Frank over there, he gets a little confidence boost from watching his sporting highlight reel. In a similar vein to Frank, Lisa has a recording of herself giving a presentation on her phone and whenever she's doubting herself she fishes it out. What about him? That's Dan, now his self esteem booster is a little … Continue reading Self esteem supports →

Morty is tearing into his Grandad for his poor plan. He's goading Rick and pressing for an admission of guilt. He wants Rick to own up to his bad plan. But Rick will not give in and simply retorts: "There's no such thing as a bad idea Morty, it's about execution." An interesting theory! That … Continue reading … it’s about execution! →

It was all well and good when you were an unknown writer. A secret writer who wrote privately and didn't tell anyone about it. And you took tremendous delight in surprising everyone with your published book. Their impressed shock was simply exquisite! But that was months ago. Now you're the author of a bestseller. Now … Continue reading Second book nerves →

It seems like the Beatles legacy will never die! It's been 50 odd years since their breakup and another documentary has just come out about them. They are usually uttered in the same breath as 'greatest ever'. If you wanted to read about them, you could pick from hundreds if not thousands of published books. … Continue reading The Beatles will never die →

It's a silly comedy set in Nazi Germany during the second world war and the main character is a young boy who believes all the Nazi propaganda and loves Hitler. Now that sounds like a bad idea for a movie and yet JoJo Rabbit was an amazing film. Taika Waititi thread the needle between comedy … Continue reading Harsh movie descriptions →

I saw the movie The Golden Compass when I was a kid and for some reason, I couldn't tell you why, I didn't like it. I can see why reviews as sophisticated as 'that was shit' happen. It can be hard to articulate the abstract emotions we feel in relation to creative pieces. It's a … Continue reading I don’t know why but I don’t like it →

I like to think of any project that relies on more people than the creator to implement it as mental image matching. The director is projecting the ideal finished film in her head but can she accurately describe it to her cinematographer? Can Paul find the words to relay the noises he imagines so that … Continue reading Mental image matching →

I think it's no coincidence that Darth Vader was a masked figure. It helped to hide the huge spoiler that he was Luke's father. Otherwise, unmasked, we'd be able to spot the resemblance or guess a connection too easily. Then, I think, in order to make Darth Vader's mask less suspicious George Lucas gave all … Continue reading Darth Vader’s mask →

Great so I can expect the ad in my inbox on Monday morning? Oh no it's going to be another week. What! Why? Oh the Mise en scene wasn't right. What's a Mise... Yeah so we'll have to do pick ups next week and that'll push back post production. Look I don't know what pick … Continue reading What’s a Mise en scene? →

If you're an artist or anyone who receives feedback on their work I think you can't let the reviewer get away with general sweeping blanket statements like: "That's shit!" I think it's extremely rude, unfair and unhelpful feedback. Just imagine being the artist and going back to the drawing board after that rinsing. You'd have … Continue reading That’s shit →