Creativity

1. What has my creativity been for in the past few years?
Mainly school and the university course however when a project really interests me I like to think it is creativity for myself. Creativity may start because of a project but it can carry on afterwards in which case its for my own pleasure.

2. Who has it been for?
Similarly to question 1 my creativity would have been to please a teacher or lecturer.

3. Why have i done it this way? Has this been my decision or someone elses?
I think that it has been my decision to not get involved heavily in creating my own works outside of my course. If I were to decide to create my own things which had no involvement in my A level or degree course then i feel my creativity would be for my self entirely.

4. What do i want the future of my creativity to be?
I would like to have a secure job eventually, however that is not to say I dont like variety. I have always said that I would like to do some freelance work as it would allow me to do some very different things and in a way create a large portfolio. However I think my end goal would to be have a safe job.

5. In what specific way(s) can research help me get to these new places?
I think it is impressive to have a good knowlege of for example 3D designers if I were to go into a company and say I wanted to create 3D characters for them. Naming others who influenced me would be a good way of proving I knew what I was talking about (and that I knew my stuff).

My practitioner development

How do i develop myself as an independent practitioner?

To further my knowledge outside of univeristy classrooms I tend to use the internet alot. Whether or not anyone else says it im sure they do too, its the best tool I can use to find out most things I want to and its free and easy. The first step would be for a simple google search which I could find some handy websites and quick definitions. To get more detail though I then read in detail what more specific websites can tell me, looking for quotes and other practitioners.

Using books I try and find interesting quotes that could help me in essays. Reading on points of interest I start to read about other things and get carried away constantly learning different things.

I am also constantly learning due to watching films and television I pick up techniques I see from films which could help me in my filming project and even using websites that include flash can help me to gain ideas.

Tetsuo The iron man

So, we have just watched 'Tetsuo the iron man' in Tuesdays lecture. We were all asked to answer 2 questions when the film had finished, they were...

What was the film about?
What other works did it remind you of?

Fairly simple questions you would think if it wasnt for the utterly wierd and confusing film.

We were allowed to discuss in our small group of Multimedia, Theatre design and Design for film and TV. We came to a rough conclusion that the film was about a man with a metal fetish who didnt know the conocequences of inserting a metal rod into his leg. The film is also about revenge as the 'metal man' gets hit by a car which for some reason makes the driver begin to turn into scrap metal.
Other than these things i dont know what to think about the film. The constant drone and machinery sound in the background makes it almost unbearable to watch and gave me a headache.

The film reminded me alot of David Lynch's Eraserhead (1977) because of the style of filming and surreal feel. I must say i did not enjoy watching either film.
Another film it rememded me of was Tim Burtons Edward scissor hands (1990) as the character Johnny Depp plays looks very similar as the 'metal fetishist'

Thanks for showing me the film Joules but i dont think i will watch it again.