It’s been a while since I’ve added to this blog and understandably, I’ve changed though not nearly as much as the free world around me.
What hasn’t changed, are the reams of digi-pulp that bookend fundamentals such as school, employment, raising a family… and even death!
In response to this, I am, more so than ever, referring back to Cartesian philosophy to ease the grip of bureaucracy that seems to have washed over me like a Teahupoo monster. After the holidays, with no surf, and far to much time to think and therefore slipping into somewhat of an existential crises, it was awfully nice to be offered clear cut guidelines on ‘how to give notes’ by our lecturer Stayci Taylor.
In class, I remember thinking that advice like this is invaluable. In my first semester, we exercised an activity where we were to offer critical advice to our fellow classmates, applying similar modes as expounded by Peter Bloore in his book The Screenplay Business: Managing creativity and script development (2013).
For me, when offering feedback, I have learned to apply the steps; what you like about something, what was your first instinct, how could it be improved and where else could it go.
Peter Bloore’s treatise has certainly enriched my understanding of how to tactfully offer feedback and support.