You’re going on a cross-country trip. Airplane, train, bus, car, or bike? Let’s first rule out buses. I had so many bad experiences back in the 80s with bus travel, not to mention more recent Arts Trips as a faculty member, that I don’t really want to do a bus trip again. Maybe when IContinue reading “Cross-Country”
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More on AI Creation
In my last blog post I talked about creating a video with various digital and AI tools. Here’s part two. I recently worked on creating some video scripts to continue the process of educating those interested in theatre; even though I’m retired, I still want to disseminate some info that I’ve gleaned over the years.Continue reading “More on AI Creation”
Confidence? Umm…
How would you rate your confidence level? I have a PhD from UC Berkeley. I’ve presented at national and international conferences. I’ve taught for 31 years. So anyone would think my confidence level would be high. But in another blog post I mentioned the 10 year old boy who hides inside me and undermines thatContinue reading “Confidence? Umm…”
Lose Yourself in the Flow
What activities do you lose yourself in? When I am writing or working on making a film, I often experience the phenomenon of missing time, usually associated with alien abduction. (There are those aliens again!) But the one activity I have always lost myself in, while still being acutely aware of (the) time, has beenContinue reading “Lose Yourself in the Flow”
TOS!
What movies or TV series have you watched more than 5 times? I’ve watched Star Trek: The Original Series so many times I can usually guess the episode in the first 20 seconds. Sure, it has cheesy special effects, but I would love to live in that version of the Federation. Plus the show oftenContinue reading “TOS!”
Monkeys Rule!
Which animal would you compare yourself to and why? A few years ago at a faculty/staff retreat, we divifed ourselves into animal groups: owls, lions, puppy dogs…? I think those were the choices. I chose the academic owl, of course. But if I could choose a power animal, it would be a chimpanzee. They’re smart,Continue reading “Monkeys Rule!”
AI-m I Right? AI-ght?
Intrigued by the sudden explosion of AI “products” (if that’s the right word), I decided to play around with some things, such as ChatGPT and DALL-E. And the results were…well, okay. Trying out ChatGPT followed my reading of an article about sci-fi magazines having a surge of AI-written short stories which, from what I couldContinue reading “AI-m I Right? AI-ght?”
More Equipment1
Where would you go on a shopping spree? A few years back a friend of mine asked: “What would make you truly happy?” And my answer, after only a brief moments reflection, was, “To make films.” I had started that process in high school, ad had put it aside for a career in the theatre.Continue reading “More Equipment1”
What About Those Lost Toys?
Audio Chimera podcast episodes #64 and #65 are about Lost Toys. Well, that’s not actually true; #64 is more about a lost possibility of a career that, on this later-in-life reflection, never was a real possibility at all. I would have made a terrible auto mechanic. Even an early aptitude test said I scored lowContinue reading “What About Those Lost Toys?”
Play Post Mortem
How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success? This post may not quite answer the prompt, but I’ll pretend I’m a politician and answer the question I want to. I’ve often linked my theatre production process to the scientific method. I’d come up with a hypothesis, which is my directorialContinue reading “Play Post Mortem”
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