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For those of you a fan of monsters, the macabre, the supernatural, or the unusual, stroll through the Imaginary Monsters subreddit. The description of the page from the moderator is: “Pictorial art of monsters from the past or present, such as angels, demons, strange WTF creatures, drooling brutes, innocent-looking oddities, mythical hybrids, an image from a bestiary, […]
Album: Backatown Artist: Trombone Shorty This is an album that’s great for many occasions, especially ones where you just want to have some fun: grilling in the backyard with a beer in your hand, hanging out in the house, or doing some daytime driving. There’s so much style, personality, and pop in Backatown that it will […]
Youtuber Every Frame a Painting created the video “F for Fake (1973) – How to Structure a Video Essay” and in it he goes over the genius storytelling structuring of Orson Welles by deconstructing Welles’ video essay F for Fake. In it he has a clip of the creators of South Park giving a lecture on […]
Mother Falcon is a large ensemble chamber-rock band from Austin, Texas. They’re known for their collaborative songwriting and it’s clear in their music that each member of the band loves what they’re playing as they’ve all added ingredients to the pie, so to speak. The instruments used are strings, horns, guitars, and percussion, which are led […]
A picture is worth a thousand words, or even a novel. One photo can spark an idea for a story, be the basis for your main characters, or even be a critical story event that then becomes the catalyst for a grander narrative. Such a photo came across my feed by photographer magthree, a Miami transplant in New York […]
If you need a piece of music to help you through a character’s closing statement, or even a piece for a character’s funeral, you should check out Frank Sinatra’s “My Way”. The lyrics establish a finality of personal ideals in a lifetime and thus are perfect for an ending. Check it out. My Way (Remastered […]
If you really want to immerse yourself in the environments where your scenes take place, you need to check out Tabletop Audio (http://tabletopaudio.com/). Tabletop Audio is a fantastic resource of original, 10-minute environmental and contextual ambiances. Currently there are 91 different ambiances to choose from, such as Dark City, Lively Cafe, Sleeping Dragon, Winter Woods, […]
For a movie that can be summed up as one long, incredible car chase, Mad Max: Fury Road has a soundtrack that fits dangerously well into your commute. I say dangerous because these are not pleasant, hum-along tracks but rather bouts of intense percussion, strings, and electronic pounding that should be used cautiously in your car, […]
I have a particular love for rain; I love that it gives me an excuse to stay inside and how it puts me in a creative mood, possibly because the tapping on my window reinforces my feeling that, though I should stay inside I should still be productive, or perhaps it’s because of old movies where writers […]