“The best thing about writing fiction is that moment where the story catches fire and comes to life on the page, and suddenly it all makes sense and you know what it's about and why you're doing it and what these people are saying and doing, and you get to feel like both the creator and the audience. Everything is suddenly both obvious and surprising ("but of course that's why he was doing that, and that means that...") and it's magic and wonderful and strange.” PeopleKnowsFeelsWritingMeanMomentsStoriesCoursesFictionAudienceFireWonderfulMagicStrangePagesObviousCreatorMake SenseBest ThingsThat MomentSurprisingWriting FictionSaying And Doing Author:Neil Gaiman
“I have full confidence in the ability of Foo Fighters' audiences to distinguish between questioning HIV and the obvious value of safe-sex practices.” ValuesSexAbilityPracticeAudienceSafeObviousFighterQuestioningHivFoo Fighters Author:Nate Mendel
“That's the thing about great artists: They find the thing that's most obvious to themselves, what's most conscious and natural, and they put it out there and the audience comes.” ArtistNaturalAudienceConsciousObviousGreat ArtGreat Artist Author:Steve Vai
“The close-up says everything, it's then that an actor's learned, rehearsed behavior becomes most obvious to an audience and chips away, unconsciously, at its experience of reality. In a close-up, the audience is only inches away, and your face becomes the stage.” RealityFacesActorsAudienceStageBehaviorObviousYour FaceInchesChips Author:Marlon Brando
“There are many other ways in which language can be used to manipulate an audience. one obvious way is to simply lie.” WayUsedLyingLanguageAudienceObviousManipulate Book:Propaganda and the Ethics of Persuasion - Second Edition Source: Propaganda and the Ethics of Persuasion - Second Edition
“First of all, we have exactly the opposite type of audiences, for obvious reasons. So the competition is not going to be between the movies. I wish Dakota the best, not only because of this movie. I know the expectations of these movies are enormous but we know-every member of the family, brother, sister, real father-that she's a good actress.”” KnowsFirstsRealReasonFatherWishAudienceBrotherTypeMembersExpectationsOppositesCompetitionObviousActressesEnormousDakotaBrother SisterReal Father Author:Antonio Banderas
“So much of the humor on new sitcoms plays to the lowest common denominator. Wit isn't nearly given as much attention as slipping on a banana peel. So much of the writing is so coarse, so obvious that it doesn't provide a shock, never mind a laugh. What makes something funny is alluding to it without laying it out explicitly. You let the audiences fill in the gaps and that's where the laughs come.” WritingMindPlayGivenCommonAttentionAudienceLaughingObviousWitShockGapsLowestBananasSitcomSlippingCoarseCommon DenominatorLowest Common Denominator Author:Betty White
“I think distribution has become a lot harder. With the whole explosion of digital video, there's just a lot more people making films. Distributors have a lot more choice. I do think there's an audience out there for small films. It's obvious to me what the studios do: they've co-opted independent film. They all have their independent arm. They can afford to crush the competition.” PeopleThinkingWholeFilmChoicesAudienceArmsHarderIndependentCompetitionObviousStudiosVideoCrushDigitalDistributionExplosionsIndependent FilmDistributors Author:Steve Buscemi
“Forget all the conventional 'rules' but one. There is one golden rule: Stick to topics you deeply care about and don't keep your passion buttoned inside your vest. An audience's biggest turn-on is the speaker's obvious enthusiasm. If you are lukewarm about the issue, forget it!” IfsCareTurnsPassionForgetAudienceIssuesSticksObviousGoldenEnthusiasmSpeakersConventionalTopicsForget ItTurn-onGolden RuleLukewarmVests Author:Tom Peters