use your imagination..

I can't be the only one.. everyone goes through a period where their creativity is just, well, nonexistent. Unfortunately for me, this happens pretty much every single time I'm assigned a project. I get all worked up racking my brain to try and just think of something.. anything that isn't going to end up stupid or boring. Pretty spectacular, eh? Something you've never heard of before.. an artist (or in my case most times, a wannabe) trying to come up with an original idea. Who'da thought.. So, after thinking and thinking and thinking about what to do for this assignment, and after recording numerous amounts of pointless footage, I found my idea by simply looking at my notebook. "Use Your Imagination." That isn't always easy.. but seeing those three words sparked my thought process. I decided to create a scene in which I'm assigned the dreaded open-ended assignment. Sometimes I really hate artistic freedom, hah. My short film shows me sitting, fidgeting, and thinking about what I could possibly do for the vague assignment. I come up with a possible idea (one that I had thought of back when I took 3-d art for a possible diorama idea) that ends up being ridiculous because I don't have the means of doing it. I get frustrated and want to give up until I glance down at my notebook and read the words, "Use Your Imagination." This signals the lightbulb inside my head and I have my idea. The film ends with the words, "go create" as an inspiration to all of us who struggle to simply let our imaginations lead the way.