1. MediaHomeworkCreativity…
Where do you see real creativity in the media?
I see real creativityinthe bookbusinessbecause people are able towrite booksfromscratchand
fromoriginal ideasandlife experiences.Ialsosee creativityinthe musicbusinessbecause like with
bookspeople make upsongs.
Give examplesofmediaartefacts that you think are reallycreative?
A mediaartefactthatI thinkis reallycreative wouldbe digital filmbecause acouple yearsback
people woulduse filmtorecordtheirfilmsandinthe editingprocesstheywouldhave tophysically
cut the filmandstick ittogetherinorderbut now youhave digital filmanditisreallycreative inmy
opinionbecause whilstfilmingyoucansee whatyouare filmingonthe cameraso youare lessprone
to make mistakesanditmakesthe whole processeasierwhereasbefore if youmade amistake you
wouldhave toreshootthe whole sequence orjustleave itasit is.
Are theymostly mainstream or alternative?
Well some directorsargue thatdigital filmruinsthe traditionof filmmakingwhereasothersfindit
better. Ithinknowas technologyismore enhanceditisbecomingmore mainstream.
Is it easieror more difficultto be creative in the media inthis day and age?
I wouldargue itis a bitof bothfor example withfilmsinawayit isharderto be creative because
filmhasbeenaroundfora verylongtime soit ishard to come up withan original ideabutonthe
otherhand itis easierbecause filmmakerscantake otherpeople’sideasfromfilmsthathave
alreadybeenmade andmake ittheirownby beingcreative.Alsoinitisquite hardtobe creative in
the filmindustrybecause alotof filmsdobuythe rightsto otherpeoplesbooksandideasassuch,so
inmy opinionitiseasiertobe creative inotherindustriessuchasbooksandmusic.
Come up with 3 ideasfor your own short film.
1. My firstideafora filmwouldbe aspoof of a gangsterfilm.
2. My secondideawouldbe todoa drama because Ifoundthe lastfilmveryinteresting.
3. My thirdideacan be like ananimatedfilm, withstickpeople orsomethingbecauseI thinkthat
wouldbe interestingtodoand quite aweirdthingto do.
