You probably recognize him as Evelyn Napier in Downton Abbey or as the Thursday brothers in the “Crimson Horror” episode of Doctor Who. But… did you know Brendan Patricks is also, quite literally, a magician?
(photo by Sasha Gusov)
Continue reading “Brendan Patricks: Learn Your Lines + Leave Some Things to Chance”
Television writer Jordan Rosenberg shared his secrets on the writing process with me when I was in California last month. He describes it as “working through the wrong to get to the right.”
Continue reading “Jordan Rosenberg, Part 2: The Screenwriting Process”
Jordan Rosenberg is an LA-based screenwriter who has written for shows like Lost, The Middleman, Medium, and Alphas. I sat down with him in Beverly Hills to talk about his writing process, and he first indulged me with some ideas for people who want to be more creative in general.
Continue reading “Jordan Rosenberg, Part 1: The Excitement of “I’ve Never Done this Before.””
Hot Tub Show‘s tumblr page says it’s a variety show with the “occasional oddity.” Well, I’ve been twice now, and I’d say the oddities are far from occasional. (I mean that as a huge compliment.) Continue reading “Creative Profile: Hot Tub Show”
The Cleveland International Film Festival has quickly become a yearly tradition for me, every April since returning to CLE. Okay, so I’ve been to 2 so far. But I haven’t missed one yet!
Continue reading “Cleveland International Film Festival – 2013”
The world is changing. I know, it’s always changing. No biggie. But, I think this is an especially fascinating time to live in. As someone who studied how Hollywood shifted from a vertically integrated studio system into the form we know it today, and then watched as reality TV, video games, social media, and pretty much anything requiring interaction became the new hot form of entertainment, I love seeing what is going on in terms of the way we take in information and get our daily dose of amusement. Continue reading “The BlogCademy Recap”
Fellow creativity blogger Monique Muro interviewed me for the Passion Series on her blog, A Novel Quest — read it here!
(Photo of me by Victoria Lam.)
The brilliant writer Kathie Zaccaria of SoCal Kids San Diego interviewed me about my creative practice and approach to photographing kids, as a corollary to my trip to California last month. It’s included here in its entirety, and you can also view it in its original form on the SoCal Kids website.
What kind of camera do you use?
I use all kinds of cameras. I own both Nikon and Canon digital cameras, and actually still prefer to shoot film, when I can. For that I have a Nikon SLR, and a Voigtlander rangefinder that I love — as well as all kinds of other random ones. I love the look of film, and the artistry involved when you can’t “check on” the pictures to see how they’re shaking out. I find it’s an exercise in being present, and the images end up reflecting something ethereal.
