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Jun. 30th, 2008 05:42 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
beccaelizabethI can't remember if I've linked to this before. Probably.
Torchwood content in an unusual place, the BBC Writers Room:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/insight/chris_chibnall.shtml
Also, Doctor Who:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/insight/paul_cornell.shtml
"And that's my main message, that it is a teachable skill. There's almost nothing in the way of talent, I think. It's just that the people who are famous, they're just the people who have tried harder than anybody else. And that, and honing your craft by paying attention when you get notes, is what it comes down to."
I've said the same thing, and then felt a bit stupid about it. Because I can see a lot of people in my classes trying very hard, but they all get different grades. So 'try harder' is not an answer in itself. But neither is talent. Talent is no good without grinding away at it until it shines. Lazy talent gets you nowhere.
Torchwood content in an unusual place, the BBC Writers Room:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/insight/chris_chibnall.shtml
Also, Doctor Who:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/insight/paul_cornell.shtml
"And that's my main message, that it is a teachable skill. There's almost nothing in the way of talent, I think. It's just that the people who are famous, they're just the people who have tried harder than anybody else. And that, and honing your craft by paying attention when you get notes, is what it comes down to."
I've said the same thing, and then felt a bit stupid about it. Because I can see a lot of people in my classes trying very hard, but they all get different grades. So 'try harder' is not an answer in itself. But neither is talent. Talent is no good without grinding away at it until it shines. Lazy talent gets you nowhere.