Talent alone is like simply having access to cool tools: access without practice does not independently confer greatness. Discipline and repeated effort are much more vital, and those are traits that most people are unwilling to invest in adequate measure to rise above the masses.
Read MoreA FEW WORDS, AFTERWARDS
No matter how big the movie, the stage play, the broadcast, or book release, work is always ephemeral, like life itself. The play’s the thing precisely because the action of life only struts and frets for a moment upon the stage. It’s like a love affair; it’s like a perfectly prepared meal; it’s like a long-planned vacation, or even time spent growing up in one’s family home. The feelings may run deep, but the only thing that lasts are shared memories.
Read MorePRODUCTION LIFE
The quality of what you do matters to the quality of the whole. You get into production work because one day in your own past you decided that you don’t do what you do without a personal investment. What you do defines who you are.
Read MoreGAME RECOGNIZES GAME
There are always new challenges ahead, and those challenges cannot be undertaken blithely. Spectators may look up in wonder, but fellow climbers intimately understand the feelings of endless distance in front of them.
Read MoreA REPORT FROM AN ASTEROID, A REPORT FROM THE ROAD
OSIRIS-REx is a shining light in the darkness, a story of how dedicated teams can figure out ways to pull together and do extraordinary things despite obstacles.
Read MorePREPARATION FOR LIVE PERFORMANCES
The closer to a performance date, the more a performer begins to wonder if reading a book or watching a movie or even speaking to another person might inadvertently knock some vital mnemonic brick out of place, send the whole edifice of memorized exactitude cascading into the abyss.
Read MoreTRANSFORMATION
Performance asks us to function at heightened levels, at higher tempos relative to our steady-state.
Read MoreALL PERFORMANCE IS LIVE
All media jobs are about live performance.
Read MoreONE LEAF AT A TIME
The next time you’re working on a project requiring many hands to complete, be sure to introduce yourself to the person making coffee with as much generosity as you introduce yourself to the top dogs on the team. The sum total of the effort requires the sum total of all involved.
Read MoreTHE DINKY JOB
If you care about what you create, every project you undertake has to have a standard of quality on which you can confidently put your name. If you cannot bear to have your name on a creative work, you shouldn't take the gig.
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