Fun and Adaptation
28 04 2009Did you read about Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation? The film receives its UK cinema premiere at a Charity screening this evening (Tuesday) in London’s Leicester Square.
Eric Zala and Chris Strompolos, spent 7 years of their childhood creating their film, starting filming at the age of 10 and 11 during their school holidays. Faithfully recreating scene by scene the Stephen Spielberg’s original movie. The boys enlisted friends during the summer months to lovingly create each shot.
Spielberg himself has described their adaptation as a “loving and detailed tribute to his film”. Where the only shot that defeated them was blowing up a plane, every other one made it into the film.
Over 25 years since their filming, the consequences has resulted in a dream-come-true-meeting with Stephen Spielberg and their film becoming a cult classic. Yet as Chris Stompolos who plays the hero Indy says, at the time it just “seemed like a really fun idea.”
This week I invite you to add a bit more fun into what you are doing (OK, if you are really daring, a lot of fun)
Apart from being a far more pleasant experience, adding fun into what you are doing can really help with motivation.
Especially if its what seems like a mundane task, what would make it more fun?
For example, do you have a pile of ironing or paperwork you’ve been putting off while it takes on its own life form in the corner? If so what would make it more fun? Maybe, doing that while watching you’re favourite movie on DVD?
Possibly its by setting yourself only a set amount of time on the task before moving onto something else – or is it a reward for when its completed?
Perhaps, like the 2 boys did all those years ago, it’s about involving others?
I’d love to hear about how you play with this, who knows where it may lead …
Have a fun week
Love
Jen
PS I’m looking forward to having a fun week in London in May assisting on Michael Neill’s Coaching Mastery and The Secret to Effortless Success events.
Visit www.coachingmastery.co.uk and www.effortless-success.co.uk full details. If you are coming to both or either event do come up and say hello.
