Everything is a Remix

I’ve been following this series of videos from Kirby Ferguson since his first of four entries. He just finished up the whole thing. Here are all four videos:

Part 1: The Song Remains the Same

Part 2: Remix Inc.

Part 3: Elements of Creativity

Part 4: System Failure

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAmmtCJxJJY

If you don’t have time for all four and your focus is screenwriting, Parts 2 and 3 are must-sees. “Remix Inc.” explores the idea of ‘similar but different’ that pervades Hollywood’s thinking about movie and TV. Elements of Creativity is about.. well… creativity.

It’s all been done before. And yet, it’s all somehow different. That is the dichotomy we, as writers, face when attempting to be creative. There’s magical formula how to do it right, but there is a premium put on immersing yourself in whatever medium and genre in which you hope to excel, both to know what’s been done before and how it’s been done.

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