FIELD TRIP NOTES
LISTEN TO YOUR INTUITION — Jay Zombie
Imposer Syndrome
Outline Sources of inspiration, think through, ‘why do I enjoy this?’, ‘what do I pull from this?’
Challenge yourself to see things from a different perspective + allow yourself to be open about that
Outline patterns and series from your personal work
Traveling changes your and impacts your work
What is it about ____________ that you’re drawn to?
Keep it simple — don’t go wild if you’re suck
Experimenting doesn’t always mean sharing out
Trust your instincts
Finding your creative voice takes time + patience
Create a sense of community around your work. Host personal work reviews + crits to allow for personal accountability and allows feedback on personal work. You have to do personal work outside your corporate job to ensure you’re feeding your creativity. You have to feed your creativity to use your creativity.
Personal development vs professional development
IDENTIFYING YOUR CREATIVE VOICE — Cathlin McCullough
How can I continue to seek additional inspiration + notes from other sources? Continuing to teach and grow while working?
BIG MAGIC — Elizabeth Gilbert
Creativity doesn’t belong to you — it belongs to everyone, you just have to put in the work
Listening to your intuition and trusting yourself
Cut out the ideas that others are following, you’re work + the way you see the world are most important
FOCUS
The greek for for ‘Crisis’ is ‘to sift’
ADD MOONLIGHT TO FILM LIST — Moonlight’s color theory centers around the three different film stocks “Bickel has been able to develop LUTs [mathematical formulas that modify images] so that the color in a movie responds similarly to how it would if shot on a specific film stock.”
“The first chapter was set to emulate Fuji film stock, which according to Bickel, is a little warmer and brings out a lot of texture in the skin tone. The third chapter used a modified kodak stock, which according to Bickel is less “restrained” and provides more pop and shine to the image.”
“The most distinct looking chapter of “Moonlight” is the second, which Bickel credits to the old Agfa film stock it was set to mirror. The long retired German film stock was known for adding a cyan to the images highlights, which is what gives the middle section of “Moonlight” its greenish-blue hue.”
Link to Moonlight’s Color Theory
FASCINATION WITH WALLS + TEXTURES:
TO DO’s / TAKE AWAYS:
Outline what brings joy when looking for inspiration. Where do I start? What adds energy when I find something?
Make a Creative Contract with Myself
Identify what I’m curious about
Identify what I’m interested in — even if it’s small, it’s still impactful
Identify what I’m drawn to over and over again
Identify what I do better than anyone else
Identify that feeling (in words) of when I’ve found a good piece of inspiration, or created a piece of work that I’m proud of
Identify what my creative elements are
Focus on the things that I want — Focus on the things that I can change
Sweet potato chips + salsa = fantastic combo
