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Pivoting Scribbler's AI Psychosis
Gave myself an outlet for AI tool explorations. A website home for multi-layered, recursive disclosure narrative.
Apr 29
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Jesse Alexander
AI Skips Struggle. Scribblers Shouldn't.
When AI can play every instrument in the orchestra, somebody still needs to be the conductor.
Apr 27
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Jesse Alexander
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Write/Shoot What's In Your Backyard
OG Strategies for High-Impact, Low-Budget Filmmaking
Apr 25
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Jesse Alexander
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Action Scenes Run on Character Choices
Driving. Shooting. Shouting. Things explode. Bodies move fast. On paper, it feels like an action movie. It’s not. It’s a demo reel.
Apr 15
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Jesse Alexander
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March 2026
The Battlefield Changes the Job
A combat veteran's lessons from Ukraine apply to every scribbler and filmmaker watching the algorithm decide their fate.
Mar 23
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Jesse Alexander
When Genres Age, The Scribbler’s Job Changes
The gap between a predictable genre script and a dangerous one isn’t the tropes. It’s knowing what job those tropes are supposed to do at this point in…
Mar 16
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Jesse Alexander
Your Process Is the Show
What happens when you let your audience watch you work?
Mar 9
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Jesse Alexander
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Story Math Guy Gets a Calculator
Screen scribblers who understand how LLMs read structure will write scripts that survive AI filtration. Those who don't may never know what stopped…
Mar 5
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Jesse Alexander
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"Hollywood" Isn't a Person
Treating "Hollywood" as a single entity with one agenda is a cognitive shortcut that makes you worse at understanding the industry you want to work in.
Mar 2
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Jesse Alexander
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February 2026
Your Script Is a Product
The gap between "the scribbling is good" and "someone is buying this" is where careers stall. Most scribblers never figure out why.
Feb 23
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Jesse Alexander
Animation EDU During AI Revolution
The ground under your feet hasn’t stopped moving since you enrolled at the art school of your dreams.
Feb 16
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Jesse Alexander
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Film School During the AI Revolution
You picked the right art form at the wrong moment. Or maybe… the best moment ever!
Feb 9
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Jesse Alexander
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