Here’s a few items I’ve recently found on the net (and in print) that are both interesting and enlightening. You can generally link these to film making one way or another without resorting to trivialities. Presented in no particular order, I hope they entertain and inspire.

1. Ira Glass on story telling

I don’t listen to Ira Glass often enough, but I’m so glad Lifehacker put me onto a short series he did on storytelling. It seems the real gem of the series is #3, but they’ve all been great.

2. A Typographic Primer

If you’re unqualified and even considering doing your own design, whether it be for a party invite or your cousin’s cafe, make sure you read this Salient feature by Rory Harnden first. If not, I’ll consider it a personal attack on anyone with eyes.

3. Digital Content Producer: Old-Fashioned Filmmaking

Michael Goldman looks at the use of traditional techniques in Paul Thomas Anderson’s brilliant There Will Be Blood. This article speaks both to my heart and my mind – a combination not usually straddled in the discussion of digital/traditional movie making.

4. Alternative Movie Posters

by Spacesick.

I’ve seen a number of these re-imagined book covers and movie posters before, but this post puts together a great selection of them with links back to each artist for your own exploration.