ALL FASTER IDEAS POSTS

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Jun 29, 2021
3 min

Get into character

How creating a character or a 'pen portrait' can help you see things through another person's eyes.

Jun 2, 2021
2 min

Fill the tank

How stopping what you're doing to fill your mind with inspiration is the best route to your creative goal.

May 25, 2021
3 min

Put yourself on screen

Filming yourself can capture some creative thinking and help you picture a new idea.

May 6, 2021
3 min

Question your truth

How realising what you 'know' might not be what you thought it was, is the key to finding something new.

Mar 19, 2021
1 min

Handmaid's Tale Director Kari Skogland

This week we spotlight Vanity Fair's Notes on a Scene with 'The Handmaid's Tale' Director Kari Skogland.

Mar 1, 2021
3 min

Film titles

Using the names of motion pictures can help get your brain in motion.

Feb 19, 2021
1 min

Writing tips from Stephen King

Whether you're a fan of his work or not, you can't deny that Stephen King is one of the world's most successful and prolific writers...

Feb 17, 2021
1 min

Philip Lawrence, TV Writer

We talk about Phil's path to working on the biggest TV shows in the UK.

Feb 12, 2021
1 min

How to write a hit Disney song

How to write a hit Disney song, with Bobby Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez.

Jan 27, 2021
2 min

Hatty Ashdown, Comedian

We talk family, funny, writing and stand-up - and ask, are babies the toughest audience?

Jan 18, 2021
3 min

Watch Shite on TV

Stuck at home in lockdown? You've no excuse. Watch some shite on TV.

Dec 21, 2020
1 min

Day 11: Hero With A Thousand Faces & Writer's Journey

I've roped in my creative & screenwriting partner, Mark Winter to discuss The Hero with A Thousand Faces & The Writer’s Journey.

Dec 9, 2020
1 min

Day 3: Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull

It’s Day 3 of Speedier Reads book reviews from Faster Ideas. And we dive into Creativity Inc by Ed Catmull with Amy Wallace. This book...

Oct 27, 2020
1 min

The Making of 'Playdoh' Bunnies

Film and animation technology may have advanced since 2007, but the skill, creativity and ambition in Sony Bravia's 'Playdoh' advert make...

Oct 16, 2020
2 min

Film it

'Film transforms the way we see the world' - Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Oct 13, 2020
1 min

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy: How film transforms the way we see the world

Film can change the way we see the world.