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Aerodynamics Workshop -- Why Things Fly
Hands-on session. We'll build and test paper gliders, balsa models, and wing sections. You'll learn Bernoulli's principle the way it actually works (not the oversimplified textbook version). Tip: Lift isn't magic. It's geometry plus airspeed. Get the angle of attack wrong and the wing stalls. I learned that at Kitty Hawk in ways that bruised.
Research Methods Seminar -- How to Verify Anything
Small group (max 4). I'll teach you how to read a scientific paper critically, spot flawed data, and design your own verification experiments. Lilienthal's lift tables were wrong. Smeaton's coefficient was wrong. Published, peer-reviewed, cited for decades -- and wrong. If Orville and I had trusted the experts, we'd still be in the bicycle shop.
Patent Writing Crash Course -- Protect Your Ideas
Small group (max 4). I'll teach you how to write a patent application: claims, specifications, drawings. The patent is the inventor's sword and shield. Without it, your idea belongs to whoever copies it first. I learned this the hard way with the movie camera.
Motorcycle Maintenance Workshop -- Wrench Your Own Bike
I rebuilt engines in my garage between films. A rider who can't fix their own bike is a passenger, not a rider. We cover oil changes, chain adjustment, brake bleeding, and carburetor tuning on a vintage British twin. Bring old clothes.
Triumph Bonneville T120 (1968 Restoration)
The same model I jumped the wire fence on in The Great Escape (though I jumped it on a modified TR6 Trophy). This '68 Bonnie is fully restored -- 650cc parallel twin, beautiful chrome. Rental includes helmet, jacket, and a prayer that you bring it back in one piece.
Inventor's Notebook (Leather Bound, Grid Pages)
Leather-bound notebook with grid pages. Date every entry. Sketch every idea. Have someone witness each page. This is how patents start. This is how Edison's Menlo Park worked -- 40 notebooks a year, every experiment documented.
Public Speaking Masterclass -- Voice & Persuasion
Small group (max 6). I spent my life studying the human voice -- how it works, how it persuades, how it fails. I'll teach you projection, pacing, and the one trick that separates a good speaker from a great one: silence. The pause before the point is more powerful than the point itself.
Natural Dye & Paint Making Workshop
Make paints and dyes from plants, clay, and minerals. I was an accomplished painter who made all my own pigments from Alabama clay. Red from pokeberry, yellow from goldenrod, blue from indigo. You will leave with a palette of natural colors and the knowledge to make more.
Leather Racing Jacket (Heuer-Patched, Le Mans Replica)
Gulf-blue leather racing jacket with Heuer patch, exactly as I wore in Le Mans. This is the jacket that launched a thousand fashion imitations. It's insured, so please don't crash in it. Borrow for photo shoots, car shows, or just feeling invincible.
Dance for Camera Workshop -- Choreographing for the Lens
Stage dance faces one direction. Camera dance exists in 360 degrees. I teach you to choreograph for angles, cuts, and tracking shots. We study the puddle-splashing in Singin' in the Rain and the ballet in An American in Paris. Tip: The camera is your dance partner. Don't ignore it.
Musical Film History Screening & Discussion
We screen one of the great musicals -- Singin' in the Rain, An American in Paris, On the Town, or West Side Story -- and I break down the choreography, camera work, and directorial decisions. Small group, max 10. Come ready to discuss how dance tells story.
Italian Comedy Masterclass -- Commedia dell'Arte to Screen
From Harlequin to Totò to Marcello Mastroianni -- Italian comedy is a tradition spanning centuries. I teach the physical comedy, the timing, and the heartbreak underneath the laughter. We work scenes from Marriage Italian Style and Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. Marcello was my greatest screen partner. The chemistry was real -- the love was professional.
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