22 Nov ’11
by Craig Michael Patrick
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This infamous memo to the writers of The Unit (a discontinued TV series concerning a group of American covert operatives) by series producer/writer David Mamet is worth the link. In it, Mamet brutally dissects drama in storytelling: “Every scene must … Continue reading
21 Nov ’11
by Craig Michael Patrick
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Excellent article written by Smashing Magazine’s Sarah Bauer. Anyone interested in graphic storytelling would benefit from reading this. The gems expose themselves in the very opening paragraph: Readers make the narrative connections for themselves. Treat your readers like intelligent people. … Continue reading
11 Nov ’11
by Craig Michael Patrick
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Howard Stringer, Sony CEO: “We can’t continue selling TV sets in this manner,” he tells the Wall Street Journal, “every TV set we make loses money.” With all due respect to Stringer, television sets are not Sony’s problem. Television sets are symptomatic … Continue reading
7 Oct ’11
by Craig Michael Patrick
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My first computer was an Apple 2e. My parents bought it for me in 1983, brand-spanking-new and ready to go. I was fourteen years old and I didn’t ‘get’ Apple back then. I didn’t ‘get’ computers back then, either. There … Continue reading