master of my prompt, master of the universe.
a reflection on iterating through ideas with artificial intelligence
Creative Chaos
the aesthetic look that filmmakers love yet artists hate
an exploration of film grain and an early preview of onegrain
building an app every day but idk how to code...
the power of prototyping with ai
we made a movie in six weeks.
a reflection on summer film school
to know what you want, learn what you don't
a reflection on weeks four and five of film school
just rented seven electric scooters in one day
film school is lowkey confusing...
my co-worker was america's most viral man for a day
and i somehow was in the middle of it all...
You can just do things.
I used to hate this saying...
the next hollywood is unscripted.
First published as a manifesto for Awaiten.co in March 2025.
living in berkeley as a rejected student
a reflection on college, work, and adding fun moments into life.
i'm officially done with waymo's
uber's aint so bad, after all
I spent a month studying the world's fastest growing podcast. Here's their secrets...
After watching every single one of their behind-the-scenes videos, I finally have some notes to share.
We figured out how to hack Google Search
I just changed some descriptions and now you can actually find me online lol
So about that graduation thing...
Some post-high school graduation thoughts, reflections, and memories.
Editing how I write my edit before editing my edit.
Edit edit edit, edit edit. Editing edit.
Logan Paul's Editor Hating on my Filmmaking for 20 Minutes
And how I both hate yet somehow love his feedback.
The power of three's in storytelling.
Why is it always three? Why not two or four?
Advice that sticks.
These days, anyone thinks they can give advice.
Find your target audience.
I was going to make a challenge video to promote the launch of my podcast. Big mistake.
We're just iOS 1. Somewhere out there, there's an iOS 17.
Are we the best possible versions of ourselves?
Life is about perspectives.
"They don't understand me."
Reflections on productive procrastination.
It's a term I learnt from screenwriter Rodney Rothman. A term that changed how I see work and could change how you see it too.
Ideas can be painkillers, vitamins, or candies.
Tony Fadell describes ideas as being of two types. With the rise of AI, a third has been introduced.
Reflections on reading.
For two years, I thought reading was the nerdiest thing in the world. Here's why I was wrong.
A cinematic leap into imagination: Across the Spider-Verse.
There's a reason why everyone loves Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse. Here's how you can use the exact same techniques as they did.
A leap of faith vs. the leap of a fool.
We've all heard the term 'leap of faith' before. But what makes a leap one of faith and not just one of a fool?
Human nature is perplexing.
If you pause for a second and think about the irony in human nature, it's really interesting.
Sins can be like Samosas.
I was at someone's house the other day. They were describing their love for Indian food, especially Samosas.
Reflections on swearing and baby steps (they're related).
Swearing is interesting. A set of words that you're never supposed to use. But everyone uses them anyways.
Question everything, but be open to learning.
We're sometimes told to just accept everything and never question. Here's why that's the wrong mindset.
Writing for an audience vs. writing for the sake of writing
Writing can be a trap. Once there's an audience, that's all that matters. I fell into that trap...
Hello, world.
Welcome, I guess?