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Get into character
How creating a character or a 'pen portrait' can help you see things through another person's eyes.
Jun 29, 20213 min read
Fill the tank
How stopping what you're doing to fill your mind with inspiration is the best route to your creative goal.
Jun 2, 20212 min read
Put yourself on screen
Filming yourself can capture some creative thinking and help you picture a new idea.
May 25, 20213 min read
Question your truth
How realising what you 'know' might not be what you thought it was, is the key to finding something new.
May 6, 20213 min read
Handmaid's Tale Director Kari Skogland
This week we spotlight Vanity Fair's Notes on a Scene with 'The Handmaid's Tale' Director Kari Skogland.
Mar 19, 20211 min read
Film titles
Using the names of motion pictures can help get your brain in motion.
Mar 1, 20213 min read
Writing tips from Stephen King
Whether you're a fan of his work or not, you can't deny that Stephen King is one of the world's most successful and prolific writers...
Feb 19, 20211 min read
Philip Lawrence, TV Writer
We talk about Phil's path to working on the biggest TV shows in the UK.
Feb 17, 20211 min read
How to write a hit Disney song
How to write a hit Disney song, with Bobby Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez.
Feb 12, 20211 min read
Hatty Ashdown, Comedian
We talk family, funny, writing and stand-up - and ask, are babies the toughest audience?
Jan 27, 20212 min read
Watch Shite on TV
Stuck at home in lockdown? You've no excuse. Watch some shite on TV.
Jan 18, 20213 min read
Day 11: Hero With A Thousand Faces & Writer's Journey
I've roped in my creative & screenwriting partner, Mark Winter to discuss The Hero with A Thousand Faces & The Writer’s Journey.
Dec 21, 20201 min read
Day 3: Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull
It’s Day 3 of Speedier Reads book reviews from Faster Ideas. And we dive into Creativity Inc by Ed Catmull with Amy Wallace. This book...
Dec 9, 20201 min read
The Making of 'Playdoh' Bunnies
Film and animation technology may have advanced since 2007, but the skill, creativity and ambition in Sony Bravia's 'Playdoh' advert make...
Oct 27, 20201 min read
Film it
'Film transforms the way we see the world' - Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Oct 16, 20202 min read
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy: How film transforms the way we see the world
Film can change the way we see the world.
Oct 13, 20201 min read
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