Creativity & Genre

 Creativity & Genre 

When looking into anything new, before having even the slightest scope of what it is you are about to embark on, what do you think to yourself? You would probably just question what the thing is, and not think of trying to take a little more time to look at something from a different perspective. Because as soon as someone tells you what that something is, you immediately and subconsciously assume things about it. And nowadays, people's assumptions are all similar with no field of creativity. Creativity is the most important thing when it comes to thinking and is extremely important when embarking upon a new endeavor in a field ripe with choices. 

A certain Ted Talk was the first out of many to open up these thoughts on creativity. The Theory of Creativity, by Duncan Wardle, was that Ted Talk. In his talk, Wardle explained the different perspectives in which things can be viewed and how that strategy is very uncommon in any industry. Though he did provide an example with Walt Disney who, unlike many naïve eAxperts, thought outside of the box and was able to create ideas and plans that no one would have ever been able to perform with our lack of creativity. He elaborated on the fact that it was a major reason for Disney’s popularity because Walt Disney was an outlier who looked in from many different perspectives. 

In addition to viewing the Ted Talk, I also read an article on an interview with Dr. Ron Beghetto, an internationally recognized expert on creative thought and action in educational settings. In the interview, Beghetto was asked a question “How does the average person develop "Creative self-efficacy" and how do you define it?” After explaining that creative self-efficacy is “a specific type of creative self-confidence that helps shape more global beliefs about our creative abilities and identity”, he was then asked how we develop creative self-efficacy.  He responded by saying “In short, creative self-efficacy is shaped by and helps shape our creative behaviors.” His answer in itself was creative, but the point that Dr. Beghetto was trying to explain was that creativity isn’t something that someone can just simply use, but something that someone must work on and then once refined is able to use it. This too, as explained by an expert, adds to the value and importance of creativity.  

Currently, I am on the tracks of working with two other classmates of mine to create a film. We have ultimately decided that our genre will be horror, but that will be discussed shortly. For now, I would like to share my views on my group members. When I first decided to work with my two partners, I was very confident, and even now my confidence still prevails because of their creativity in several activities that we took part in together in class. For example, when participating in an activity called “New Introductions” we were told to write down 10 things on our bucket list in life. This was to show a new creative way of introducing yourself rather than the regular “so what school do you go to?” type of thing. When I reviewed my group members work, while it may have only been because of the activity pushing them to do so, their answers and ideas were very creative compared to a regular day to day introduction. But I was luckily also able to experience my group members' creativity without any input or advice on how to do so. They performed solely how they would otherwise. To explain, a couple months ago, we were given an assignment in which we were to take several photographs of anything and edit the pictures of that random thing together to practice with soft wear. During the times of taking these photos, one of my group members decided to take photos of other people taking photos, making that his subject. This creative thinking was subconsciously noted by my brain which led to me choosing him as a partner. 

In conclusion, as I stated before, we have decided that we will most likely be creating a horror film. Our main reasons at the moment are because of the high suspense and fear that is given to an audience. The feeling of a horror movie is a feeling like no other, and we think it can have an amazing effect on people if we are able to get our message across effectively.