You are a person. Or a person running a business. You have a story to tell. How do you tell it? This is the crux of advertising, public relations, and marketing; How are you going to tell your story in a way that is interesting to the people you are addressing?
There are thousands of books [...]
archive for june 2009
Breaking Out of a Slump
By nature, I’m not a very partisan person. I try to see both sides of a story. I enjoy getting all the information and avoid making rash decisions. I don’t like joining up with causes and passionately proclaiming things to other people. But there are some exceptions. I’m a Dodger fan. And I’m decidedly PRO-Andre [...]
Three Songs You Should Hear (Again?): VU
Nothing better than a little Velvet Underground for a rainy, muggy Friday. Going to start you off with Temptation Inside of Your Heart. I love how they’re talking throughout the song. Evidently Lou Reed and Sterling Morrison were in the booth to do the dooo-do-do’s, talked up a storm during the recording. When the went [...]
Portland Actors and Actresses: A Once In a Lifetime (or at least year) Offer
Ok people, I know there’s a recession on. So I’m going to make a one time offer. The first 7 people who email me at jake@fourplusoneproductions.com will receive free tuition to the next Acting for Film: Beginners workshop (click here for all the details on the workshops). Make sure you read these details to make [...]
Shameless Self-Promotion: I’ll Be On TV
If you have the KBYU channel, I’ll be on the television tonight and next Wedensday (June 10) at 8 pm PST (9 pm MST, etc) on a show called First Look. It will feature a short interview of me talking about my experience directing Night Becomes Day, my short film. The interview is done by [...]
Collaboration: All Talk, Little Walk
I love the movie The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. I think most people consider this ‘minor Anderson’ (which is just as snobby as it sounds), but I love it. It’s an adventure movie that features a rag-tag group of misfits that is past its prime but still searching for that great experience. What’s not [...]