{"id":87,"date":"2016-04-01T13:48:51","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T13:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarindawrites.com\/?p=87"},"modified":"2016-06-29T16:38:07","modified_gmt":"2016-06-29T20:38:07","slug":"weekend-rx-short-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarindawrites.com\/index.php\/2016\/04\/01\/weekend-rx-short-films\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Rx: short films"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Short films fascinate me. I love making shorts. I love watching shorts. And I especially love making and watching them when I take breaks from writing. So long as I avoid the Youtube rabbit hole, these films direct my attention elsewhere for long enough to help me look with fresh eyes at what I&#8217;m making. The more engaged I am by the short, the more productive I am when I return to work.<\/p>\n<p>So here is a weekend short film Rx, tailored, of course, to a variety of writing and other situations.\u00a0Take as needed.<\/p>\n<p>1).\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/4352688\">Oktapodi<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>(2 mins 25 secs)<\/p>\n<p>Take when working on short story, especially when you have no idea what happens next.<\/p>\n<p>Take also when in need of optimal pacing in real-life situations. For example, if you are telling stories to groups of people in social settings, and it isn&#8217;t going well, identify a private location. Pull up\u00a0<em>Oktapodi <\/em>on nearest accessible device. Watch. Note how to<em>\u00a0<\/em>add complexity to a short story arc in a short time. Return to people. Adjust story-telling pace.\u00a0Repeat as needed.<\/p>\n<p>In emergencies, talk about and share\u00a0<em>Oktapodi<\/em> itself.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-vimeo\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/4352688\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>2). \u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4_7ojVm806c\">Fallen Art<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>(6 mins)<\/p>\n<p>Take when trying to feel a nameless horror and then channel that feeling into your work or your day. Results vary.<\/p>\n<p>If taken when writing, side effects may include a thematic marriage of the sublime and the repugnant in your project.<\/p>\n<p>Take also on weekdays. If, for example, today seems like a nameless-horror kind of Friday, then today is a day on which to watch this film.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4_7ojVm806c?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>3). \u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/vk.com\/video1426450_171289860?list=c1b63c1f0b3979a2dc\">We Can&#8217;t Live Without Cosmos<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>(15 mins 26 secs)<\/p>\n<p>Take when you have 15 minutes that will go uninterrupted by texts, calls, and the rest of the world.<\/p>\n<p>Side effects may include sobs, snot, wet face, and desire to see old friends immediately or make new ones.<\/p>\n<p>4). \u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/9078364\">Nuit Blanche<\/a><\/em> (4 mins 41 secs)<\/p>\n<p>Take when in need of transcendence in under five minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Watch every year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-vimeo\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/9078364\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<span class=\"et_bloom_bottom_trigger\"><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Short films fascinate me. I love making shorts. I love watching shorts. And I especially love making and watching them when I take breaks from writing. So long as I avoid the Youtube rabbit hole, these films direct my attention elsewhere for long enough to help me look with fresh eyes at what I&#8217;m making. 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