Deshi Basara!
I heard about Hans Zimmer’s request to record a chant for the Dark Knight Rises movie. The premise was that Hans wanted to create a chant with thousands of voices layered on thousands more—all chanting in unison:
Deshi!
Basara!
Deshi! Deshi!
Basara! Basara!
I think Hans and Nolan have created real art with their movies. So as I practiced the chant, I put all of my energy, my passion, my heart into it. I invested all that I was into those words. For a moment, I was the chant.
And then the moment became a memory, en experience filed away in a cerebral drawer, in a distant mental cabinet.
Many months later, I was sitting in the theatre of lights and shadows, viewing the film. As the lights and shadows danced on the screen, the mental cabinet shook.
The memory flooded back into my consciousness. The energy of the chant flowed through my body.
As I watched our protagonist fight his fears, I joined him in his journey.
As his courage and determination grew, so did mine.
As he jumped, I leaped.
We were one in facing fear head on.
The experience was visceral. It was personal. It was transformational.
I felt it in my body, in my bones, in my heart. It was like no other cinematic experience that I have ever felt.
Beyond that moment, I now have powerful words to fuel an inner fire; a mantra to fight fears with; a chant to crush any challenge:
Deshi Basara!
Deshi Basara!
Deh-Shay Bah-Sah-Rah!
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Graham Chapman, the most prolific corpse since Elvis!
Graham Chapman (of Monty Python fame) is posthumously appearing in his own autobiographical movie!
Graham wrote his autobiography, A Liar’s Autobiography and recorded himself reading it before his death in 1989. That audio has been set to brand new animation illustrating Graham’s adventures. The remaining Pythons have added their creative genius to the film, which will be out in early 2013.
Take a look at the unique trailer:
People do their best...
“People do their best, but sometimes, their best is terrible.”
—from the Booth at the End.
Rob Legato: The art of creating awe
“…because no one knows that you had anything to do with it.”
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A simply beautiful trailer for Mists of Pandaria
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Embrace the remix
Some interesting thoughts on creating. Are there original ideas? Or is everything a remix?
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Information is free
[quote style=“1”]“Information doesn’t want to be free. That would indicate that information is sentient and possesses desires. Information is free. The medium that information is distributed on may have a cost or limitation(s), but ideas, concepts and knowledge are free of inherent restrictions. The issue lies in humans. Humans want to control freedom.”
—Jim Krenz[/quote]
Read the Flinch, a book by Julien Smith
Seriously. Download the Flinch and read it. It will help you overcome your greatest challenge, which is to push through your resistance. What makes you flinch?
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After you have read the book, come back here and let me know your thoughts about it.
Really small puzzle pieces
As a child, I enjoyed taking things apart. Occasionally, I would put them back together in a different way. Once you reduce an item into pieces, the enjoyable part of the puzzle is to create new ideas, art or tools.
Imagine if we could take organs or skin or bones and reduce them down to the point of having puzzle pieces that could replace a broken arm, failing eye or damaged liver.
I wonder if starship doctors ever used the replicator in this manner?
Thank you WordPress
I’ve been working with WordPress blogs for a while now. The user interface is clear and intuitive. Updates are handled smoothly and the mobile versions communicate with the website very well.
Posting is easy for content creators, and the plugin architecture offers a variety of additional features. It will help you get your content to your customers on schedule.
Let me know your thoughts on WordPress in the comments below.
Played a few StarCraft II games tonight....
…and I am out of practice. I need to put in some quality time in order to freshen up my skills.
Why so negative?
Do you know why some people take a negative view of any topic? I don’t have an answer. Just the question.
Taking a positive view seems so much better. It feels easier to do. And it has a beneficial effect on your mood and the mood of those around you.
Like the proverbial glass of water, do you want to enjoy what is missing, or what is there?
I prefer to enjoy every drop that is there.
You?
Gearbox Comic
At Jeff Goldsmith’s movie Q&A tonight, I had the pleasure of meeting Mark Steger.
Mark is amazing. If you saw Tool’s Schism video, Mark is unforgetable. His body is from another reality, and he moves with a precision only matched by Tool’s music.
Mark is working on a online comic named Gearbox. Check it out here.
