Yes, me again.
I've been researching a lot of things lately, trying to find my path out of college and into a career. I've enjoyed comments about Ed Catmull's different working and leading style in media production. I think it even seems to be more what the Herd used to do than what normal production companies do. Here are a few links.
Pixar's Superhero Shakes Up Disney
Blog from BYU speech
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Love, Media, and Success
I agree with Benjamin and he said exactly what I've been pondering for the last few weeks. I have also asked myself what is success and what it would mean to do everything out of love. Charity never faileth. Perhaps charity is the ultimate form of success.
If we made good media because we wanted to counter the bad, our motives are good. If we wanted to make good media because we wanted to express our ideas, those motives can also be good. However, what if we made media because we loved people? What if we loved our siblings enough to make films that would help people have hope, help inspire them, uplift them, encourage them?
God has done so much for us because he loves us. What could we do with love for our Father and our fellow man? I do think, as Ben suggested, that that would be success.
One medium often used or referred to in the scriptures is the word of God. There is much written in the scriptures about this subject and from various perspectives, but I will just make a few references. John frequently calls Christ "the Word." I find that interesting. He also said that God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son. Thus, you could say that God, in his love for us, gave us the ultimate and eternal medium. This medium would be above every form of media ever. This medium would not only teach, inspire, give hope, etc. but this medium would be the very means of our salvation and exaltation.
We currently live in a world where media takes us away from love, takes us away from Christ. Much of the media distracts us, causes us to be removed from the Spirit, desensitizes us. I firmly believe that people often can't see how these things affect them. Satan is gaining a huge grasp through technology that could and should be used in the opposite direction.
Our media, in essence, should be symbolic of Christ and have motives like his. I do believe we should make good media because we love people and only want the best for them.
Beginnings. I like that. We are not merely finding answers or ending a quest. We are beginning a journey, a mission, that may have been in the works...for a long time.
Ben asked how we do it. Let's find out together.
If we made good media because we wanted to counter the bad, our motives are good. If we wanted to make good media because we wanted to express our ideas, those motives can also be good. However, what if we made media because we loved people? What if we loved our siblings enough to make films that would help people have hope, help inspire them, uplift them, encourage them?
God has done so much for us because he loves us. What could we do with love for our Father and our fellow man? I do think, as Ben suggested, that that would be success.
One medium often used or referred to in the scriptures is the word of God. There is much written in the scriptures about this subject and from various perspectives, but I will just make a few references. John frequently calls Christ "the Word." I find that interesting. He also said that God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son. Thus, you could say that God, in his love for us, gave us the ultimate and eternal medium. This medium would be above every form of media ever. This medium would not only teach, inspire, give hope, etc. but this medium would be the very means of our salvation and exaltation.
We currently live in a world where media takes us away from love, takes us away from Christ. Much of the media distracts us, causes us to be removed from the Spirit, desensitizes us. I firmly believe that people often can't see how these things affect them. Satan is gaining a huge grasp through technology that could and should be used in the opposite direction.
Our media, in essence, should be symbolic of Christ and have motives like his. I do believe we should make good media because we love people and only want the best for them.
Beginnings. I like that. We are not merely finding answers or ending a quest. We are beginning a journey, a mission, that may have been in the works...for a long time.
Ben asked how we do it. Let's find out together.
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