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4 LESSONS IN CREATIVITY FROM JOHN CLEESE
by Rae Ann FeraThere’s a certain generation (or two) that owes its twisted, awkward, scorchingly black sense humor to John Cleese. Famous for his work with the Monty Python films and television series, the BBC comedy Fawlty Towers, as well as feature films like A Fish Called Wanda, the writer, actor, comedian and film producer knows from funny.
…Because art – yes, including video games – is the best way we know of to get through the suffering misery agony aggravation frustrations vicissitudes of life:
It was a genre, way back in the day. Fallen out of favor now. Replaced by Exploitative Memoirs. But the following, by a Utah man, may bring ’em back…with a vengeance:
Dead man confesses all in self-written obituary
by Sun NewsA Utah man took his secrets to the grave – but confessed them in his obituary.
Artists of all types and imagination are, of course, synonymous. But the wonderfullest thing about being creative is the way artists can fire up the minds of their audience. These costumes from Comic-Con and elsewhere illustrate, without a doubt, how much TV, film, and comics mean to so very many people:
Yes, it can be done. Check out this mucho helpful article from CliqueclackTV on various types of interweb video series and how to start them:
Tired of TV? Create your own web series! – Monthly Musings
by An NicholsonAlthough I think today’s TV is pretty good, it can improve. If you aren’t satisfied with network/cable shows, create your own! With today’s inexpensive technology and the multiple opportunities available through the internet, public access TV, campus TV, and local radio, you have NO excuse to NOT contribute to the creative TV landscape.
To provide suggestions for the fledgling web creator or student producer, I tapped the awesome Joe Wilson, writer/director of the kickbutt web series Vampire Mob and our own Katie Schenkel, who runs the movie review vlog, Just Plain Something.