We always find inspiration in the places we least expect it. We look to others to inspire us, but sometimes what we need to build us up and give us come creative fire is right in front of us.
For me, finding inspiration or coming up with creative ideas has been hard. Most of the time it’s just me overthinking all of the details and trying to make it something that people will love and will want to watch over and over again. Sometimes I let that thought control how I make things, and most of the time you don’t really need that. Sometimes you just need to sit and let the ideas and creativity come to you.
When it comes to big projects, like intro videos, I have to go through other schools videos and gain inspiration that way. That isn’t me taking their idea and turning it into my own, but it is using someone’s own creativity to spark my own. We can use bits and pieces of what someone did, but you can also incorporate the ideas and aspects you’ve come up with from looking at other people’s videos or projects. Being able to see someone else’s creativity in the form of art can end up helping us find our own creativity and grow from the inspiration they gave us.
Inspiration for me means that you see something that makes you want to show, be, or create something that will move people. Something that will invoke emotion in the people watching what you created. Whether the emotion is hype, happiness, sad, etc. Making someone feel something is why I choose to keep doing what I’m doing. Trust me, it gets tough to keep going and try to find inspiration to create things, because sometimes you have to do things so fast and they really aren’t things you’re proud of. But you have to use that to inspire you to keep moving forward, to keep growing and learning and becoming they best videographer, designer, photographer.
Inspiration is being true to yourself. Being true to what you stand for and who you create for. If all else fails and you feel like you’ve lost all inspiration. Find one person that you want to inspire. We all have people who look up to us and we need to show them that even in the toughest times, its inspiration, compassion, and love that keeps people going.
Who or what inspires you? Where do you go for inspiration for projects? Comment below! I would love to hear all of your inspirations!
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