Sylvie
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Sylvie
I try because I don’t think there is another way. I believe that human beings are objects in motion, and when that motion takes us farther away from each other, there is only one outcome. Our lives will all get more precarious. We will trust each other less. The authoritarians and strong men will find more acolytes.
Building community is a joy (except when you don't want to, or you're tired, or you're in your own head, or other people have let you down one too many...
Here's my opinion on where AI is actually helpful in the entertainment industry:
- Market research across comparable projects (aggregated sales and performance data)
- A/B testing marketing initiatives
- Reconciling budgets vs. actuals
- Scenario planning (closing early vs. running through the holidays)
- Forecasting 16-week-out sales based on... See more
- Market research across comparable projects (aggregated sales and performance data)
- A/B testing marketing initiatives
- Reconciling budgets vs. actuals
- Scenario planning (closing early vs. running through the holidays)
- Forecasting 16-week-out sales based on... See more
Paul Venuto • feed updates
“Everything is geared towards treating artists essentially as disposable.”
Evan Osnos • The Haves and Have-Yachts
“I’ll put it to you as a problem in fairness. I have made, let us say, so and so many films. That means that so and so many thousands of feet of rawstock have been expended, for which I paid the manufacturer. The processing lab was paid, by me, to develop the stuff, after it was exposed in a camera for which I paid. The lens grinders got paid. Then... See more
Do artists get paid for making art?
Those who rely on art to eat will, sooner or later, negotiate the art.
Sublime
Where things often go wrong is that artists are very poor; and although they might have a lot of talent, intelligence, and vision, they have to struggle to make money. So day by day, hour by hour, their vision goes downhill. In order to make money, they have to relate with perverted, neurotic people who demand that they go along with their
... See moreChogyam Trungpa • True Perception: The Path of Dharma Art
People need to eat and pay the rent. “An amateur is an artist who supports himself with outside jobs which enable him to paint,” said artist Ben Shahn. “A professional is someone whose wife works to enable him to paint.” Whether an artist makes money off his work or not, money has to come from somewhere, be it a day job, a wealthy spouse, a trust
... See moreAustin Kleon • Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered
Hayley Williams, lead vocalist of Paramore, has long been praised for her exceptional live performances and technical mastery as a singer. Known for her precise pitch, breath control, and effortless transitions between head voice and belts, she’s regarded as one of the most consistent rock vocalists of her generation. This performance captured her... See more
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