Creative Writing: The Power of Words in the Modern World
Editing (Or Not Editing) 2
A course by Max Stossel , Poet, Writer, and Filmmaker
About the video: Editing (Or Not Editing) 2
Overview
“After finishing editing the body, I'll move on to the ending. These can be very hard to write, and here I'll give you a couple of tricks to try and help you with this. Finally, I'll read you my piece! ”
In this video lesson Max Stossel addresses the topic: Editing (Or Not Editing) 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Writing: The Power of Words in the Modern World. Discover writing techniques to inspire creativity and tell stories that resonate with your audience.
Partial transcription of the video
“Editing (Or Not Editing) “Truth whispers dissonance from the darkness we've pushed it into." "Truth whispers," that tastes good in my mouth. That feeling is honestly how I make a lot of decisions. The editor came in and said, "Truth whispers? Isn't the whole point that truth is shouting? Truth is shouting its dissonance from the darkness and distance? The darkness and the distance and that rhymes. Let's do that." I wanted to change that. "Truth shouts dissonance from the darkness and distance." Distance rhymes, so let's do that. “Darkness in the distance,” feels good in the body. "We've pus...”
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Max Stossel
A course by Max Stossel
Max Stossel is an award-winning poet, filmmaker, and speaker from New York City. He was named by Forbes as one of the best storytellers of the year in 2016. Spanning across five continents, from Lincoln Center in NY to the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, Max’s performances have been described as mind-expanding, profound, and hilarious all at once. His stage show, “Words That Move” has sold out theaters all over the US, and is currently being developed into a digital special to share with the world. Max's work has been translated into fourteen languages, won two Webby Awards, multiple film festivals, and has been viewed over 20 million times online.
Max is also the youth & education advisor for the Center for Humane Technology, an organization of former tech insiders dedicated to realigning technology with humanity, which was featured in The Social Dilemma on Netflix. Before working with CHT, Max was a media strategist with an extensive background in social, running social media for multinational brands, and later working for a social media company where he designed some of the notification structures that he now raises awareness about.
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