4 Lessons on Building a Storytelling Life

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Simply put, your creative voice is how your perspective and experiences shape the way you tell stories.

Your background will lead you to notice details, visually or in behavior or in sounds, that others won't.

Each would photograph water differently, or have characters treat it differently.

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Simply put, your creative voice is how your perspective and experiences shape the way you tell stories. Your background will lead you to notice details, visually or in behavior or in sounds, that others won't. Each would photograph water differently, or have characters treat it differently.

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He has been head of cinematography at UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television since 1998 (formerly, he served as Department of Film, TV and Digital Media chair and is an ASC Associate Member).
He has spent decades helping new filmmakers figure out what kind of storytellers they are.
He sat down with the ease podcast at UCLA's Sound Stage 3 for a wide-ranging conversation about voice, curiosity, and the physical and psychological demands of a creative life.
YouTube www.youtube.com Voice Starts with a Question One thing that filmmakers often get stuck on is aesthetics.
It's understandable why, because filmmaking is a visual medium, and they want t...

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