a TOP TEACHER at Skillshare. A shoutout to Skillshare's Marla for holding my hand, and to Tiffany who is about to. My classes have reached over 2,500 students, and I'm grateful to be able to share
Writing Blog
THE PERFECTION MONSTER
Perfection is an idiot wearing social acceptance as a mask.
Writing Blog
THE 15% POWER-CRAVING ACCOUNTANT: YOUR HEAD
Ever noticed how when you think you can’t do something and then you see yourself do it anyway?