In his lecture “Mystery box” J.J. Abrams talks about how important mystery, creativity and imagination can be, specially in the film and arts business. Abrams is a well known film maker famous for his participation in movies and TV show such as lost, alias, Cloverfield and mission impossible. First of all, Abrams mentions how his inspiration began. He says that when he was a kid his grandfather used to show him how things works. Thanks to this he developed an incredible passion for mystery which boosted his creativity and helped him to made great projects. This also boosted his film making passion. Abrams also mentions about a magic box that he bought long time ago and he never open, because for him that box represents his grandfather, possibility and hope. He says that mystery is the catalyst of creativity. Then he gives some examples of some of his greatest projects such as lost where he was able to make thinks that where not possible ten years ago. After that, he says that in today’s world technology is really helpful and can make incredible things, but somehow no everything is about technology. To conclude he states that despite that technology helps, the most important concept to make things that matter is not technology, but inspiration and creativity. (216 words)
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In my opinion, this was the best of all the lectures that I watched in TED talks. I really like it, because as Abrams, I also have a strong desire for the film making business. This video was really inspiring for me in many aspects. First of all, it boosted my creativity and it helped me to think in many future ideas for a script or a short film. This video also made realize that the use of really expensive tools for make significant things is not necessary. I know that the film industry require a lot of expenses that I can not afford, such as lighting, cameras and software. Thanks to Abrams I realize that I actually do not need all that stuff, I just need to be really creative and put all my passion in what I am doing. I think this video is really important because it shows the people, that they should explore more themselves to get inspiration and make things that matter. (162 words)
I agree with Yamil. Sometimes, we do not need expensive tools to make things look good. We just need creativity and inspiration. As a person who likes photography, I want to buy equipments for my camera because I want my pictures to look good. Furthermore, these tools are very expensive, and I cannot afford it. On the other hand, I forget that a good picture is not come from expensive tools. For example, picture could be very boring and simple if you did not use creativity and inspiration. Although you have an expensive tool, it will not help. Furthermore, I think it is very important to create things that matter. Therefore, things that you make will be valuable. (words: 118)
ReplyDeleteI don’t know about the film making business or Abrams unlike Yamil, but his lecture is really interesting for me. I think that Abrams’ thoughts about “Mystery box” are similar to those of other people who have jobs which require creativity. He seems to have really good grandparents. It is important to children what kind of education they have received or in what kind of environment they have grown up during their childhood. In that sense, his grandfather presented an excellent opportunity for him to develop creative talents. As a result, I feel that his ideas that have made wonderful scenes without special technologies or effects from time to time came from his childhood experiences. He also seems to approach things with a different point of view than what people are used to. Maybe this is another factor which makes him special. Flexible thinking is what I don’t have. This is probably one of elements that make a difference between a creative person like Abrams and me. In conclusion, I think that his mystery box means all of his talents.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with Yamihos’ idea about put all the passion in what he is doing. Actually, I am not good at make videos. Yamihos talks about the need of film and what skills needed for film. I like his opinion about creativity. I was a Arts student in China. My teacher told me:” if you want improve painting, you should put all your passion and energy into the Arts. In other word, you should treat painting like your girlfriends”. i think there are same way to be successful, however there are different subject. Furthermore, we should training ourselves and create our style. Arts are that influence others and show our passions in our projects. The expensive tools are all secondary. Every thing depends upon personalities and how we treat our business seriously.
I agree with you yamil, this video was very fascinating videos and I liked too. As you said we need lot of experience for making videos and movies. I had a chance to make a short movie in my country with one of my friend and it was very nice to work with all the editing programs that can add some effect on the videos. The creativity and passion is the key to be successful any anything that we do especially for video industry. In the conclusions, learning of technology and having passion can make the video industry better and greater and we need someone like you yamil in the further ( Word 112)
ReplyDeleteGreat job on your blog, Yamil. Good summaries and very thoughtful responses.
ReplyDeleteI hope everything goes well for you in the future.