Here are a few of the movies/performances/shows I've been using as research over the past couple months (or at least as an excuse to make popcorn), and some brief thoughts I got from them:
- The minutely personal can have a really universal appeal.
- Not a lot has to happen for something to feel real.
- The will plays an important role in consciousness, not just in what we remember, but in how we make things happen.
- Consciousness can feel most natural when it's over-the-top -- push it past the limit, get ridiculous, be wild.
On repetition:
- Familiarity is appreciated, like a punchline.
- Varying length and pacing can have huge effects.
- The exact same lines and words can have different meanings depending on context.
- Super subtle differences in actions matter in meaning.
What happens when you wait a couple weeks to review your notes:
- Desperation can be funny or sad -- go through desperation first so that the rest is believable. (What does this even mean???)
Up Next:
The True Story, or Vicious & Multiple & Untrue After All will premiere as part of First Person Arts RAW at the First Person Arts Festival (November 8-17, 2012).
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