Tapping Creativity

Are there ever any guarantees that a work of art will be completed? Or that it'll be received with critical acclaim? Or even at the very least, just perceived how you conceived it in your mind? NO! NO! NO!

The whole process of creativity sometimes actually needs jumping in, without actually knowing what we're doing or jumping in a way of saying, I didn't have time to lay everything out to make sure that I survive. But I have to go anyway, and do it and take the risk of failure. Welcome to the podcast, tapping creativity with myself, Matthew Temple. And each week, we're going to dive into questions and issues and inspiration around creativity and the creative process.

Written and Produced by Matthew C. Temple
Edited by Tyen Musa
Original Theme Music by Adrian Lee

Aaron Fjellman is an American writer and director. Recently, he directed his debut feature film ‘Caged’, a psychological thriller about the horrific, mind-bending effects of solitary confinement. It starred A-Listers like Edi Gathegi, Melora Hardin and Angela Sarafyan.

On this episode, we discussed his experience directing his first feature, the need to pivot and how critical relationships are in filmmaking.

Written and Produced by Matthew C. Temple
Edited by Tyen Musa
Original Theme Music by Adrian Lee

The assumptions, or hypothesis, that we approach any project with affect the outcomes. Mostly negatively. It's our willingness to alter these perceptions and relationships we have with the subject of our efforts that determines whether or not we'll meet our objectives.

Written and Produced by Matthew C. Temple
Edited by Tyen Musa
Original Theme Music by Adrian Lee

Do you want your work to resonate with your audience? Stay authentic. Write in your own voice. Break stereotypes with your pictures. But then, what if your publisher/ producer/ curator believes it won't be a fit with the general market?

I had so many questions for Tamara Winfrey Harris, and she did not disappoint.

Tamara is a writer who specializes in the ever-evolving space where current events, politics and pop culture intersect with race and gender.  Please grab your copy of her latest book, The Sisters are Alright, here.


Written and Produced by Matthew C. Temple
Edited by Tyen Musa
Original Theme Music by Adrian Lee

Perspective is everything sometimes. When it comes to creativity, especially, your point of view matters more than your level of expertise. This is because once knowledge crystalizes, it may rob us of curiosity. But perspective allows for it, and our evolution/growth.

Written and Produced by Matthew C. Temple
Edited by Tyen Musa
Original Theme Music by Adrian Lee

Where do your stories come from? Who do you write for? Is it important to know your audience? What's your creative process like? How's the life of a novelist like?

I had so many questions for this week's guest, and Melissa's answers were insightful and thrilling to listen to.

Melissa Payne is the bestselling, award-winning author of The Secrets of Lost Stones and Memories in the Drift, and the just published, The Night of Many  Endings. She learned he real importance of storytelling in her teens when she worked for a residential and day treatment center for abused and neglected children. She lives in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains with her husband and three children.

Written and Produced by Matthew C. Temple
Edited by Tyen Musa
Original Theme Music by Adrian Lee

How can the greatest psychologists living now help us achieve creative success? This week, lets briefly discuss Victor Frankl's 'Man's Search for Meaning' and Marshall Rosenberg's 'Nonviolent Communication'.

Written and Produced by Matthew C. Temple
Edited by Tyen Musa
Original Theme Music by Adrian Lee

Pivoting is usually a term used in business to mean abandoning an original business plan or product, and taking up another and moving in a new direction. But what exactly is 'Pivot' in creative work?

Written and Produced by Matthew C. Temple
Edited by Tyen Musa
Original Theme Music by Adrian Lee

This week we have a guest interviewer. My friend Neil Daud from High Vibrations Movement had interviewed me for a podcast he had in the pipelines last year, but since he changed his mind about the show he was generous enough to have me post it here.

We discussed what enlightenment is, how to negotiate our way around hang ups, and what each of us can do for our creative communities.

Written and Produced by Matthew C. Temple
Edited by Tyen Musa
Original Theme Music by Adrian Lee

On this episode,  Training Day composer  Adrian Lee  talks about his journey as a musician (he started playing the piano at 4!)  and what he looks for in collaborators before he commits to a project -and how to best build those relationships.

We also discuss what to do when stuck in a funk, how technology has changed his creative process and his experiences working on Hardball: Girls of Summer.

Written and Produced by Matthew C. Temple
Edited by Tyen Musa
Original Theme Music by Adrian Lee