Inspiration

Inspiration

Films, books, photography, music and smells inspire me surprisingly enough. For example, when i smell spice and apples i automatically think of Christmas, warmth and snow. Smell can bring back memories and create new ones. An artist that inspires me is Birdy; I particularly like her song Shelter. I am also inspired by others have written or said. 

My favourite quote;

To see a world in a gain of sand

And a heaven in a wild flower

Hold infinity in the palm of your hand

And eternity in an hour

-William Blake 

Films and trailers also inspire me. I find that with a film trailer the more emotional the music used is then the more i swayed and moved by the trailer. For example the trailer for John Carter is moving as it shows a basic plot of the struggle for power and survival. But it also gives us a new way of seeing this fight. This is why I find the trailer inspirational. 

John Carter

This film inspires me because it uses CGI, which i feel is something that invokes a new feeling of what is reality and what is not. People used to think that whatever they imagined was just that, imagination. Now their thoughts and dreams can come alive with the use of computer software. It seems stupidly simple when i think about it now. This will be useful when thinking about my music video as i have to remind myself of the restrictions that are going to come with filming.






Snow White and The Huntsman

I also find this trailer to be inspirational. The use of lighting, colour and use of editing to bring this fast paced trailer to the forefront of our minds. Using images which provoke thought are more likely to be remembered than images that didn't make us wonder or think. I love the use of colours such as the mirror and the forest and battle scenes. The way the ravens break up or when the soldier is broken apart at the beginning are beautifully generated and presented. 

I think that the concept of the idea for our music video is almost like being lost in a forest, looking for something or maybe the focus (main girl) could even be looking at her dreams and nightmares.

Creativity overall is our ideas, our references and what inspires us to be independent and individual.

Birdy-Shelter