Tuesday, 14 June 2011

Post 2 Creativity:

When creativity is suggested it implies a persons is creative in an art form, however there are many ways a person can be creativity for example creative writing. Creativity symbolise ideas which apple to others.

As class we played the game 'consequences' the class was split into two groups to achieve a better outcome. We played the game a multiple of times, the game followed five people each having a piece of paper contributing a line to a short story. The reason for playing this game was to demonstrate how to be creative. It got us thinking how we could be creative by replacing words which seem boring to in depth adjectives. Although the story's may not of made sense it still allowed us to be creative in our own minds and got us thinking, as other people contributed to the short story anomalously it showed their imagination as well which expanded mine.   

An example of the game "consequences" we played are as follows.
The lonely squirrel crys the orange chair
The awesome bench jumps the shiny staircase
The ugly prays the dark hat

An example of one of my outcomes is explained in the picture below.
"The awesome bench jumps the shiny staircase"



Researched Definitions of the word creativity
Definition of creativity from wikpedia
Creativity explains the tendency to generate or establish ideas. Majority of creativity takes place in some sort of an art form. whereby a person creates something new (a product, a solution, a work of art etc.) that has some kind of value. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
Definition of creativity by pete's media blog
The word 'creative' has many meanings- the most democratic meaning would really suggest that any act of making something (even making an idea) might be seen as a creative act. In more elitist versions of the term, it is reserved for those who are seen as highly skilled or original (famous artists, musicians, film-makers etc). an interesting third alternative is to think about how creativity can be an unconscious, random or collaborative act that becomes more than the sum of its parts
Definition of creativity by North bridge university
creativity is defined as the tendency to generate or recognize ideas, alternatives, or possibilities that may be useful in solving problems, communicating with others, and entertaining ourselves and others.
Definition of creativity by linda naiman 
"Creativity is the process of bringing something new into being...creativity requires passion and commitment
I define creativity as the act of turning new and imaginative ideas into reality. Creativity involves two processes: thinking, then producing. Innovation is the production or implementation of an idea. If you have ideas, but don't act on them, you are imaginative but 
not creative.
http://www.csun.edu/~vcpsy00h/creativity/define.htm


For my independent study I expressed my interpretation of being creative evidence is shown below;




 To be creative I created a Montage of photos which display creativity through the eyes of dance, displaying still movement pictures in black and white with a contrast of an outstanding colour portrays the pictures in a simplistic way yet still shows creativity in a sutler way.

Post 1 Skills:

Definition of skill
Introduction: In this post I will be Researching the definitions of the term "skills"Its important to understand what skills are and what skills we will need to achieve in our upcoming project.


1 http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/skill
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skill
  • skill is the learned capacity to carry out pre-determined results often with the minimum outlay of time, energy, or both.
 http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/skill
  • The ability, coming from one's knowledge, practice, aptitude, etc., to do something well: Carpentry was one of his many skills.
  • competent excellence in performance; expertness; dexterity: The dancers performed with skill.
  • a craft, trade, or job requiring manual dexterity or special training in which a person has competence and experience: the skill of cabinetmaking.
2 My definition
A skill symbolise a certain ability you have achieved in doing something for example having the skill to play the piano or a more simplistic skill includes being able to work within a team. It explains a basic technique or talent which is progressed so it becomes natural for you to do. In my future media production it will be important to carry out, specific skill such as knowing media terminology, the ability to work with media equipment, handling equipment safely ,the ability to work editing software and carrying out team work.