Cannon: Spike Jonze rejected technical advisors on 'Her' to avoid reality constraints
Craig Cannon · Microbes, Robots, and Ambition - Robin Sloan on His Novel Sourdough · Y Combinator · Nov 29, 2017 · at 8:07
Host Craig Cannon and author Robin Sloan discuss whether creators should consult technical advisors when writing speculative fiction and sci-fi films.
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“And Spike Jones explicitly said, we don't want a technical advisor because I don't want to be bounded by reality. I just want to go for it.”
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