10 (More) Amazing Videos About the Creative Process | 99u

Just like the rest of us, creatives like Milton Glaser, Louis C.K. and Ray Bradbury struggle when going through their process. No really, we have proof.

In a sequel of sorts, we’ve assembled videos from musicians, stand-up comedians, writers, and others to help give us a look inside the inner-workings of some of the world’s most talented creatives.

Jazz Pianist Bill Evans strips away the glamor of creative work and emphasizes the need to have a love for the nitty-gritty. This clip is from the 1966 film The Universal Mind of Bill Evans.

In Story of a Writer Ray Bradbury delves into the author’s storytelling process, his clustered workspace and his struggle for gainful employment in his youth.

And lots more here: 10 (More) Amazing Videos About the Creative Process :: Articles :: 99U.

October 6, 2012 0

The Art of Fiction No. 203, Ray Bradbury | Paris Review

ed: I love this bit

… Since my stroke, I walk very slowly. I saw a sign that night that said, next restroom: two hundred and eighty miles. The registration desk was on the eighth floor. You have to wait ten minutes for an elevator just to go up and register! That night some of the women were taking me back to my room and I said, For God’s sake, where’s the men’s room? We couldn’t find one. One of the girls said, There’s a potted palm over there, why don’t you go use it? So I went over. Nobody saw me. At least I don’t think so.

For more on Bradbury’s thoughts on Mailer and Vonnegut and receiving the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, visit: Paris Review – The Art of Fiction No. 203, Ray Bradbury.

September 28, 2012 0