On 31 Dec 2004 at 12:19, John Howell wrote: > Now the Rodin story illustrates rather clearly that the "attelier" > system of corporate creativity is still alive and well in other arts. > And it's tied into the ancient and rather effective apprenticeship > system that has served both arts and crafts quite well for centuries. > The Master sketches the basic design. The Journeymen fill in the > background details. Advanced apprentices take care of the > physical--the canvas, the stretchers, mixing the paints, cleaning up > after the skilled workers. And probably the Master keeps his eye on > the piece and fills in the final details that transform > just-another-painting into a unique work of art.
To tie up threads, this is also exactly how The Lord of the Rings trilogy was made. A whole lot of people executed the plans (as many as 2,000 were actively involved at certain points in the production), but it was all under the careful eye of Peter Jackson, the director. And the final result reflects *his* vision of what the movie should be like, down to many of the smallest details. One thing I learned from watching the materials on the LOTR extended edition DVDs was that Peter Jackson is a really remarkable person, a genius of film making. And he really *does* deserve the credit for making the whole project succeed. -- David W. Fenton http://www.bway.net/~dfenton David Fenton Associates http://www.bway.net/~dfassoc _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
