Sources and Methods #3: Mark DiCristofaro

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Show Notes:

2:18

Adventures of Tintin (IMDB and trailer)

 

3:08

"Strangers. Lovers. Friends." (watch the film on vimeo here).

 

07:15

Idea: "never use the phrase, 'we're just...'"

 

09:25

Victorian novels (wiki)

The Wire (wiki)

 

13:45

Reality TV tropes (tvtropes.org / All The Tropes Wiki)

 

15:20

12 plots

The Seven Basic Plots (book site on wiki)

 

16:28

Formulas for making hit shows/films (Malcolm Gladwell at the New Yorker)

 

18:25

iPhone 6 / iMovie

 

20:45

How to Manufacture a Bestseller (link)

How to Write a Bestseller - According to the Formula (HuffPost)

 

26:15

Guardians of the Galaxy (trailer)

"The War Photo No One Would Publish" (Atlantic)

 

30:00

"What is Indie?" (documentary trailer)

 

31:30

History of Hollywood studios (studioscentral.com)

 

36:45

Vine

"How Social Media Is Ruining Our Minds" (infographic on attention span)

 

41:45

Yo (app)

 

43:50

Nine Lives (IMDB)

Drive (IMDB)

Drive (opening sequence):

Extras: Mark's Suggestions

Books:

David Allen - "Getting Things Done" (Amazon)
Robert L. Pruitt, II - "Out of the Box: Sharing the Gift you Are with the World" (Amazon)

Robert McKee - "Story" (Amazon)
Blake Snyder - "Save the Cat!" (Amazon)

Song:


Maroon 5, especially their new Album "V" (rockrevival.com)
Kris Allen's new album "Horizons" (wiki)

Radio:
 

The Stephanie Miller Show (also a podcast)

Recommended Websites/Blogs
 

ChrisRonzio.com
Values.com
Cynopsis.com

Frequently Used (and recommended) Apps/Tools/Sites
 

Evernote
Dropbox
Mailbox
HelloSign
CheckinEasy
JotNot Pro (app review)
SunSeeker (android appstore)
Bill Guard
Movie Magic Budget (film) - software
Movie Magic Schedule (film)
Credit Karma
UnRoll.Me