Save this date: Friday, September 11, 2009, 7:15 pm You'll be glad that you did and here's why: Back when I was studying theatre in college we used to say "If you want to be famous then go to New York, but if you want to work, go to Chicago". Chicago is home to dozens of boutique theatre companies that you may never have heard of, but … [Read more...]
Aug
29
A REEL Short Post
Greetings Friends and Neighbors, Sometimes it's fun to have a blog to just be able to share some good news and today I'm pleased to announce that Blue Damen Pictures is honored to be presenting our newest film "The Visionary" at the Chicago REEL Short Film Festival. We submitted our previous short film "Persephone" to Chicago REEL … [Read more...]
Aug
22
Putting the Pro in Procrastination
Step 1. Make a to do list Break big projects into little tasks and include some dumb items like "clear off work space" and "gather materials" so that you have some things that you can be sure to accomplish in one day. The point of this step is to show exactly what needs to be done and to give a sense of how much progress is made along … [Read more...]
Jul
24
Would You Eat A Pigeon?
I was taking a tour in Scotland back in my traveling days and the tour guide in Edinburgh pointed out a series of openings near the peak of a roof on one of the older buildings in the city. "Do you know what those are for?" She asked everyone in general. No one did. "Openings were built into the houses so that pigeons would come and … [Read more...]
Jul
14
Paradigm's Shifted While You Wait
There’s a saying that many people are familiar with that goes: “A rolling stone gathers no mossâ€. It is understood to mean that constant activity will prevent you from stagnating in life. There's a saying that many people are familiar with that goes: "A rolling stone gathers no moss". It is understood to mean that … [Read more...]
Jun
27
Box? What Box?
Allow me to play the devils advocate for a moment and ask "What's wrong with thinking inside the box"? It's dull, certainly, and not very rewarding, and usually quite a tedious process, but other than that, what is the harm? When did "thinking inside the box" become such a social stigma? When did it become something to scorn and malign … [Read more...]
Jun
14
How To Not Get Screwed
A few days ago, one of the artists that I work with sent me a link to this video: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2a8TRSgzZY&hl=en&fs=1&] You know those tingles that you get when you realize something is true and you wish that it weren't? I was getting those. By day I work as a sales rep for a commercial art studio … [Read more...]
