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Film and TV Archive
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The Importance of Being Persistent – Guest Blog
Posted on May 14, 2012 | No CommentsIn terms of qualities for being creative and producing great work (whatever your discipline) there are few more valuable than persistence. When I first started making films, I read a book about the craft of writing and directing – one of the first lines of... -
Taking a Bath
Posted on May 1, 2012 | No CommentsMy last couple of posts have been on rather heavy and psychological subjects (humility/ego in creativity and avoiding fear of success and self sabotaging), so I decided that this post should focus on something more practical. In a world that is continuously go-go-go, where deadlines... -
The Fear of Success and Self Sabotaging
Posted on April 27, 2012 | No CommentsIn this blog, I’d like to talk about something that can really stunt creativity: That familiar old monster- fear. Have you ever stood at the foot of a mountain, looked up and been frozen by the sheer task ahead of you? ... -
Controlling the Ego
Posted on April 23, 2012 | 2 CommentsIn my introductory blog, I was asked the question ‘What breeds creativity?’. My answer actually omitted something that I believe to be perhaps more essential than any of the points I gave; this would be humility and controlling the ego. I remember being incredibly proud... -
Links Round-Up – a lively autumn
Posted on September 30, 2011 | 1 CommentFriday night at Broadway HANG THE VJ! A Collaborative Night of DJ’s & VJ’s – a visual and musical spectacle in Association with Mimm and Ashes 57 Exhibition. Broadway Media Arts have teamed up with friends Mimm to present a special collaboration of live art,... -
Saturday Night at the Movies…
Posted on August 20, 2011 | 1 CommentI moved to Nottingham last December, and in learning about the city and my search for awesome places to visit, I came across the Screen Room. A tiny cinema in Hockley, with only a few seats, it was one of the smallest cinemas in the world.... -
Special event feature: Yelena Popova at RCA
Posted on August 2, 2011 | No CommentsIt’s a beautifully hot July day in London, the sun is out and the city is buzzing, and strangely, it feels friendlier too! As a tourist, the usual ‘vibe’ I sense in our great capital is that of alienation – but today is different –... -
Return of the Burgerman and Links round-up
Posted on June 27, 2011 | No CommentsExciting Street Art Exhibition at Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery Saturday 2 July 2011 Organised by the V&A – this highly prestigious exhibition features an exhibition by one of our own highly talented exports. Most Nottinghamians will recognise by now the name ‘Jon Burgerman’. ... -
Guest Blog – Film intro texts
Posted on April 25, 2011 | 1 CommentI’ve just had a fun exchange of posts on facebook. A friend of mine had posted the introduction of the film Modern Times featuring Charlie Chaplin stating it had the best opening credits. We then started to think of others where we liked the typography.... -
Creating and doing makes us happier!
Posted on April 15, 2011 | 4 CommentsDo you agree with this statement – and is it possible that being more creative gives us more reasons to be happy? A toolkit to get everyone started on the path to ‘happiness’ has been launched this week, through a new group called ‘Action for...
