Chase March – Blog
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Our Perception is Flawed
“Hey I found this interview in a magazine that seems to work against your theory of reality being story.” Let me see that. Wired Magazine, eh? An Errol Morris interview. (He starts reading) Q: But don’t you think that we manage to keep up a coherent narrative of who we are and where we’ve been?
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Unworn Clothes in the Closet
Zig Ziglar often preaches the 80/20 rule of life. It’s a basic philosophy of how things work in the world. For example, 80% of the world’s wealth is owned by 20% of the people. There are a lot more examples. You can look for his website or books if you want to learn more. I
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I’m Not Ready
“I’m not ready,” is one of the most popular excuses in the book. As far as excuses go, it is a good one. Perhaps it is a good idea to prepare before doing something that is tough. But I don’t think this is always the case. Here are a few examples, Writing Some people really
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Daddy’s Home
Yesterday was Father’s Day and BET celebrated it by running a special called “Daddy’s Home.” The show focused on four rappers Jeulz Santana, Busta Rhymes, Big Boi (from Oukast), and The Game. The special program allowed us to see a glimpse of the family lives of these famous artists. These fathers were amazing and one
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Commercials Ruin the Song
Why is it that TV commercials rarely use original music anymore? I know that at one point in time this was standard practice. Original themes and jingles used to be created for every product on the air. It seemed like everything had its own song. Nowadays products seem to hijack songs that have been pre-recorded.
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What About Editing?
Stories are edited. Things make sense in a story. Everything is there for a reason. Any writers’ course will tell you that. In a good story, there should be no extraneous details. We don’t need to hear characters having the usually pleasantries like, “Hey’ how’s it going?” or “What are you doing? – Nothing.” We