2+ hour, 6+ min ago  (985+ words) When Maxin Jago of the Creativity Conference asked me to do a keynote speech on why I am creative I thought long and hard. Here is the text of the speech I gave at Raindance "on June 26, 2026 When I was…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (615+ words) raindance. org What Game Design Actually Understands About Attention At its best, game design comes down to pacing, feedback, and anticipation. It understands that attention is not something you grab once, but something you renew again and again. Games constantly…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago  (810+ words) Creativity is rarely the problem in the moment your writing stops working. The real moment your work dies is far more subtle. It's when your language stops coming from lived experience and starts coming from borrowed frameworks. Film schools repeat…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (941+ words) That might sound dramatic, but look around the film industry and it's increasingly true. Your skills could easily expire. Technology cycles used to move slowly. A filmmaker could learn a camera system, an editing workflow, or a distribution model and…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (370+ words) When people hear about AI in the film industry, they almost always think of AI stealing the jobs of screenwriters. As a writer, I tried using AI for writing out of curiosity, but the results it produced did not feel…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1278+ words) As a filmmaker, your network is one of your greatest assets. And email is a primary tool here, whether you're pitching a script or looking for a distributor. That's why you need email analytics tools for filmmakers that let you…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (236+ words) The industry won't tell you this, because it benefits from the confusion. Most people who call themselves creators are actually gig workers " just with nicer branding and worse hours. Algorithms don't hire artists. This isn't about talent, hustle, or passion....

11+ mon, 1+ day ago  (449+ words) When Raindance launched in 1992, the option for filmmakers was simple: Make a TV show or make a movie. Probably the most outstanding indie of 1992 was Reservoir Dogs. This story had it all: a gangster love story," a violent "ear-cutting" scene,…...