When Eve Took a Bite of the Apple Inc.

5 April 2013

“Hey, come on” he says, “you want thissss, you need thisss, you will love thissss” as he slides down the tree trunk and settles on the ground. “Pleasssse, buy ALL of thesssse productssss, they will make your life eassssier, better, nicer, smarter…I promisssse”. And so, Eve takes a bite from the Apple Inc., innocent, curious, […]

On Losing Direction

31 January 2012

To ‘lose direction’ can literally mean just that. You are going somewhere, in a particular direction, let’s say, south for example. Suddenly, you’re not sure which way is up, your internal compass is on the fritz, your phone is out of batteries (hence no sat nav) and you forgot your A to Z because you […]

Change, Trains and Fly Wheels

18 July 2011

A friend of mine is an engineer. Let’s call him Sam. Somewhere in the bowels of Sam’s current work place, resides on old steam engine. Obviously, this steam engine is pretty heavy, it is not made of feathers and it is not easy to move. I know, because Sam tried. He pushed it with all […]

Conversations, Clubbing and Choreography

12 June 2011

This metaphor has been brought to you by the letter ‘C’. When I talk about my job, the layperson often has difficulty understanding the difference between being a choreographer and being a dancer. Aside from the obvious similarities to directors (eg: choreographers consider the whole event, including design, costume, context etc., not just the movement); […]

Script Mapping

18 May 2011

Recently a friend of mine had one of his screenplays produced. After the initial excitement wore off, he found himself wrangling with the producers over potential changes to his script. He saw things one way, the producers another, cue heated negotiations and various bouts of metaphorical hair pulling. I’ve been writing screen plays, plot outlines […]

BABIP, Baseball and Bad Luck

25 April 2011

THIS MONTH’S BLOG IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE LETTER ‘B’ AND THE NUMBER ‘3 ‘ There’s a baseball statistic called BABIP, or, Batting Average on Balls In Play, that measures how often a batter reaches base on balls that he hits into the field of play.  A good batter who hits a lot of […]

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