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Moments of Conception 037 — The School Song Scene from Lean On Me
All creativity begins with the moment of conception. That little piece of kindling that gets the fire going. That initial source of inspiration that takes on a life of its own. That single note from which the entire symphony grows. That single spark of life that signals an idea’s movement value, almost screaming to us, something wants to be built here. And so, in this new blog series, I’m going…
Moments of Conception 036 — The Surrealist Scene from Midnight in Paris
All creativity begins with the moment of conception. That little piece of kindling that gets the fire going. That initial source of inspiration that takes on a life of its own. That single note from which the entire symphony grows. That single spark of life that signals an idea’s movement value, almost screaming to us, something wants to be built here. And so, in this new blog series, I’m going…
And I was still making art
Whether we do art part time, full time or in our spare time, it doesn’t make us any less serious, less talented or less worthy than anyone other creator out there. The only thing that matters is that, in lieu of the reality of our life situation, we always find a way to look back and think, and I was still making art. I’ve been a part time artist,…
Moments of Conception 035 — The Biases Scene from Moneyball
All creativity begins with the moment of conception. That little piece of kindling that gets the fire going. That initial source of inspiration that takes on a life of its own. That single note from which the entire symphony grows. That single spark of life that signals an idea’s movement value, almost screaming to us, something wants to be built here. And so, in this new blog series, I’m going…
Moments of Conception 034 — The Review Scene from Singles
All creativity begins with the moment of conception. That little piece of kindling that gets the fire going. That initial source of inspiration that takes on a life of its own. That single note from which the entire symphony grows. That single spark of life that signals an idea’s movement value, almost screaming to us, something wants to be built here. And so, in this new blog series, I’m going…
Moments of Conception 033 — The Gigantificationism Scene from Big Fish
All creativity begins with the moment of conception. That little piece of kindling that gets the fire going. That initial source of inspiration that takes on a life of its own. That single note from which the entire symphony grows. That single spark of life that signals an idea’s movement value, almost screaming to us, something wants to be built here. And so, in this new blog series, I’m going…
Moments of Conception 032 — The Driving Scene from Happy Gilmour
All creativity begins with the moment of conception. That little piece of kindling that gets the fire going. That initial source of inspiration that takes on a life of its own. That single note from which the entire symphony grows. That single spark of life that signals an idea’s movement value, almost screaming to us, something wants to be built here. And so, in this new blog series, I’m going…
20 Movie Clips About The Creative Moment of Conception
As a companion piece to The Prolific Framework, I’ve been building and publishing a series of case studies about the moment of conception, which is the single spark of life that signals an idea’s movement value. If you haven’t been following this blog for the past few months, each post contains a short video clip from one of my favorite movies, along with three creativity lessons we can learn from…
Moments of Conception 031 — The Cookie Scene from Stranger Than Fiction
All creativity begins with the moment of conception. That little piece of kindling that gets the fire going. That initial source of inspiration that takes on a life of its own. That single note from which the entire symphony grows. That single spark of life that signals an idea’s movement value, almost screaming to us, something wants to be built here. And so, in this new blog series, I’m going…
Moments of Conception 030 — The Club Scene from The Social Network
All creativity begins with the moment of conception. That little piece of kindling that gets the fire going. That initial source of inspiration that takes on a life of its own. That single note from which the entire symphony grows. That single spark of life that signals an idea’s movement value, almost screaming to us, something wants to be built here. And so, in this new blog series, I’m going…
