Comments on: Building a Mystery: Taxonomies for Creativity

By: Reading Hip-hop: No Nostalgia Needed | Roy Christopher

Reading Hip-hop: No Nostalgia Needed | Roy Christopher — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 23:42:37 +0000

[...] care of the business, and many of Jay’s lyrics are also broken down herein in the style of RZA’a Wu-Tang Manual. Hell, it’s even mildly nostalgic: “The feeling those records gave me was so profound [...]

By: Evergreen Halloween: Ten Years of Donnie Darko | Roy Christopher

Evergreen Halloween: Ten Years of Donnie Darko | Roy Christopher — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:26:37 +0000

[...] Donnie Darko is set in a Virginia high school 1988. I was in high school during the time, so that connects the film to my life in several ways: The soundtrack, the angst, and the nerdy struggle are all very familiar to me. One of my friends once derided Donnie, saying he was, “so emo he can travel through time,” and I can see how Donnie’s whiney approach to therapy could wear on one, but it’s a minor flaw in a major piece of myth-making. [...]

By: This is How the Music Industry Works Now | Roy Christopher

This is How the Music Industry Works Now | Roy Christopher — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 04:03:34 +0000

[...] ground up. I’m not going to pretend that I can distill what they’re doing into a simple myth-making and marketing how-to, but I would like to point out a few key things. Some of you will find parts [...]

By: Camera Obscura: Cloverfield and the Myth of Transparency | Roy Christopher

Camera Obscura: Cloverfield and the Myth of Transparency | Roy Christopher — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:15:43 +0000

[...] — the single camera’s limits are what define its experience. They are its grammar. It is a surprisingly effective [...]