The Crystal Nobody Sees: What a VFX Tutorial Taught Me About Quietly Working

by | May 12, 2022 | Creative Production, Mind, Video Article, Work

Watch (1:45:18)Read (4 min) What You’ll Learn✓Houdini procedural modeling✓Arnold rendering✓VFX crystal tutorial Ideas ConnectedCraft MasteryGenerosityImperfection As StrengthInvisible LaborPatienceIterative Refinement5 connected articles...

27 Shots. That’s It. What Back to the Future Teaches Us About Doing Less… Better.

by | Nov 27, 2021 | Creative Production, Mind, Video Article, Work

Watch (22:57)Read (4 min) What You’ll Learn✓visual effects breakdown✓Back to the Future VFX✓practical effects vs CGI Ideas ConnectedRestraintCraft MasteryAuthenticityMisdirectionCreative ConstraintsPioneering5 connected articles...

The Hardest Work Is the Door Nobody Notices

by | Sep 3, 2021 | Creative Production, Recreation, Video Article, Work

Watch (8:23)Read (4 min) What You’ll Learn✓game development✓game design challenges✓animation and physics in games Ideas ConnectedInvisible LaborCraft MasteryCollaborationHumilityAttention To DetailAutonomy5 connected articlesRead NextGet the...

A Walking Castle Built from Garbage… and What It Teaches About Resourcefulness

by | Aug 15, 2021 | Creative Production, Maker & Builder, Mind, Video Article

Watch (52:01)Read (4 min) What You’ll Learn✓miniature modeling✓recycled crafting✓Howl’s Moving Castle Ideas ConnectedResourcefulnessCraft MasterySeeing PotentialInvisible WorkEmbracing ImperfectionPatience5 connected articlesRead...

The Stage Crew of Sound: How Hollywood’s Prop Masters Win a War You Never Hear

by | Jul 22, 2021 | Creative Production, Mind, Video Article, Work

Watch (7:10)Read (4 min) What You’ll Learn✓filmmaking✓prop making✓sound design Ideas ConnectedInvisible ServiceCraft MasteryCreative Problem-SolvingSelflessnessIteration Through FailureAttention To Detail5 connected articles ChaptersThe...

A Century-Old Fractal Vise, Reborn One Layer at a Time

by | Jul 9, 2021 | Creative Production, Maker & Builder, Video Article, Work

Watch (15:27)Read (4 min) What You’ll Learn✓3D printing✓fractal geometry✓mechanical design Ideas ConnectedCraft MasteryCreative ConstraintsGenerosityIterative RefinementCuriosity-Driven LearningStanding On Shoulders5 connected articles...