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PRAGMATICS

Posted: April 10th, 2009 | Author: Jacob Rhodes | Filed under: Good Advice | Tags: , | 3 Comments »

I use the term to mean pragmatic elements, not pragmatists. So I was thinking. How does one break into Hollywood? First of all, I strongly dislike the term “breaking in.” The last place I want to be is inside the box. How about creating a break-out short film or micro-budget feature? That’s how to make a splash as a new creative force. So how do we do this? We need to pair high quality and low budget from concept to conclusion. Budget will not determine what story we tell, but it will determine the setting and style of that story. Do we want to be Blaire Witch or Napoleon Dynamite? How will we set ourselves apart and compensate for lack of money? Let the pragmatics become the constrictions that drive creativity! Remember where a diamond comes from. We’ve been in the rough long enough. That’s our new mantra: in the rough long enough.

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3 Comments on “PRAGMATICS”

  1. 1 John said at 3:09 pm on April 10th, 2009:

    In the rough long enough. Like it.

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  2. 2 John said at 11:49 pm on April 10th, 2009:

    “Let the pragmatics become the constrictions that drive creativity!” Well said.

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  3. 3 Jacob said at 6:26 pm on August 3rd, 2009:

    Like meter in a good poem.

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