Category: Storytelling
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Missing Activities
It’s been a long time since I’ve been shooting a movie. It’s been a long time since I’ve prepared and presented a Toastmasters speech. It’s been a long time since I’ve taught math and physics classes. It’s been a long time since I’ve played a board game. It’s been a long time since I’ve attended…
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Getting Discovered
Before Facebook was big, smaller communities could gather online using Content Management Systems. For some reason, I found Drupal. Karilyn and I decided to create an online community for teenage ghost hunters. We called it the Teen Paranormal Adventure Club (TPAC). In retrospect, this wasn’t a great name. However, the original idea was strong. We…
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Blink
Watching the movie Blink was one of my favorite experiences at the Telluride Film Festival. Waiting in line, I didn’t know if I would get in. So when I did, it was a thrill just knowing I would be able to see the movie. The movie is about a family that decides to travel throughout…
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Movies to See
While I watched a few excellent movies at the Telluride Film Festival this year, I didn’t take the opportunity to watch as many as I would like. Here’s my brief list of movies I still want to see that were shown at Telluride. Yes, this is my brief list. There are plenty of other movies…
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Smaller Plates
I’m imagining a large plate of food piled high and spilling over the edges. There’s no way you can eat it all. You feel bad letting it go to waste, but the plate is overflowing with food. There’s just too much. Maybe you eat what you can and then walk away. Sometimes, my life is…
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The More Things Change…
Walter Murch is an extraordinary film editor and author of a book I like called In the Blink of an Eye. On Friday (8/30/2024), I watched his new movie, Her Name Was Moviola. It shows us how movies used to be made, before digital editing replaced the original process of using a blade to physically…
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Conditions for Brevity
In my previous post, I talked about loving this quote. “The lesson of Icarus isn’t to stop flying so high. It’s to build better wings.” Here’s another reason why this quote is so great. It’s concise. In just a few words, it packs a powerful punch. And it’s surprising! Of course, if you are unfamiliar…
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Icarus
Somebody at Telluride attributed the following quote to Guillermo del Toro. It may be included in the new Leonardo da Vinci documentary by Ken Burns. “The lesson of Icarus isn’t to stop flying so high. It’s to build better wings.” I love this idea! Daedalus, father of Icarus, knows the limitations of the wings he…
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Gems from Telluride
One of my favorite things to do during the Telluride Film Festival is to attend the Noon Panel Discussions, the Conversations, and the Q&A Sessions. Here are a few of my favorite quotes from the talks I attended on Saturday. “All cultures are remembered for two things: their brutality and art.” This came up during…
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Movies Challenge Us
When I start watching a movie, I try to finish watching it. Sometimes, I stop watching a movie because it’s so bad that I can’t justify spending the time — even though we learn a lot about movie making by watching bad movies. Sometimes, I stop watching a movie because I don’t like it. When…