The Vanishing Point: Recent Episodes

Al Kang

Creativity, bottled within the container of narrative, is a powerful thing that can affect change in people’s lives. Yet, in the new digital ontophany and tech reality, how have the Arts, in terms of writing, concept art, filmmaking been affected by these changes, and in turn, how can artist affect change in this new creative space? This podcasts seeks to look past the tools and the techniques of digital art and begin to examine what we create digital art for, and if we can indeed affect change. — these recordings represent my raw, unscripted “drafts” for my final YouTube episodes.

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Tangential thinking on the school run!

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What does it mean for a character to “earn” their ending?

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So ... why theme anyway? What’s the big deal?

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Is there an emotional layering to theme? Can theme be multi-tiered?

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What do you guys think about Jungian archetypes and the schoolyard bully?

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This episode is (inadvertently) a 3 parter, hoping to tease out a definition for meaning and value as it pertains to character goals.

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A new examination of a narrative’s throughline and a cross-examination of Yoda.

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An interesting epiphany. Is the process of creating digital music similar to the creative approaches in other areas of the digital arts?

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Raw recordings, unscripted - First episode in a series examining the perplexing problems of understanding a creative property’s theme.