Human First Inspirations

Filmstack Challenge: Day 34

Sep 20 • 

Bryan Tan

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Four Pitfalls Every Director Must Learn to Avoid

Chief creatives must remember that they are leaders as well.

Sep 6 • 

Bryan Tan

3

August 2025

Artists, drink from the deepest well that you can

Or why I took a year off from filmmaking to study Greek and the Classics at Ralston College.

Aug 9 • 

Bryan Tan

7

3

July 2024

Lessons Not Yet Learned

Learning from the comments section + Releasing my first feature film

Jul 5, 2024 • 

Bryan Tan

4

2

May 2024

The Multiplex Malaise

Endless ads, reserved seats, and cringe-worthy bumpers sap the joy from going to the movies. But there is a solution.

May 24, 2024 • 

Bryan Tan

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February 2024

Dreaming of Cyborgs

Thoughts on the generative AI apocalypse.

Feb 23, 2024 • 

Bryan Tan

4

Art and Self-Expression

Are they the same thing?

Feb 6, 2024 • 

Bryan Tan

1

December 2023

My 2023 in Books

#4 of an annual reading list. Modernity and Pre-Modernity

Dec 31, 2023 • 

Bryan Tan

1

Observations in Poland

Personal reflections on culture & stories from Ukrainian exiles.

Dec 5, 2023 • 

Bryan Tan

4

July 2023

A look at the first page of Simulacra and Simulation

The dense first page of the Baudrillard classic of Matrix fame captures perfectly our modern social ails. But can it cure them?

Jul 7, 2023 • 

Bryan Tan

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1

June 2023

May 2023

Maggie and the Monster

A behind the scenes look at the lighting and camera work of a short film I worked on as cinematographer.

May 29, 2023 • 

Bryan Tan

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3

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