The Gap by Ira Glass
David Sax created a beautiful video to illustrate a segment of Ira Glass' talk about Storytelling. It's applicable to anyone in the creative field (or anyone rying something new). This is the kind of advice I wish I heard when I was younger.
I think it was at springtime 2012, when I came across David Shiyang Lius lovely piece of work about Ira Glass. It was the most inspiring and motivating video, I have ever seen in my life. I watched it over and over again, listened to Ira Glass' voice and told myself, that I am not the only person who is constantly disappointed about the gap between ones taste and ones skills. Later on in 2012 I decided to do an own filmed version of Iras interview - use my own language to tell his message. It took me about a year from concept to upload.
I made it for myself and for anybody who is in doubt with his creative career. I also think that Ira Glass' message isn't only limited to the creative industry. It can be applied to everyone who starts out in a new environment and is willing to improve.
You can listen to the complete talk here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
[via laughingsquid.com]