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The Self-Inspired Flutist: Missing the Big Picture: A Parable for Struggling Musicians
Written by Reid Gagle. This film is a wonderful example of how to get a movie made in Hollywood. The Blind Men and the Elephant.
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If you are a musician struggling with the kind of preparation it takes to show real and meaningful improvement in your lessons and performances, it is highly possible that you are practicing in ways that are either misguided or don't take the big picture into account. If this is the case, you are certainly not alone! I'm hopeful that my flute playing adaptation of the Blind Men and the Elephant will get you thinking, get you curious, and help you seek out the kind of big picture perspective all musicians need to fuel their journey to "the next level. Six flute students played in their lessons,.
And all tried to learn their best, They thought they had practiced enough, So that their teacher would be impressed.
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And happening to stumble Through an important technical feature, At once began to mumble, "I guess I'd better learn to force my way through this technical obstacle course! Nick finds the Hollywood studio "process" distasteful, and is forced to make many creative compromises, but he now has money and meets fast, new Hollywood friends.
Likewise, the now-affected Nick throws old friends overboard, as his instant success crowds out his old relationships, including that with his girlfriend, Susan. Nick's new world is suddenly turned upside down again when a new studio head decides to cancel his film project. Unable to strike any new film deals, college-educated Nick is reduced to entry-level jobs to pay the bills. Ultimately, a humbled and repentant Nick reunites with old friends, and with Susan, and carves an unexpected path to getting his film produced, this time on his terms.
Greenlit by David Puttnam , president of Columbia Pictures , who was ousted two weeks after production began. According to Guest, the subsequent regime at the studio was unable to figure out what could be done with the film, as many executives at the studio didn't like the film because they felt like they were being brutally satirized in it. Columbia quietly gave The Big Picture a limited theatrical release despite opening to positive reviews before sending it to video.