Writing
Especially interesting is following the directors because of the constraints and then the chipping away at the code (I'll write more about those later). I mean directors such as Howard Hawks, Otto Preminger, Billy Wilder, Alfred Hitchcock, etc.
cinema
I see design from many different angles and one of them is how different mediums deal with constraints. Since I feel mastering constraints is the most important (and most liberating) task for the designer. One of my fascinations with the cinema is the effect censorship had on Hollywood, especially examining
bologna
I also had a pass to the Cinema Ritrovato festival, an international annual festival of restored films. I thought I was in for lighter fare than I bargained for: but they were all amazing films...