Archive for the ‘Managing Creatives’ Category


    Louis C.K. and Creative Autonomy

    By on Tuesday, March 27th, 2012 | No Comments

    Louis C.K. tells the New York Times about his unique and creatively successful relationship with the FX Network. Of particular interest is his negotiations for doing the pilot, and what that revealed about the FX network’s unique approach to creative types. Pair that with his recent comedy special sold direct to the fans and you have a textbook case of creative control paired with financial success. By the way, he not only stars in Louis, he writes, directs, and EDITS it (on Final Cut Pro). He is the “showrunner” and more. Here’s a guy who has a vision and is loyal to [...]

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    The Corporate Communications Choice: Creativity or Committee

    By on Saturday, January 21st, 2012 | No Comments

    Let me first say that I’ve been around the block. If I were a tree, I’d have 62 rings… Of hell. And in February, I’ll have been doing this– this being creating visual communications projects– for 40 years. Slide Shows, museum events, audio-visual theater in the round, multi-screen extravaganzas, video in all its permutations, wide screen meetings, business theater, web video, interactive DVD’s, you name it. (Go ahead name it– I’ll wait—- yup, did that too.) So, I’ve created a lot of media. Yes, that was my job. Create. Analyze a communications need, through research, meetings, reading, talking and listening, [...]

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    Huh?

    By on Sunday, January 15th, 2012 | No Comments

    Oh– what this is about. Well, I began doing creative stuff for pay on February 1st, 1972. I have a few thoughts on how to encourage, develop, nurture, sustain and even monetize the creative soul in or for a corporate environment. I also have some ideas on how to add creative secret sauce to our videos, whether you work in-house, on contract, or for your own devilish purposes. So, excelsior! Let’s learn from each other! But no committees.

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