Marta Pyr
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Marta Pyr
When motion picture cameras and projectors arrived in the late 19th century, people used static cameras to film stage plays and create “animated photographs” of everyday scenes, like laborers working in a factory. But within a few years, new editing techniques, close-ups, camera motion, and special effects were used to link scenes together into a... See more
AI Isn’t Only a Tool—It’s a Whole New Storytelling Medium
An easy way to think about this is many are constantly eating a form of cultural Big Mac every day, while Michelin-quality food is just a click away, but essentially invisible because it requires a tiny amount more work. They don’t even know they’re doing this, how this affects their mind, or what they’re missing.
Adam Singer • Don't let machines or the crowd decide your world
“The most difficult part of positioning is selecting that one specific concept to hang your hat on. Yet you must, if you want to cut through the prospect's wall of indifference.”
Making our website
“The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven’s sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possibly can. You will get an
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I am aiming to be as optimistic as I possibly can because a big dose of optimism is required to make better things
Eliot Peper • The Thursday Murder Club
But these top-down, willpower-heavy systems sucked the joy from everything , even the theoretically thrilling bits, leaving no room for spontaneity, or the rhythms of inspiration, or my shifting moods.
The Imperfectionist: The right dose of self-discipline
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