Getting inspired by the film isn’t easy, but it’s not nearly as hard as you might think. All it takes is a little help and support from friends and family and you’ll be well on your way to creating masterpieces of art that others will admire and enjoy. These are the basics of inspiring yourself on film, and it’s something every budding director should follow.
The first place to start to get inspired on film is by researching current issues, movies and the people involved in them. This way you can gain a better understanding of how things are done, and what drives the creative minds behind the best films. By looking at everything from politics to fashion to art, you’ll soon start to understand how ideas are made and how creative people can pull them off. Look online for news and other resources that may help inspire you.
When travelling on your inspiration journey, don’t just stop in any place. Instead, take your inspiration on film as far as possible, to places that might not immediately strike you as inspiring. That way, you can get a wider range of inspiration and, hopefully, find ideas you hadn’t thought of before. This is what’s called traveling. And travelling doesn’t have to be a long boring walk through suburbia; in fact, you can look up travel destinations in books and online and make plans to see places in person. This will give you a much more diverse range of destinations to choose from.
You can also get inspiration while you’re away from home. Everyone has a Facebook or Twitter account now, so you can easily keep tabs on friends and colleagues, or create lists of places you’ve been and things you’ve seen. Keep updating these lists with photos, thoughts and ideas as you come across them. If you can’t connect to someone online, send them a brief message or email with a few lines about where you saw them, what you thought and why you liked that location. You’ll be surprised how quickly this can inspire you in real life while travelling.
The last way you can get inspired when travelling is to do something you’ve always wanted to do but never had the opportunity. If you love animals, get a passport and head over to the park to volunteer for an animal shelter. It may sound like a lot of work, but it’ll really inspire you and give you a new perspective on life. You may even come back with some great ideas for your business or other projects!
There are plenty more ways to get inspiration while on film. Use your imagination to look at everything you do and think of all the creative ideas you could get from everything you experience. And most of all, enjoy yourself! inspiration is meant to be fun and, as such, it’s important to enjoy yourself as much as possible.
Janice is born and raised at Wisconsin. Her love for memory keeping through camera developed her love for filmmaking. Currently, she is an advisor for new directors but still do some filmmaking on her own.
