The task sounds really simple doesn't it? Define Creativity. But if you try it is actually very hard. When i googled the definition of creativity it defined it as "The use of the imagination or original ideas, esp. in the production of an artistic work." I actually disagree with this statement, as i believe that something does not have to be original to be creative.
For example, we did a task in class today, where we were given a piece of paper, and elastic band and a pair of scissors, and were told to make a flower with just those items. The final products that we came up with were not necessarily original, as people probably have made flowers in this way before, but everybody in the room was creative in the way in which they made the tasks, and all of the flowers were unique, as no-one else would make a flower that was identical to the products we made.
Things that we came up with as a group that we are envolved in Creativity:
- Innovation
- Designing
- thinking differently
- Overcoming Problems
- Not being affraid to do things differently
The definition that i came up with for creativity was "creativity is the process of turning a personal vision/idea into something that will catch the attention of others and is affected by your personal experiences, upbringing and environment. It does not have to be original or new" this is what i believe is the definition of creativity for me, but i believe that creativity can mean different things to everyone, so there is no right answer.
How creative do I think I am?
I believe that i am quite creative, but then i believe that everyone in the world is creative, just in their own ways. For example, someone could be creative in an artistic way, whereas someone else could be creative in writing, so it all just depends. Also, if someone tells me to be creative, i find it very hard to do so, so i believe that creativity is a spur of the moment thing, that cannot be brought up on cue.
What are my Creative Influences?
Everything around me acts as an influence to me. The music I listen to. The Films I watch. My Friends and Family. The Places I go and the experiences I have. They all affect me and my outlook on life, and this is what I believe affects creativity.
I decided to chose Media studies because i love films. I love watching them, i love making them, and it is something that i am very interested in taking up as a career. The subject really interests me, as we look at all things that i really enjoy and would love to be a part of in the future, such as films, journalism and music videos.
The subject goes hand in hand with some of the other subjects that i am taking for AS ( Theatre Studies and English Literature) and so would work well in helping to achieve where i want to go and get into a career in media. Making films, Being in films, it all seems magical to me, and to someday be a part of that process would be a dream come true to me.
Media Studies is often, and incorrectly lablled as a "Mickey Mouse" subject, often being slated by people as a waste of time and effort that will "not get you into a top university" As it states in the online article i have found, linked below, students should "avoid studying more than one "soft" subject, e.g. Media Studies, Art and Design, Photography, Business Studies, Photography and General Studies. As a rule, any subject that includes the word "studies" should be avoided like Smallpox." This paints Media in a very negative view and is totally incorrect in my opinion. These people whom are sayin that media is a "soft subject" have obviously never studied the subject and a re talking out of ignorance. We are in the 21st century, where the world around us if effectively run by the media, with wherever we turn, an aspect of media faces us. T.V, films, music, magazines, Newspapers; all of these are aspects of the media, and so the study of it could not be more relevant.
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/tobyyoung/100074686/its-official-if-you-do-a-levels-in-media-studies-or-law-you-wont-get-into-a-top-university/
Media studies to me is the study of the different types of media, such as films, newspapers, online websites and music videos, and dissecting them, so as to try and find out what they are trying to portray, and what messages the maker was trying to get across. It is also looking at how the types of media were made and have been produced, developed, and have been turned into the end products we see every day.
