Inspiration via Star Wars
Somehow the lines aren't a bother anymore, even though the crowd keeps growing. But what hurts is all that you can't see, because there isn't time, and events overlap.
By far, the most rewarding experiences have been sessions with creative people involved in the Star Wars world. There is an art exhibit room where 25 or so artists have booths set up; getting to see and talk to these artists about what they do is rewarding and inspiring every time I've visited.
In room 109, apparently every session is incredible, and I don't like thinking about how many I've missed. My two favoties are a presentation by John Knoll, lead special effects designer at ILM, and Matthew Stover, who wrote the novelization for Episode III. These are down to earth people who have extraordinary talents. Like any master of his craft, they share concepts that seem impossibly vast in their scope, and at the same time somhow obvious.
When complemented and thanked on how his work affected others, the author Stover kept deflecting taking credit. He stressed that your response is based on what you bring to it. If you are deeply moved by something, it is because of your passion already there for it. If you are changed, it is because you were in a place to do so. This "ownership" of response was put in a way I had never thought about, and it was extremely encouraging. It makes me look forward to those encounters, and want to make the most of them.
Star Wars just happens to be the current topic.
And there is no shortage of tangible things to inspire, either. Here's two small galleries: costumes and sights and activities.
By far, the most rewarding experiences have been sessions with creative people involved in the Star Wars world. There is an art exhibit room where 25 or so artists have booths set up; getting to see and talk to these artists about what they do is rewarding and inspiring every time I've visited.
In room 109, apparently every session is incredible, and I don't like thinking about how many I've missed. My two favoties are a presentation by John Knoll, lead special effects designer at ILM, and Matthew Stover, who wrote the novelization for Episode III. These are down to earth people who have extraordinary talents. Like any master of his craft, they share concepts that seem impossibly vast in their scope, and at the same time somhow obvious.
When complemented and thanked on how his work affected others, the author Stover kept deflecting taking credit. He stressed that your response is based on what you bring to it. If you are deeply moved by something, it is because of your passion already there for it. If you are changed, it is because you were in a place to do so. This "ownership" of response was put in a way I had never thought about, and it was extremely encouraging. It makes me look forward to those encounters, and want to make the most of them.
Star Wars just happens to be the current topic.
And there is no shortage of tangible things to inspire, either. Here's two small galleries: costumes and sights and activities.
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