2017 looks to be a big year for the film medium. Yes, big movies like Justice League, Transformers, and Star Wars: Episode VIII are coming out, but they don’t need any of our attention. Those films will make loads of money. There’s a whole machine behind them, propelling them forward. We’re going to focus on […]
Just like nearly every other art form in the world, making music, or at least good music is hard. Being a solid DIY musician takes hours of time spent learning and refining your craft. After that, there’s the time you’ll spend getting the sound right, getting the instrumentation right, and finding the people (if any) […]
In a year filled with seemingly impossible ups and downs, 2016 has at least succeeded in one arena. It’s provided us with some fabulously bizarre mashups. From Nine Inch Nails to Nirvana to Drake to Michael Jackson, this year has seen many DJs dig deep to construct unconventional and surprising musical hybrids. Are they all […]
What’s Your Niche? We live in a strange time. In today’s world making money off of YouTube is possible. All you need to do is find your niche and your fan base. Are you a soccer obsessed crochet wizard? How many others are there out there? How about Pokemon loving fashionistas? Or, how about gothic […]
Buying presents for everyone can leave you tired, frustrated, and broke. The best holiday gift ideas often don’t come from fancy boutiques or expensive department stores but from your imagination. Use your unique talent to make presents that will be cherished by your loved ones. You can find new and exciting ways to brighten their […]
When you sit down to write a pilot you the first thing most people think about is genre. However, when thinking about a show, the idea you’re making, regardless of genre, should have a serialized component. A good TV series idea takes the “serial” aspect of series seriously. If you’re making a show about a […]
Music is an art form unlike any other. It’s a sprawling globe-spanning, all-encompassing art. It gets under your skin. It lives with you. It crawls into the nooks of your mind and vibrates there. Music is also an art form that lends itself to discovery. Building an education in music isn’t difficult to do when […]
In case you’ve been living in a subterranean condo under a rock you know that there’s a golden age of TV happening right now. There’s an overabundance of amazing television shows, nay, a veritable cornucopia of plenty right beneath your nose and you should really be watching it. No matter what you’re into, there’s something […]
Podcasting is one of the few art forms that don’t require a lot of capital and when done well, it can have a tremendous impact. Whether you’re a comic book aficionado who wants to gaff about the books that came out that week, a filmmaker who wants to connect with other filmmakers, or an aspiring […]
Throughout any age in American culture, humor is the one constant. And, usually, every form of humor still translates right up until this very day. When you go back and watch romantic dramas from the 1930’s they’re strange, almost laughable in how they’ve aged but watch a Buster Keaton or Laurel and Hardy flick and […]
