A nice list of idea killers. Probably intended for business folk, but it all applies in the writer's room. Though I guess laughter would be good if you're writing a comedy. Berkun blog >> Idea killers: ways to stop ideas
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One Friday the 13th to Rule Them All
Or at least in the past 476 years. All of the digits in today's date add up to 13. (1+0)+(1+3)+(2+0+0+6)=13 "The phenomenon hasn't happened in 476 years, said Heinrich Hemme, a physicist at Germany's University of Aachen who crunched the numbers to find that the...
Be Brilliant – No Previous Experience Required
The Bard scores one point today as Discovery.com reports: A computational fingerprint that uniquely characterizes William Shakespeare’s writing style is helping dispel any lingering doubts that he penned his own plays. The method could serve as a literary device to...
Out of Country
I'm out of the country right driving around Europe in an English car (with right side steering). Just had my bags stolen in Prague, which is a slight setback but fortunately my camera and laptop were with me. I've found Europe to be pretty similar to America, but as...
The Little Differences
In all of Europe it's pump first, pay later. The pumps also have plastic gloves to keep your hands clean. It's really called a Royal with Cheese. A grilled sandwich is called toast. Diet Coke is Coca-Cola Light. Soda is still served in glass bottles. Germany has the...
How Not to Produce
Get the permit for the wrong location. Don't get all required parts for a piece of special equipment. Don't get food and craft services for any part of the production. Claim you did everything. Get an assistant to pay for everything. Don't get the food in time. Better...
How to be a Second Assistant Camera
Eat before you arrive. As soon as the grip truck arrives your main priority is to unload the camera equipment, load the mags for the day, and help build camera. Once all that's done, you can maybe grab a bite to eat if they're still setting up the shot. Learn how to...
We Did This Every Week
If you're at this site (which you're probably not), you've probably heard of Spielberg and Mark Burnett's new reality show On The Lot. Over the season, the 16 filmmakers will produce short films in every genre every week and the viewers will vote on who gets...
How ‘On The Lot’ Should Have Been
I meant to write about On The Lot when the show first started. For one reason or another, I never got around to it, but now that the show is over and nothing changed I'll write about how I thought it should have been. The only two good things about the show were Gary...