Where we keep ideas

I’ve been giving more talks and workshops recently.

It’s become an increasingly important part of the multitude of different strands that being a filmmaker now involves, outside making the films.

I’ve always loved giving talks, or classes. But now I’m consciously folding it into my working practice.

For me, they are a great opportunity to define what you think, and how you work. They sort of sharpen up my working method. But with an audience, who can lead them in all kinds of unexpected ways.

The audience has been really varied. From corporate to student via cineastes. And structuring what I’m talking about in a way that gives all of them a way in has been like a fresh storytelling challenge.

The blend of sharing transparently, playful interaction and just teaching is something exciting for me. (I once went with my daughter’s class on a school trip as a chaperone and was told by the teacher that I was a ‘natural primary school teacher’. I was secretly really quite proud).

Seeing as it’s so hot in Europe that my fingers feel swollen and disinclined to type, I thought I’d share an extract from a recent talk instead. This was an online one, so I have the video handy.

It was about organising creativity. Research practices, routine and where we keep and order ideas.

This piece I’m sharing is dead on brand - it’s about notebooks and process.

I’m also starting to host some of the classes and resources on my site. PDFs for research organisation structures, a reading curriculum and more.
With more downloadable courses on their way.

And if you’d ever want me to come and give one of these to your studio, your students, whoever, get in touch.

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