<p>What creative insights I learned from Christopher Nolan by reading: <a href="https://amzn.to/4c2C2gE">The Nolan Variations: The Movies, Mysteries, and Marvels of Christopher Nolan, by Tom Shone</a>.</p>
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<p><strong></strong><a href="https://mailchi.mp/d0c065a16be3/podcast-bonus-sign-up"><strong>⁠⁠Download the Bonus PDF (Christopher Nolan’s Best Work + Insights Summary) here</strong></a><strong></strong><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/jtxvqbv9ykgtukg5ojka4/004-Da-Vinci-Downloadable-Bonus.pdf?rlkey=uw5cso6s660tsokfo41i1dgjh&dl=0">⁠</a><strong>⁠</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Art mentioned:</strong></p>
<ul>
 <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3InnHhg">Inception</a> — Film</li>
 <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/05Att4DtQSJs75E42e0a8m?si=Btg0LWdfSfqUBSalvQ_dAw" rel="noopener noreferrer">Christopher Nolan, Founders Podcast</a> — Podcast</li>
 <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3IktR1B">Memento</a> — Film</li>
 <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/4iYmp4Jz6SsFTotHDJ07EH?si=1auZGNTbSRGulkdYmeYuSA">#6 - Coco Chanel</a> — ICONS Podcast Episode</li>
 <li><a href="https://amzn.to/4c28Wyi">2001: A Space Odyssey</a> — Film</li>
 <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3T3Skxr">Blade Runner</a> — Film</li>
  <li><a href="https://amzn.to/4c08Ern">Alien</a> — Film</li>
  <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3wFri7Z">Star Wars</a> — Film</li>
  <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-8dnpiEePk" rel="noopener noreferrer">Day in the Life of a Knife Maker</a> — YouTube</li>
  <li><a href="https://amzn.to/4c0RoCE">Interstellar</a> — Film</li>
  <li><a href="https://amzn.to/49yYhct">First Man</a> — Film</li>
  <li><a href="https://amzn.to/431oApm">The Place Beyond The Pines</a> — Film</li>
  <li><a href="https://amzn.to/49B9aL2">Drive</a> — Film</li>
  <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3uW0oYU">Blade Runner 2049</a> — Film</li>
  <li><a href="https://amzn.to/48IncZU">The Art and Making of the Dark Knight Trilogy</a> — Book</li>
  <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3TgtlrP">Batman Begins</a> — Film</li>
  <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3uYt9nN">The Dark Knight</a> — Film</li>
  <li><a href="https://amzn.to/48xTQgQ">The Runaway Species: How Human Creativity Remakes The World</a> — Book</li>
  <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Meninas_(Picasso)">Las Meninas, Piccaso</a> — Paintings</li>
  <li><a href="https://youtu.be/KjShkVqz2a4?si=DpfHNzhMuGe7Lmse">Why So Serious? (The Joker Theme)</a>, Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard — Music</li>
  <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/3DudpSfiKQDYbVscE1nKse?si=YrEqgPbqQTeaURkGK6pJEQ">#5 - Charlie Chaplin</a> — ICONS Podcast Episode</li>
  <li><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/Samson_and_Delilah_by_Rubens.jpg">Samson and Delilah</a>, Rubens — Painting</li>
  <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3UX8bAn">Following</a> — Film</li>
  <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3UXKEPP">Pulp Fiction</a> — Film</li>
  <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3wBUpZV">Reservoir Dogs</a> — Film</li>
  <li><a href="https://amzn.to/49QPkf3">Citizen Kane</a> — Film</li>
  <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3V5wHiH">Tenet</a> — Film</li>
  <li><a href="https://amzn.to/42Ziupy">The Italian Job</a> — Film</li>
  <li><a href="https://amzn.to/49TPW31">Ocean’s Eleven</a> — Film</li>
  <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3ImgmP2">A Fistful of Dollars</a> — Film</li>
  <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3IlQhQb">Oppenheimer</a> — Film</li>
  <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3ImJqWM">American Prometheus</a> — Book</li>
  <li><a href="https://amzn.to/4bRi3l4">Clear Thinking</a>, Shane Parrish — Book</li>
  <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3SZLBV8">Searching for Bobby Fischer</a> — Film</li>
  <li><a href="https://amzn.to/49SDgJF">Hard Eight</a> — Film</li>
  <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3InOji8">Bottle Rocket</a> — Film</li>
  <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3P5KWjA">The Prestige</a> — Film</li>
  <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3P0cTcz">Casino Royale</a> — Film</li>
  <li><a href="https://www.paulgraham.com/greatwork.html">How To Do Great Work</a>, Paul Graham — Essay</li>
  <li><a href="https://amzn.to/48PMshD">Westworld</a>, HBO — TV Show</li>
</ul>
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<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ICONS-podcast?sub_confirmation=1">⁠ICONS is now on YouTube! - Check it out⁠</a></p>
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ICONS

Justin Campbell-Platt

#7 - Christopher Nolan

MAR 4, 202489 MIN
ICONS

#7 - Christopher Nolan

MAR 4, 202489 MIN

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<p>What creative insights I learned from Christopher Nolan by reading: <a href="https://amzn.to/4c2C2gE">The Nolan Variations: The Movies, Mysteries, and Marvels of Christopher Nolan, by Tom Shone</a>.</p> <p>----</p> <p><strong></strong><a href="https://mailchi.mp/d0c065a16be3/podcast-bonus-sign-up"><strong>⁠⁠Download the Bonus PDF (Christopher Nolan’s Best Work + Insights Summary) here</strong></a><strong></strong><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/jtxvqbv9ykgtukg5ojka4/004-Da-Vinci-Downloadable-Bonus.pdf?rlkey=uw5cso6s660tsokfo41i1dgjh&dl=0">⁠</a><strong>⁠</strong></p> <p>----</p> <p><strong>Art mentioned:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3InnHhg">Inception</a> — Film</li> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/05Att4DtQSJs75E42e0a8m?si=Btg0LWdfSfqUBSalvQ_dAw" rel="noopener noreferrer">Christopher Nolan, Founders Podcast</a> — Podcast</li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3IktR1B">Memento</a> — Film</li> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/4iYmp4Jz6SsFTotHDJ07EH?si=1auZGNTbSRGulkdYmeYuSA">#6 - Coco Chanel</a> — ICONS Podcast Episode</li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/4c28Wyi">2001: A Space Odyssey</a> — Film</li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3T3Skxr">Blade Runner</a> — Film</li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/4c08Ern">Alien</a> — Film</li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3wFri7Z">Star Wars</a> — Film</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-8dnpiEePk" rel="noopener noreferrer">Day in the Life of a Knife Maker</a> — YouTube</li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/4c0RoCE">Interstellar</a> — Film</li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/49yYhct">First Man</a> — Film</li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/431oApm">The Place Beyond The Pines</a> — Film</li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/49B9aL2">Drive</a> — Film</li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3uW0oYU">Blade Runner 2049</a> — Film</li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/48IncZU">The Art and Making of the Dark Knight Trilogy</a> — Book</li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3TgtlrP">Batman Begins</a> — Film</li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3uYt9nN">The Dark Knight</a> — Film</li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/48xTQgQ">The Runaway Species: How Human Creativity Remakes The World</a> — Book</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Meninas_(Picasso)">Las Meninas, Piccaso</a> — Paintings</li> <li><a href="https://youtu.be/KjShkVqz2a4?si=DpfHNzhMuGe7Lmse">Why So Serious? (The Joker Theme)</a>, Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard — Music</li> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/3DudpSfiKQDYbVscE1nKse?si=YrEqgPbqQTeaURkGK6pJEQ">#5 - Charlie Chaplin</a> — ICONS Podcast Episode</li> <li><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/Samson_and_Delilah_by_Rubens.jpg">Samson and Delilah</a>, Rubens — Painting</li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3UX8bAn">Following</a> — Film</li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3UXKEPP">Pulp Fiction</a> — Film</li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3wBUpZV">Reservoir Dogs</a> — Film</li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/49QPkf3">Citizen Kane</a> — Film</li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3V5wHiH">Tenet</a> — Film</li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/42Ziupy">The Italian Job</a> — Film</li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/49TPW31">Ocean’s Eleven</a> — Film</li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3ImgmP2">A Fistful of Dollars</a> — Film</li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3IlQhQb">Oppenheimer</a> — Film</li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3ImJqWM">American Prometheus</a> — Book</li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/4bRi3l4">Clear Thinking</a>, Shane Parrish — Book</li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3SZLBV8">Searching for Bobby Fischer</a> — Film</li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/49SDgJF">Hard Eight</a> — Film</li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3InOji8">Bottle Rocket</a> — Film</li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3P5KWjA">The Prestige</a> — Film</li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3P0cTcz">Casino Royale</a> — Film</li> <li><a href="https://www.paulgraham.com/greatwork.html">How To Do Great Work</a>, Paul Graham — Essay</li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/48PMshD">Westworld</a>, HBO — TV Show</li> </ul> <p>----</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ICONS-podcast?sub_confirmation=1">⁠ICONS is now on YouTube! - Check it out⁠</a></p> <p>----</p> <p>To learn from artists not covered in the podcast: Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/theICONSpod">⁠@theICONSpod on Twitter⁠</a> or <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/icons-podcast/">⁠ICONS podcast on LinkedIn⁠</a>.</p>