Helping artists, performers, and writers become profitably creative™Ariston Anderson conducted a fascinating interview with Francis Ford Coppola that was recently published on Behance’s The 99 Percent blog. Among some excellent tips on improvisation, working with powerhouse actors, and developing your artistic style, he offers these three rules to aspiring filmmakers: Write and direct original screenplays make them with the most modern ...
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If anybody knows how to improve your chances of sticking with your resolutions, it's Dan Heath & Chip Heath, authors of Made to Stick and Switch. Here are their five recommendations ...
Here are various links I found interesting this week: Coaxing Serendipity: How Casual Get-Togethers Drive Innovation Social circles have played a key role in cultural movements from impressionism to beat poetry. A look at how and why informal get-togethers breed creativity. Hollywood Wonders, How Soon Is Too Soon for V.O.D.? A smattering of specialty ...
I believe that creativity can peacefully and profitably co-exist with business, but that's not going to happen until we own up to the notion that the core skills we need to be an artist aren't sufficient to be a successful artist. ...
Surfing the interwebs recently, I came across this little gem: Back of every “Success Story” you will almost invariably find a story of hard work. There is nothing startingly new about this observation, but it is one which can never be overlooked when you are interested in achieving recognition—and remuneration—beyond the average ...
The federal tax incentive for filmmakers, known as Section 181, has been extended through 2011 as part of an extension Bush-era tax cuts. ...
December 15 – fourth quarterly installment of the 2010 estimated tax for calendar year corporations December 15 – monthly employers payroll tax deposit due for November December 20 – Monthly Texas Sales Tax return and payment are due for November ...
Frustrated with your amazing ability to generate killer ideas that never get done? Just having the idea is a small part of the journey. Learn how to be an effective creator, killer ideas not required ...
A lot of arteestic types say they’re too busy or they can’t be bothered to learn about commerce. Some go so far as to say they’re not interested in material things. They act as though they enjoy starving. I call bullshit. Money, in and of itself, is merely a tool that ...