Randy Pitchford shares his literary and film inspirations
A portion of a Joystiq interview with Randy Pitchford...
J: What literature has had the biggest impact on your creative process?
RP: There is a tremendous body of literature that has impacted me, but for the biggest impact I amcompelled to credit Jane Austen. She was a master of storytelling, character believability and imagining twists that are simultaneously completely surprising but also the most plausible answer to the plot's puzzle and tension before the reveal.
J: What two movies or TV shows influenced your creative process the most?
RP: For some reason, the backdrop of warfare digs at me the most. In war, the stakes are highest and total - life and death. Within this genre are historically based classics like A Bridge Too Far, more modern fictional takes including Saving Private Ryan and even science fiction like Jim Cameron's influential Aliens sequel to Ridley Scott's original film Alien.
J: What literature has had the biggest impact on your creative process?
RP: There is a tremendous body of literature that has impacted me, but for the biggest impact I amcompelled to credit Jane Austen. She was a master of storytelling, character believability and imagining twists that are simultaneously completely surprising but also the most plausible answer to the plot's puzzle and tension before the reveal.
J: What two movies or TV shows influenced your creative process the most?
RP: For some reason, the backdrop of warfare digs at me the most. In war, the stakes are highest and total - life and death. Within this genre are historically based classics like A Bridge Too Far, more modern fictional takes including Saving Private Ryan and even science fiction like Jim Cameron's influential Aliens sequel to Ridley Scott's original film Alien.
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