#linear process

Directly driven linear modules are a type of linear motion system that uses a direct drive motor to provide high-precision and high-speed motion. These modules do not rely on traditional mechanical components like belts, screws, or gears to transfer motion; instead, the motor directly drives the linear motion.

The main advantage of directly driven linear modules is their superior accuracy and precision. Since there is no mechanical transmission element to introduce backlash or positioning errors, the system can achieve extremely precise motion control. Additionally, the lack of mechanical components also makes these systems more reliable and easier to maintain.

Directly driven linear modules typically consist of a linear motor and a linear guide. The linear motor provides the driving force, while the guide ensures smooth and precise linear motion. The motor can be either a servo motor or a direct drive motor, depending on the application requirements.

I'm thinking about this a lot lately...

How my choices affect the outcome of my work. My creative work.

And the choices I'm talking about?

They're not even creative choices. They're choices, decisions about how I'm gonna approach a specific project. And a lot of the time, the first decision isn't how I'm gonna approach a specific project but where I'm gonna start.

Where.

I'm gonna start.

That makes a difference, by the way.

A huge freakin' difference.

Because where I choose to start a project cues my brain on what I expect it to do.

For example, if a producer sends me a script and footage, I can start at my workstation. I can start cutting their story right away, taking in their script line by line and matching the footage I have to those words. And then music if music's called for.

By the way, I think of that approach as assembling a piece of IKEA furniture without first making sure I have all the pieces and, second, without reading the instructions all the way through before assembly.

So.

When I take a script straight to editing, I'm cueing my brain to act in assembly mode, a linear, step by step process. Beginning to end. Which can work. That's a legitimate approach among many.

But.

It's a limiting approach. As narrow a focus on my work as I can possibly have. And that narrow focus, that way of attending to the script, that way of visualizing or, in this case, not visualizing the story does limit what the finished product can be. Not that that's a strictly bad thing... but it sure doesn't foster my best work.

So that's the first thing I wanna point out:

Where you start, the physical location, can limit the scope and quality of your subsequent work.

More tomorrow...