“… I saw that each took a long time to gain possession of their artistic core. Only slowly and imperfectly do we grasp what drives us. Yet something within must know all along. Because when you look back, you see you have steered a consistent course anyway.”

What am I researching? Why am I researching it?
One thing I’d like to have a better understanding of is my voice, more specifically when it comes to film or art in general. I enjoy art, especially drawing, and something I’ve been struggling a lot with lately is finding my style. Reading this chapter by Rabiger (2006) widened my perspective, and I am keen on being on this journey of the self.

What have I learned?
Rabiger gave interesting insight to what he believes art is. He says that art strives to ‘explain, question, or celebrate what we feel most deeply, what we yearn for and protest against, so that making it is rooted in our most abiding preoccupations’. To me, this was meaningful because of how I was reminded that it is all about giving back to the world; about how much you can allow people to feel what you feel about a particular issue.

Where is this leading me?
I hope that the more I delve into creating, the better I’ll understand myself and why I do art. I sometimes think that art is all about self-expression, but more than that, it is also about telling people a story that they would be able to feel for, and I hope that I would be able to do just that in the upcoming short films I’ll feed into.

Possible future research directions:
I’m keen on finding my voice and exploring different options by studying what other artists have created. It’s so important to be constantly inspired.

Reference list:
Rabiger, M 2006, ‘You and the creative process’ in Developing story ideas, 2nd ed., Focal Press, Amsterdam, pp. 15-19.

Questions/Topics/Ideas to follow on:
– Filming styles
– Renowned filmmakers