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MASTERFUL STORYTELLING

When Wes Anderson’s take on four of Roald Dahl’s short stories appeared, I devoured them in one sitting.

Fresh, unique delivery, with great storytelling.

It seems someone at Montblanc was thinking along similar lines.

Such great storytelling.

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CHOCOLATE EMOTION

I don’t need an advert to encourage me to buy chocolate.
I love the stuff.

I post this as an example (and a reminder to myself)
of really good storytelling.

It’s only a minute long.

It pokes at your curiosity
and pulls at your heart strings.

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FORD vs FERRARI

 

Not just for Motor Rollers.

My friend Anup asked me for a film recommendation.
“Ford vs Ferrari,” I said.

So,
if you’re looking for a film recommendation,
you don’t have to.

That’s all folks.
Cue the music.

ps.
If you’re thinking
“Wait a sec, isn’t that film called something else?!”
You’d be right.
Depending on which country you’re in,
it’s also called Le Mans 66.

pps.
This post was not sponsored by The Walt Disney Company, nor Netflix.

 

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REFLECTIONS IN STORYLINES

 

“Have you noticed?”

The reflections in storylines.

There’s a point,
when your minds wide open,
to the world around you,
and patterns appear.

Especially when the things
you’ve been studying,
keep appearing.

As if they’re asking the question.

Ever since I started researching story structure – Joseph Campbell, Christopher Vogler, Dan Harmon etc etc – there’s a beautifully simple sense of joy when I notice elements of the structure play out in a film I’m watching, or a book I’m reading.

Knowing the structure of something,
recognising elements of detail,
allows you to appreciate a product
a little more.

Noticing the reflection
of the beginning,
in the ending,
brings a smile.

As if they’re asking the question.
“Have you noticed?”

 

‘Movement’ open toe bootie.

WILLIAM KLEIN : STREET PHOTOGRAPHY

 

Alex Kilbee, AKA The Photographic Eye, recently shared some fascinating insights in to the work of photographer William Klein.

In the last few days I listened to a wonderful conversation between Malcolm Gladwell and David Epstein at the 92Y – talking about his book RANGE – which is about how generalists succeed in a specialised world. And how, if we experiment in lots of things earlier in our lives, we have a greater breadth of experience to bring to our specialism later on.

So it was interesting to see the parallels across mediums of creativity – how Klein explored the breadth of his range – initially interested in abstract painting and sculpture, to a career behind the camera; from photojournalism to fashion photography, from documentary to feature film making.

FABRIC STORYTELLING

The upholstery fabric BMW developed for their iNEXT concept car a few years ago has me wondering how fabric can play a part in storytelling.
They’re painting a beautiful picture in this concept video