Cinemaspeaking topic
Why does Fellini's 8½ treat creative block and a director's inner world with such disarming honesty?
— Federico Fellini, 8½ (Otto e mezzo, 1963)
practice with this topic
Set the timer (5-30 min), take 20 seconds of prep if you like, start talking. Jot your thoughts onto the sticky-note board.
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