September 2010
24 posts
“We live in story like a fish lives in water. We swim through words and images...”
– Christina Baldwin, Author, StoryCatcher: Making Sense of our Lives Through the Power and Practice of Story. (via storytellingquotes)
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“Hence I have no mercy or compassion in me for a society that will crush people,...”
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Independent Filmmaker Project: Ask-an-Expert:... →
Another great article from Basil Tsiokos. I have some films to submit soon and am trying to take all of the advice I can.
What Cameron, From Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Can...
As a creative person, it’s easy to fall into Cameron Fry mode. You sit in your office/car/room, paralyzed, trying to get the engine started. The nagging voice of inspiration (in this case, Ferris) keeps calling you, but you’re in “Egypt land” and want to be left alone. You constantly tell yourself “I’ll go, I’ll go, I’ll go…” You are busy...
WatchDetroit Lives: Parts 1-3
“It’s all a question of story. We are in trouble just now because we do not have...”
– Thomas Berry, Theologian, Philosopher, and Cultural Historian (via storytellingquotes)
MediaShift . How College Students Became... →
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The Blurry Line Between the Practical and...
In December of 2009, after graduating from college, my wife and I took all of our savings that we put aside over a one year period and traveled through Asia and Europe for eight months. We walked through Angkhor Wat at sunrise. We traveled through northern and southern Thailand by train. I got ritualistically tattooed by a monk using traditional yantra practices. I helped interpret in Thai for a...
Watchdevindra:
On why it’s wiser to keep your goals to yourself
I can’t really say I’ve noticed this in my own experience, but that study is still fascinating.
David vs. Goliath and the Art of Storytelling
I’m convinced that one of the most important and meaningful ways to rise above the social media stream is to know your story and know how to tell it. We need to, at the very least, be able to clearly articulate our purpose.
I think most of us usually feel like this first clip: unsure, concerned about coming off as immodest, and unable to reduce our story down to its most luminous moments....
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“I would argue that “informality” is one of the strongest, yet most undervalued...”
– Absolutely. I guess the trick is getting to that place.
The power of informality (via heyamberrae)
(via bigbags)
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“Conflict is one of the most dramatic elements in life — will against will....”
– William Archer
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“Those who do not have power over the story that dominates their lives — the...”
– Salman Rushdie, Novelist (via storytellingquotes)
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“Australian Aborigines say that the big stories — the stories worth telling and...”
– Robert Moss, Author, Dreamgates (via storytellingquotes)
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“Small sacrifices must be made.”
– Last words of Otto Lilienthal after a failed flight attempt that broke his spine.
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Detroit Hustles Harder →
I am very excited to see this. I loved 12th and Delaware and I enjoy watching anything about my home state. Can’t wait.
Five Jazz Records For Hip-Hop Heads, Recommended... →
“As a student at the Berklee College of Music, Meghan Stabile’s peers were jazz musicians who grew up with hip-hop as popular music. So during her last semester of study, she first put together a show that brought together musicians from both jazz and hip-hop communities, exploring the connections within…”
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“To love and to serve is to persevere and endure.”
– Cornel West