From the course: Creating a Short Film: 02 Writing

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Being inspired by resources

Being inspired by resources

- In the last movie we looked at developing ideas that hit you internally. But I've also been inspired at times by the things around me. Think the city that you live in, the landscapes that you live around, the props that you own, like this sword and this dagger and this staff. You also might have had experiences in life with a person that is interesting to you. You might have quirky friends or family or children that inspire you. Or maybe there are concepts and issues in the world that inspire you or bother you. Inequality or injustice, or how connected the world is, or how distracted we all are. I think it's fascinating, personally, that you can have a group of people sitting together in a room and instead of connecting to each other and sharing in a singular moment together, they're all checking their cellphones and connecting with other people who are not there. So, interested in that, I wrote this move called When Harry Made Sally, where I play a lonely guy who builds a robot for…

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