Writing
Despite being in 3-4 meetings per day at work, my company is driven by the written word–it drives accountability, clarity and decisions. One VP at my company lists writing as one of the most important skills new employees must master in order to be successful. But why is writing well so important? It makes you […]
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After working on a short-film with a friend, I decided I wanted to learn more about the filmmaking process. A number of people associated with The Magnet Theater decided to do a filmmaking intensive in the Catskills that brought improvisers and filmmakers together to shoot a feature-length film in 10 days. I learned a ton
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Instructor: Michael DelaneyDate Taken: May 2009 After about 9 months off from writing any sketch, I decided to take the 201 class at UCB. This class (and Delaney specifically) made me hate my workduring the class but also made me a much stronger writer after the class. Below are the notes. Find out more about UCB’s training program here.
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Instructor: Dominic DierkesDate Taken: August 2008Â At about the same time I decided to jump back into improv, I also decided to take a sketch class. I never really had much interest in writing sketch for the stage, but figured the class could give me some good insights on overall comedic writing. Below are the
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As anyone that has read some of my previous postings can tell, I have a problem with commitment. I’ve attempted to start blogging consistently on a number of occasions (see “Joke of the Day”, “A New Thinking”, “The Cooking Project”, and “What I Learned”), but I’ve been unable to stick to any of them. Well,
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