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Ethos
Ethos
Pronunciation: \ˈē-ˌthäs\
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek ēthos
Definition: The distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution.
Frank Chimero is a designer and illustrator who I’ve posted about before here who I’d like to mention again. On his website he dedicates a page to what he calls “Ethos”. [...]
Imaginary TV Posters
Created out of a love for posters, modernism and television, there wasn’t a client out there to commission such a job so Austrian designer Albert Exergian wrote his own brief and created this self initiated series of posters throwing all of the above inspirations into the creative melting pot.
These may be purchased @ Blanka
Via Exegian
Amy Tan On Creativity
Here’s a TED talks video where novelist Amy Tan digs deep into the creative process, looking for hints of how hers evolved.
Take a look.
From My Tribe
I was at Grayden Carter’s office once, looking at his stuff on the wall, the designers had some spreads up there and they’re pretty nice looking, and I’m kibitzing, saying things like, ‘Gee, maybe you do that or do that,’ and they’re all excited saying, ‘Yeah, yeah, yeah, wow. That’s terrific.’ Then Grayden comes along, [...]
The Invisible Man
Kinda eerie, huh?
No?
Well, what if I tell you the photograph above isn’t a photoshop illusion. No tricks. No mirrors. Yeah, kinda eerie now huh?
This is the work of Chinese artist Liu Bolin – 刘勃麟.
Here are a few choice excerpts from him:
Are human beings animals?
Chameleon has the unique property of changing [...]
City of God’s Son
Ok. First listen to this—
And yes, I meant listen—
If I’m anything I’m a junkie for narrative. I don’t care what form it takes… I just like to devour story.
Dominique De Leon, a friend and classmate from film school has gotten into the habit of doing a monday “music drop” which I love. [...]
Dreaming Wildly
I came across my latest web addiction, Soul|Pancake via actor Rainn Wilson’s twitter feed. The site features community posts about everything using life’s “BIG” questions as a departure point.
You can watch Rainn’s intro below:
Here’s an example, the question was “What is your wildest artistic dream?”:
“So this guy Michael holds up a sign [...]
A Creative Polygamist
A few weeks (or was it months?) ago I wrote about my fascination with Polymaths.
I am not a so-called Polymath. Though studying them gives me some insight into those (like myself) who leap deeply into a variety of interests and make a living at them.
I don’t consider myself a Polymath for many [...]
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
While surfing the internets I heard a song used in a personal video. I used Shazam on my iphone but couldn’t find the title at the time and the user didn’t list it.
The instrumentation and rhythmic pulse of the song floored me and stuck with me. It sounded like a sensual brass [...]
Didnt Cha Know Princess
[dailymotion width=”580” height=”400”]http://www.dailymotion.com/mychannel/ecnirp7/video/xal6sk_didnt-cha-know_music[/dailymotion]
You gotta hear this song.
Why? Because I love the song and c’mon it’s Prince with Rhonda Smith no less and doing Erykah Badu.
Really why? Because I’m dedicating this one to you.
Thanks Erykah
Not A Movie Poster
I’ve been meaning to post this for a while.
This fancy little site, Not A Movie Poster posts film posters:
“Lovingly crafted by various film poster designers, these are the film poster designs that didn’t make the cut. These are not film posters.
Enjoy.
(thanks Niky)
Party on Planet Brooklyn
The International Astronomical Union (IAU), defines a “planet” like this:
(only in the solar system) a body that orbits the Sun, is large enough for its own gravity to make it round, and has “cleared its neighborhood” of smaller objects.
This past Saturday, August 29th in Prospect Park I understood why one of Brooklyn’s many nicknames [...]
The Polymath
Lately, I’ve been receiving inspiration from a Polymath:
Author and Printer, Satirist, Political Theorist, Politician, Scientist, Inventor, Civic Activist, Statesman, Soldier, Abolitionist, Musician and Diplomat…
Brother Benjamin Franklin.
Definition from wikipedia:
A polymath (Greek polymathēs, πολυμαθής, “having learned much”) is a person whose expertise fills a significant number of subject areas.
Originally i was pointed towards this NYTimes [...]
Jay-Z & Citizen Stan (Me)
I’m tired.
If you swing by here at all on any kind of a regular basis then you know I’ve been negligent in my posting duties.
My apologies.
I said I’d post “soon” about the Spike Lee/Jay-Z shoot. I should have said, soon “ish”. But here are the good parts… and yes I do [...]
Jay-Z for a Day
So.
Can’t say too much about this (for obvious reasons) but Spike Lee has asked me to edit a short project he’s doing which will be centered around Jay-Z.
Production is happening this week in Brooklyn (gonna ride my bike to set) with post starting concurrently.
The Director of Photography is none other than [...]
Compassion Rep’d Here
I was living in a tenement house on West 51st street between 8th and 9th. My room was only about 8×6 ft. with a sink, a bed and my suitcases.
The guy/girl sleeping there before me had made such a dent in the mattress there was a now permanent hollow in it (on [...]
Me, I’m a Creator
Via The Artful Writer I stumbled across what may be the “latest and greatest” explanation/exploration of the nightmare struggles of filmmakers content distributors/creators today. Or what I like to call “the sublime crises”.
Here’s an excerpt from Barrett Garese on the state of things-to-come:
…content is changing in a big way. Big changes to established [...]
Soul Power
Don’t read this. Go see this movie now!
Okay.. if you insist.
A few years ago when I was in film school one of my instructors, Jen Ruff, pointed me towards a small New York production company called Antidote Films and said they were looking for post-production interns.
I went in and met Jeff Levy-Hinte (a really [...]
Sundance Labs Recap
“Writing is betraying the people you love to impress people you’ll never meet.” —(Unknown)
During our first group meeting at the Sundance Institute’s June Screenwriter’s Lab advisor Chris McQuarrie shared the quote from above and I thought, “Man you nailed me and my script.”
…well actually as it turns out, only kinda.
Of course, I was [...]
Sundance Labs June ‘09
We exited the highway and sped through a valley of winding roads. The sun and mountains were everywhere and everything seemed to be rushing at us.
Our driver (Lesley of Scotland) told us we were lucky because it’d been raining for days before we arrived and hopefully the sun we’d brought would stay.
(of [...]
Mississippi and Mike Leigh
I’ve been thinking a lot about southern stories and cinema. What filmmakers out there are telling personal, gripping and funny stories about this region and the people I grew up with and know?
I recently came across a post on Hammer to Nail about a feature film currently touring the festival circuit called “Mississippi Damned”. [...]
Emerging Filmmakers
Please swing by here and take a look and support some of these emerging filmmakers.
Netflix Find Your Voice Film Competition
Netflix and Film Independent will award one $150,000 cash production grant, plus turn-key resources like film stock, processing, camera rental, and post-productions services, for a total price value of more than $350,000.
There are a [...]
Becoming Mars Blackmon