Make Like The Greats
Justin Campbell-Platt
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Behind HBO's Industry, are showrunners Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, two ex-bankers who walked out of London's finance world to create one of TV's most compelling modern dramas. Here are the 6 creative lessons I learned from them about redefining your identity and doing great work...
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 Intro
00:03:56 The Journey: From Banking to HBO
00:12:45 Rule 1: Write What You Know
00:17:31 Rule 2: Give People a Peek Into an Inaccessible World
00:23:21 Rule 3: Study Human Nature
00:32:17 Rule 4: Create Something Shocking
00:40:32 Rule 5: Steal Like An Artist
00:46:35 Rule 6: Don't Stop Making
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Art mentioned:
- Industry - TV show, HBO (Mickey Down and Konrad Kay)
- Mad Men - TV show, AMC (Matthew Weiner)
- The Wire - TV show, HBO (David Simon)
- The Sopranos - TV show, HBO (David Chase)
- Game of Thrones - TV show, HBO (David Benioff and D.B. Weiss)
- Mastery - book, Robert Greene
- Gregor - indie film, Mickey Down and Konrad Kay
- Edinburgh TV Festival - panel/interview
- Keep Going - book, Austin Kleon
- Hayao Miyazaki - Make Like The Greats episode 2
- Bruce Lee - Make Like The Greats episode 8
- The Godfather - film (1972), Francis Ford Coppola
- The Social Network - film (2010), David Fincher
- "Industry's Unintelligible Finance Jargon" GQ article by Jack King
- Television Academy - interview, Mickey Down and Konrad Kay
- The Prestige - film (2006), Christopher Nolan
- Indiewire - interview/podcast, Mickey Down and Konrad Kay
- Tasteland - podcast, hosted by Daisy Alioto
- The Laws of Human Nature - book, Robert Greene
- The Lord of the Rings - book, J.R.R. Tolkien
- Becoming The Main Character - podcast
- 50 Cent - Make Like The Greats episode 1
- The Creative Act - book, Rick Rubin
- Hamilton - musical, Lin-Manuel Miranda
- Washington Post - interview, Mickey Down and Konrad Kay
- Apocalypse Now - film (1979), Francis Ford Coppola (edited by Walter Murch)
- The English Patient - film (1996), Anthony Minghella (edited by Walter Murch)
- Novembermag - interview, Mickey Down and Konrad Kay
- Steal Like An Artist - book, Austin Kleon
- The Runaway Species - book, Anthony Brandt and David Eagleman
- Heat - film (1995), Michael Mann
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To learn from makers not covered in the podcast:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/makegreats
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/make-greats/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makegreats/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@makegreats
Here are the creativity lessons I learned from Rick Rubin by reading: Rick Rubin In The Studio, by Jake Brown
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Art mentioned:
- "Problem Child" (song by AC/DC)
- Highway to Hell (album by AC/DC)
- "Rick Rubin, In The Studio" (book by Jake Brown)
- The Midnight Special (TV show)
- Iron Man films
- Magna Carta Holy Grail (album by Jay-Z)
- "Berzerk" (song by Eminem)
- "Mastery" (book by Robert Greene)
- "It's Yours" (song by T La Rock)
- Flower Boy (album by Tyler, the Creator)
- IGOR (album by Tyler, the Creator)
- To Pimp A Butterfly (album by Kendrick Lamar)
- "Happy" (song by Pharrell Williams)
- "The Runaway Species" (book by Anthony Brandt and David Eagleman)
- "I Need a Beat" (song by LL Cool J)
- Krush Groove (film)
- Radio (album by LL Cool J)
- Lemonade (visual album by Beyoncé)
- "Walk This Way" (song by Aerosmith/Run-DMC)
- The Uplift Mofo Party Plan (album by Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- "Ring of Fire" (song by Johnny Cash)
- American Recordings (album by Johnny Cash)
- Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison (album)
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Chapters:
00:00:00 How One Piece of Work Can Change Your Life
00:03:07 Rick Rubin, The Icon
00:05:49 Growing Up with AC/DC and Magic
00:14:00 Attending NYU (Enter Hip-Hop)
00:17:29 Producing a New Kind of Single
00:22:25 The Birth of Def Jam
00:29:57 Launching LL Cool J and a Movie
00:38:41 How Rick Rubin Works
00:40:22 Working with RUN-DMC
00:46:40 Working with Red Hot Chili Peppers
00:59:14 Working with Johnny Cash
01:10:10 Aim for Greatness
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To learn from makers not covered in the podcast:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/makegreats
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/make-greats/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makegreats/
What creative insights I learned from Al Pacino by reading: Sonny Boy, a Memoir.
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Art mentioned
- Home Sweet Homicide — Theatre Production
- Pulp Fiction, 1994 — Film
- Creditors — Theatre Production
- Dog Day Afternoon, 1975 — Film
- The Indian Wants the Bronx — Theatre Production
- Serpico, 1973 — Film
- Sea of Love, 1989 — Film
- Carlito’s Way, 1993 — Film
- Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? — Theatre Production
- The Godfather, 1972 — Film
- The Godfather — Book
- …And Justice For All, 1979 — Film
- The Godfather, Part 2, 1974 — Film
- Scarface, 1932 — Film
- Scarface, 1983 — Film
- Wall Street, 1987 — Film
- Platoon, 1987 — Film
- JFK, 1991 — Film
- Natural Born Killers, 1995 — Film
- Any Given Sunday, 1999 — Film
- Mission Impossible, 1996 — Film
- Heat, 1995 — Film
- The Godfather, Part 3, 1990 — Film
- Richard III — Theatre Play
- Looking for Richard, 1996 — Film
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To learn from makers not covered in the podcast:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/makegreats
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/make-greats/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makegreats/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@makegreats
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Chapters
00:00:00 Life's on the Wire
00:01:24 Al Pacino as an ICON
00:07:52 Life Has Two Paths (Street Life)
00:17:33 The Other Path (Acting)
00:29:09 The Collaborators
00:44:37 Making The Godfather
00:56:05 Making Scarface
01:08:18 What Keeps Coming Back To You
01:20:56 The Greatest Word In English Language
What creative insights I learned from Bruce Lee by reading: Bruce Lee, A Life, by Matthew Polly.
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Art mentioned:
- Bruce Lee Screen Test (1965) — Video
- The Children’s Paradise — Comic Book
- #2 - Hayao Miyazaki — ICONS Episode
- My Son-A-Chang — Film
- An Orphan’s Tragedy — Film
- Sins of the Father — Film
- In the Face of Demolition — Film
- The Guiding Light — Film
- #1 - 50 Cent — ICONS Episode
- The Art of Learning, Josh Waitzkin — Book
- The Mind, Explored — Newsletter
- The Orphan — Film
- 1000 True Fans, Kevin Kelly — Essay
- Batman — TV Series
- The Green Hornet — TV Series
- Once Upon A Time In Hollywood — Movie
- Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu — Book
- Longstreet — TV Series
- Bruce Lee Pierre Berton Interview — Video
- The Big Boss — Film
- Fist of Fury — Film
- The Way of The Dragon — Film
- Game of Death — Film
- Enter the Dragon — Film
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To learn from makers not covered in the podcast:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/makegreats
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/make-greats/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makegreats/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@makegreats
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Chapters
00:00:00 How Bruce Lee was Found by Hollywood
00:01:41 Bruce Lee as an ICON
00:05:33 The Many Names of Bruce Lee (The Child Star)
00:18:28 Bad School Kid (Fighting)
00:25:14 Martial Arts - Wing Chun
00:38:52 Moving to the US and Cha-Cha
00:48:41 America & Teaching Wing Chun
01:02:52 What Robin was to Batman
01:13:59 Jeet Kune Do
01:21:44 Longstreet
01:29:09 The Hong Kong Films
01:41:38 Hollywood’s New Man: Enter the Dragon
01:49:54 The Passing
01:54:11 The Icon (Bruce Lee's Legacy)