Seeking the Creative

Looking for a film idea or short TV sketch, then look no further, as newspapers are the number one place to find film ideas. Apart from getting a world view on matters concerning how we live, work and entertain, the stories can be funny, ridiculous, unbelievable, political. Below is an example of how the creative film-mind works, identifying the ability to create good film ideas from the world around us.

Encouraging individuals to take the next step into actually making a film or short visual is down to the individual, this article highlights the fact, the way forward and will hopefully encourage all of us to take the next step and get writing, filming, editing and load on to Youtube…Yippee! 10 years ago I would have said Yahoo!

When reading a newspaper article, do you ever visualise what you are reading, turning it round into a comedy or visual statement to express the antiquated message or an idea someone is proposing. Example, terrorists are talking to their counterparts through modern communication networks, such as the Internet, but the FBI are unable to hear or unscramble what is being said.

The film scene goes something like this, a group of aged women are gathered for an afternoon tea party, gossiping as they do, at the same time terrorists are doing the same through their modern undetectable communication networks thousands of miles apart. The FBI are eaves dropping on the Tea Party, while the terrorists are free to plan and organise their attacks. The moral of the story is that the FBI are loosing ground in the fight to combat terrorism, simply because of the evolution of new companies such as Research In Motion, inventors of the Blackberry technology and others alike.

The UK and US government wants to pass a bill like they already have with telephony companies, stipulating that they are able to eaves drop on who ever they like and when ever they like. Imposing such rules on companies who lead the way in modern communication, like Skype or Blackberry are being forced to open up their technology to governments. The problem is that some of these companies cannot unscramble themselves what is being said. Sadly the FBI and government agencies across the world who have been use to easy access wire tapping, now find it increasingly difficult to get a leg up on the game.

So, the funny sketch of the aged ladies enjoying a tea party could work well to establish the opinion that government agencies would most probably be wasting their time eaves dropping, as what terrorist organisation would bother with landlines, mobiles and face to face when their is a plethora of alternative means of communication all undetectable even by the providers themselves. The sketch itself would appeal to audiences who like the Hollywood blockbuster film ‘Naked Gun’.

Knowing your audience is also key, so a change in the script can easily be achieved to suit a different audience.

If you are this type of person who reads articles and at the same time your brain starts to think  of all these insane images, then my friend you know that you are a writer, a creator and need to do something about it. Stop visiting the doctor and do something about it, take it day by day and don’t worry about what other people say, show them the finished article when its ready.

Stop talking about it and push yourself to actually making it on to film. As the saying goes ‘Rome was not built in a day’. Ideas, do take time to formulate and once you have had a few short films under your belt, you will be on top of the world and ready for any challenge. Hence, taking the next step to really focus and create something magical, as you already know you have  made a few success and are now ready to join the film industry and rub shoulders with the current crop of film masters. As they say ‘shoot today and don’t delay’

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Andy Parkin
LA