Saw a field of daisies recently and it make me think of location scouting for the movies. Huh? Every morning the daisies open their petals to the sun. The vast field of green becomes carpeted with sparkling, white miniature flowers. As the day wears on, the tiny flowers turn and face the sun on its […]
3 Things I Learned About Filmmaking from… Highland Dance Competitions
We each take many paths in life and learn from all that’s around us. Learn something on one area of life and cross over to another. Here are three nuggets that crossover for me between Highland Dance competitions and filmmaking: 1. “Dance Beautifully” Does Not Necessarily Mean “Dance Standard” The closer you dance in a […]
3 Things I Learned About Filmmaking from… Kids
1. It’s All About Me As we grow up, we talk about the reader (or viewer) “identifying with the story” and “identifying with the hero”… basically we mean that the story has to be “all about me.” As reader (or viewer) I have to be the hero, and I take that journey. I don’t just […]
3 Things I Learned About Filmmaking from… an Art Museum
I’ve explored numerous art museums around the world, but it’s the one in Chicago that recently revealed these truths to me: 1.One Subject, Numerous Possibilities of Expression Each artist will see the subject in a unique way – or in many unique ways. A haystack, a bridge, the Eiffel Tower… see any of them through […]
3 More Things I Learned About Filmmaking from… the Opera
1. We Love To See The Same Story Again and Again We get excited that the opera we saw a couple of years ago comes back to town and off we go to see it again – even though we know the story from previous viewings, and re-read the story before the curtain rises. Operas, […]
The Serendipitous Cuppa Tea
My (very British) grandmother was born on a Wednesday… and Wednesday’s child is full of woe. So when she lost her budgie, it was just another standard crisis. What was unusual about this event, though, is that the event revealed a great truth. She looked everywhere for the budgie: up and down around the house, […]