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David Milch’s disembodied writing process
“I lie there on the floor and I talk and the words come up on the screen.”
Feb 5
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Get rid of what your project needs
A peek into Céline Sciamma’s desire-driven process
Jan 22
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Mike Leigh’s gloriously inefficient filmmaking process
“I can’t tell you about the character because there is no character.”
Nov 13, 2023
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Chantal Akerman’s methodology
“If you start with no ideas, something happens.”
Jun 12, 2023
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A master class in creative doubt
And what to do with it, featuring the Iranian director Jafar Panahi
Jan 23, 2023
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Phil Stutz on his string-of-pearls theory of work (and life)
Some motivational advice from Jonah Hill’s therapist
Jan 9, 2023
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David Lynch on being true to your ideas
Plus his devotion to daily routines, meditation, Bob’s Big Boy, and sugar!!!
Jan 24, 2022
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Joanna Hogg’s art of perseverance
“You do all the things that are not right, but they all contribute to the thing that will be right in the end.”
Nov 8, 2021
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Subtle inspiration: a grab bag
Kubrick’s willpower, Nicole Eisenman’s mantra, Baldessari’s “Johnisms,” and other nuggets from my move-scattered brain
Jun 14, 2021
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Hayao Miyazaki, creativity, and selfishness
Watching a four-part documentary on Japan’s irritable genius of animation
Jan 11, 2021
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Filmmaker Erin Lee Carr’s quarantine routine
“I’m on 8–12 phone calls a day, always whittling down a to-do list, and definitely still prioritizing coffee.”
Aug 3, 2020
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Roberto Rossellini on his ”absolutely spontaneous” filmmaking process
Plus: How do creators create when life is literally falling apart?
Mar 9, 2020
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