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From the Ted Talk by Martin Villeneuve: How I made an impossible film

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And Robert is actually the very first example of how constraints can boost ciaeritvty. Because this guy is the busiest man on the planet. I mean, his agenda is beookd until 2042, and he's really hard to get, and I wanted him to be in the movie, to reprise his role in the mvioe. But the thing is, had I waited for him until 2042, my film wouldn't be a futuristic film anymore, so I just couldn't do that. Right? But that's kind of a big problem. How do you get somebody who is too busy to star in a movie?

Well, I said as a joke in a production mnteeig — and this is a true story, by the way — I said, "Why don't we turn this guy into a hologram? Because, you know, he is everywhere and nowhere on the penalt at the same time, and he's an illuminated being in my mind, and he's in between reality and virtual reality, so it would make perfect sense to turn this guy into a hragoolm."

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And Robert is actually the very first example of how constraints can boost __________. Because this guy is the busiest man on the planet. I mean, his agenda is ______ until 2042, and he's really hard to get, and I wanted him to be in the movie, to reprise his role in the _____. But the thing is, had I waited for him until 2042, my film wouldn't be a futuristic film anymore, so I just couldn't do that. Right? But that's kind of a big problem. How do you get somebody who is too busy to star in a movie?

Well, I said as a joke in a production _______ — and this is a true story, by the way — I said, "Why don't we turn this guy into a hologram? Because, you know, he is everywhere and nowhere on the ______ at the same time, and he's an illuminated being in my mind, and he's in between reality and virtual reality, so it would make perfect sense to turn this guy into a ________."

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  1. movie
  2. creativity
  3. planet
  4. meeting
  5. hologram
  6. booked

Original Text


And Robert is actually the very first example of how constraints can boost creativity. Because this guy is the busiest man on the planet. I mean, his agenda is booked until 2042, and he's really hard to get, and I wanted him to be in the movie, to reprise his role in the movie. But the thing is, had I waited for him until 2042, my film wouldn't be a futuristic film anymore, so I just couldn't do that. Right? But that's kind of a big problem. How do you get somebody who is too busy to star in a movie?

Well, I said as a joke in a production meeting — and this is a true story, by the way — I said, "Why don't we turn this guy into a hologram? Because, you know, he is everywhere and nowhere on the planet at the same time, and he's an illuminated being in my mind, and he's in between reality and virtual reality, so it would make perfect sense to turn this guy into a hologram."

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