Adam Savage – Part 1 – “Hands-on Thinking” – TWP068

About this episode

The episode features Adam Savage discussing various topics including creativity, storytelling, and the influence of audience feedback on creators.

We covered Isaac Newton’s monstrous nature, the inevitability of calculus, pottery, Clive Owen’s need for a foil, aesthetics as a point of view, lessons from Steven Soderbergh, following the story’s lead, relinquishing control, Sir Anthony Hopkins’ need for George C. Scott’s tension, and how audience feedback improves creators. https://youtu.be/bsi0RcKLmS4

People in this episode

Hosts: Anson Mount, Branan Edgens

Guest: Adam Savage

Topics covered

• creativity
• storytelling
• aesthetics
• audience feedback
• calculus
• film analysis

Keywords

• Isaac Newton
• calculus
• Clive Owen
• aesthetics
• Steven Soderbergh
• audience feedback
• Adam Savage

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