So much of creative industries like TV, film and music is just WAITING.
You plant seeds, write, hone your craft, pitch and hustle, but even for people like James Cameron, nothing is guaranteed. He sat on the Aliens script for many years before he could get a green light.
Crazy month on Threads… 4.5 million views!
What is shared equity filmmaking and why is it so needed right now?
I explained on a recent episode of Pilar Alessandra’s ‘On the Page’ screenwriting podcast: onthepage.libsyn.com/946-shared-e...
Gave some free driving plates to some high school students, and look at the fun PSA they made!
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ON RESULTING
“Resulting” is when you see the result of one single situation and think this applies universally to every situation.
Why is resulting bad? It’s like seeing lightning hitting one tree and concluding that lightning will hit *every* tree. It’s a logical fallacy, and should be avoided.
Wow! Writing by hand actually improves your memory — not just of the thing you’re writing!
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Fun fact: there are 10,000 centi-millionaires in North America ($100 million), and over 1,100 billionaires.
Our brains can’t conceptualize that much money — if you earned $1,000/day 365 days of each year and didn’t spend a dime, it would take over 2,700 years to earn a billion dollars.
True story!
My uncle bought a car for $300, drove it to death for 3 years out in the country.
Listed it for $150… no takers.
He cleaned it inside & out, took a toothbrush to the engine, and listed for $950 - it sold immediately!
Perception is everything in sales.
Selling a low miles Chevrolet Impala Limited with tons of upgrades in the LA area if you know anyone who needs one!
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Every once in a while we have to dismantle our driving plate 360 rig because we need the cameras for a multicam shoot!
MUST WATCH: the sharp decline in cognitive development that happened to kids when devices entered education — the first generation in history that didn’t improve over their parents. Alarm bells!
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2 years ago today I transferred a 78-year old audio reel for the Will Geer Museum.
I love preserving history like this!
The new iFootage Shark Slider Nano II 860 is crazy cool, especially when paired with the DJI Ronin RS 5 (they talk to each other and work seamlessly together).
If you want to rent out this combo in the LA area, you know who to call!
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Negativity and complaining are bad for the brain!
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Spring cleaning! Selling:
- TASCAM TSR-8 8ch reel to reel
- Otari MX5050 BII2 2ch reel to reel
- Sony BVU-850 U-Matic
- Sony DVR-10 D-2
- Boss GT-1000 guitar pedal
- Korg Krome 88 keyboard
- Behringer B212A PA speakers
- more! (LA area)
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Amazed how many are a slave to their iPhone battery… just turn on low power mode at the start of the day and you’ll never have trouble!
You can always turn it off if you need full power for a task.
Longevity expert David Sinclair uses a weighted suit to teach Stephen Bartlett about aging.
Do we need a wake up call like that to live healthier, and do the things now that will grant us a better life as we age?
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Very optimistic view of the future of TV, film and music…
Don’t we all need this right now?
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My fav book series?
1. Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever
2. Dune
3. Pern series
4. Foundation
How about you?
The Disney layoffs are terrible, but we've seen this before many times in film/TV: lay off full time workers & hire them back as freelancers for individual projects.
There will still be work, just not the steady paycheck and benefits they're accustomed to.
Reality TV did this a LONG time ago.
Never in my life have I been working on so many exciting innovations at the same time!
I can’t wait to roll them out… 2 will be absolutely game changers in the film/TV industry.
eBay tip! If you want to pay less for an item, even if offers aren’t allowed, do 2 things:
- Watch the item. eBay prompts the sellers to offer discounts to watchers.
- message the seller directly with your offer.
I rarely pay full price, and often get big discounts!
Reached my goal of a million views on Threads this month!
Join me there?
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The iFootage Shark Slider Nano II 860 (the new longer one) is out of stock everywhere — but if you want to rent one in LA to try it out, I’ve got you covered!
It’s even more powerful if you connect a Ronin RS 5 with intelligent tracking:
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Daughter’s a screenwriter, so guess what she’s doing for her birthday party?
A table read with her friends!
The script they’re reading got her a lot of meetings around Hollywood, including cool places like Amblin’ and Hidden Pictures.
Dr Amen’s warning about both alcohol & aspartame’s effect on the gut biome & your brain: www.facebook.com/reel/1743111...
Trying to change but affirmations don’t work for you?
Here are some amazing neuroscience tips on what might be holding you back, and how to rewire your brain to see opportunity:
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You know the expression “people can’t change?”
Completely FALSE.
Modern science tells us our brains can completely re-write their programming!
But the key is: you need to WANT to change, and put in the effort.
Earl Nightingale’s ‘The Strangest Secret’ should be required listening for everyone on the planet!
This 30-minute audio recording could change your life: youtu.be/ZN6m0-UVLro?...
