creativity is not just raw talent but through experience and exposure to the art…
My perspective on trying to BE “creative” has been all wrong. I wouldn’t say it’s a mistake but I would say that I have been looking in the wrong direction.
We had a little film discussion with Paul today. He showed a few film clips and what we as media students should consider. I was exposed to lighting techniques that I have never thought of before. I could not tell whether it was practical to take during dawn or dusk. I could not even tell that the characters or even animals’ colour or appearance has to be considered to make the shot aesthetically pleasing.
This understanding of years of experience is what makes the films a “grade A” film. When Paul mentioned about collecting a bank of film shots or scenes that might inspire you or make you go “wow I need to know how they did this”, I thought back to how I sat and watch films. I realise every time I exit the cinema, I am already discussing with my friends my favourite shots or scenes but I never keep track of those scenes. They are usually forgotten. Now that I think about it, the best way to learn is going back to the inspirations that got me excited and to try and reconstruct them. My previous studio, Online Video Experiment, we went small and specific on an online video by reconstructing and recreating our case studies.