tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860308562279203907.post6104574059507744784..comments2024-01-20T05:27:34.690+01:00Comments on Toward an LDS Cinema: Of What Fold Are We?Trevorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00817545149801983520noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860308562279203907.post-52069478142108725072008-12-30T03:57:00.000+01:002008-12-30T03:57:00.000+01:00anyone get that email asking to take a survey on s...anyone get that email asking to take a survey on some supposed upcoming lds television series? <BR/><BR/>i got the email, but deleted it. now i can't find it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15079352853661571883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860308562279203907.post-79613043903708124932008-11-26T21:43:00.000+01:002008-11-26T21:43:00.000+01:00Th., It does feel more genuine that way, doesn't i...Th., <BR/><BR/>It does feel more genuine that way, doesn't it? I guess it's the same problem we have with member-missionary work: we bake a pie to create an opportunity for a gospel conversation, not because the person we care about needs a pie or because we need the spiritual benefits of giving. <BR/><BR/>MoJo, <BR/><BR/>I've been struggling with how to respond to your question. I appreciate Adam K. K. Figueirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00332366019568841848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860308562279203907.post-32372079521743374472008-11-25T18:37:00.000+01:002008-11-25T18:37:00.000+01:00Perhaps one reason we are struggling to improve LD...<B><I>Perhaps one reason we are struggling to improve LDS cinema is that we are learning primarily from Gospel-incompatible sources. If so, perhaps something should be done to change that.</I></B><BR/><BR/>I guess my question (to clarify for myself) is: What are you trying to learn about filmmaking? Technique or thematic elements?<BR/><BR/>For instance, I love a lot of what Baz Luhrmann does inAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860308562279203907.post-1360403475931579992008-11-25T17:44:00.000+01:002008-11-25T17:44:00.000+01:00I think making art selfishly is the answer. Welcom...<B><I>I think making art selfishly is the answer. </I></B><BR/><BR/>Welcome to my Randiverse, Th. You just uttered the Magic and Sacred word.<BR/><BR/>Pardon, Adam and Th. I did take a <A HREF="http://www.motleyvision.org/2006/what-bad-mormon-literature-do-we-need/#comment-33920" REL="nofollow">teensy bit of this discussion</A> back over to AMV because I thought it was pertinent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860308562279203907.post-77341890138424888802008-11-25T03:49:00.000+01:002008-11-25T03:49:00.000+01:00.I think making art selfishly (stick with me here)....<BR/><BR/>I think making art selfishly (stick with me here) is the answer. If we make the art <I>we</I> need, it will find the others who have the same need. Or so I hope.Th.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16460795570237872290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860308562279203907.post-6174515918468205962008-11-24T22:58:00.000+01:002008-11-24T22:58:00.000+01:00Thank you, Th., both for your comment and for putt...Thank you, Th., both for your comment and for putting up with the dominance of my comparatively small-minded voice on this blog (compared to Trevor's). You're not the only one who misses him. In answer to your question...well, I'm not sure how much of an answer Trevor would want me to give. He will be back, but when he is, it may not be here. Right now he's so swamped with film school and other Adam K. K. Figueirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00332366019568841848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860308562279203907.post-26176468860353570332008-11-24T18:50:00.000+01:002008-11-24T18:50:00.000+01:00.I think we as artists are failing our people. We ....<BR/><BR/>I think we as artists are failing our people. We do not provide consumers of every taste and temperament with what they need.<BR/><BR/>And while I would never argue that we must build walls between ourselves and the world, and I would argue that there will always be work of merit for us to find on The Other Side, I do think we have an obligation to at least offer to meet all the SaintsTh.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16460795570237872290noreply@blogger.com