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Writers Block-Buster

Thu Dec 6, 2007, 9:30 PM
  • Mood: Helpful
  • Listening to: Chico Mi Tipo - Sublime
  • Reading: The Descent - Jeff Long /A production script
  • Watching: My neighbors rotating Christmas tree
  • Playing: Warcraft 3
  • Eating: Cup O' Noodles
  • Drinking: Mint tea.
I am writing this journal as a tool for myself, and others to use as a "muse board". This is one small step towards breaking the wall of writers block or in many cases artists block. Below I have compiled a list of things that inspire me. I graciously ask that if you leave a few of your muses in an effort to get the cogs turning...


Thought Provoking Subjects:

1.) Greek Mythology
2.) Psychedelic Music, including but not limited to: Pink Floyd, Porcupine Tree, Aphex Twin and Lords of Acid.
3.) Other artists
4.) Romantic/Gothic literature
5.) Philosophy
6.) Dreams
7.) The Underworld (Plutonian domain)
8.) Discussing points of view, and perspectives
9.) Cheesy horror movies
10.) Meditation

Brain games:


1.)"What if? Then..."
You start out with a statement, then twist it with a what if question, then answer it with another statement. Repeat until you find yourself journeying far beyond your original train of thought. This is a good game to play for writers block.

2.) "Freeze Frame"
When watching television, youtube or reading a story, try to freeze a particular motion of a character and take it out of context to make it more interesting. An example of this is you see a person adjusting their television aerials, freeze their motion and they're now wrestling with two giant snakes, or turning the wheel of a car with no seat... This was originally an improvisation game for actors but it works just was well for artist block concerning the actions of the human form...

3.) "Perspective"
Try to find alternative uses for things around you, or to make something into something that you think it is not. Draw a hexagon, now draw a line from each vertex to the middle. I could be slices of pie, a wagon wheel or a three dimensional cube (draw the hexagon and see if you can see the cube.) This is good for macabre artists or psychedelic artists...

4.) "Combination"
Close your eyes, now imagine combining the last two things you saw into something completely new. This is a good one for photoshop artists...

5.) Just put your pen, mouse, camera or brain to work. You never know what might happen once you get the wheels a' turnin'.

6.) Just talk it out. Sometimes two heads are better then one. Multiple thought processes can take an idea in completely new directions. Almost all of the Pixar moves were created in a single brainstorming session over lunch... Good for just about any style of expression...

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Boulder Shootout

Sun Oct 14, 2007, 2:41 PM
  • Mood: Delighted
  • Listening to: The Sky Moves Sideways - Porcupine Tree
  • Reading: Online manual for Blender
  • Watching: TV is evil!
  • Playing: With Blender-3D
  • Drinking: Anything but more caffeine
Well -- I'm back and utterly exhausted.
I am back from the Shootout Boulder, a 24 hour film-making competition.
I have a few more fractals that I will let render while I go back to Boulder to attend the Top 10 Films showing at 7pm today. Hopefully my team makes the Top Ten, but no one will know for sure until the showing. More information about the competition is available at >>> [link] <<< this link.

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700 Pageviews!

Sat Oct 6, 2007, 11:19 AM
  • Mood: Delighted
  • Listening to: The End - The Doors
  • Reading: Terminal - Robin Cook
  • Watching: TV is evil!
  • Playing: With a broken chair
  • Eating: Leftovers from the Blue Cow in Morrison
  • Drinking: Water
Thank you everybody for your continuing support on DA.

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600!

Mon Sep 10, 2007, 5:32 PM
  • Mood: Delighted
  • Listening to: Voyage 34 - Porcupine Tree
  • Reading: Terminal - Robin Cook
  • Watching: TV is evil!
  • Playing: My bass
  • Eating: A juicy bacon cheeseburger!
  • Drinking: Tea
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500!

Fri Aug 10, 2007, 7:41 AM
  • Mood: Tired
  • Listening to: Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group
  • Watching: Six String Samurai
  • Playing: My bass
  • Eating: Stale cookies...
  • Drinking: Water
500 pageviews, 500 smiles! I don't have much time right now, so I'll post some more fractals over the weekend. :)

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