by beachraven | Jul 30, 2018
I worked with Andy Johns (producer, Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones), we were recording a band, and I kept reaching up and tweaking the drum sound, a bit more high on the cymbals or a little more thump on the kick drum. Andy called me out for it, “what are you...
by beachraven | Jul 26, 2018
Don’t think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It’s self-conscious, and anything self-conscious is lousy. You can’t try to do things. You simply must do things. ~ Ray Bradbury
by beachraven | Jul 21, 2018
There are two kinds of filmmaking: Hitchcock’s (the film is complete in the director’s mind) and Coppola’s (which thrives on process). For Hitchcock, any variation from the complete internal idea is seen as a defect. The perfection already exists....
by beachraven | Jul 19, 2018
The creative process contains an uncomfortable element of exposure, like taking your clothes off in front of strangers… www.ravenswork.com
by beachraven | Jul 13, 2018
I walk into the room, usually, in the morning, I’m always the first to arrive so, for now, I’m alone. I open up the room, the curtains, doors, and lights, then I start to turn on the gear. The equipment fans begin to hum, lights of different colors blink on, video and...
