I‘m always on the search for sources of inspiration, but I have to say that it’s not happening a lot lately. They seem to drift away from finding me, and, heck, maybe there are no good sources any more.Last year I was intrigued by Nexus London (and especially Jonas Odell), but soon fed up with it and its style . Then I realized that I’m not the only one it inspires, and not for the better. I guess, one of the main aspects of being inspired is to find something original.
Today I received a link to Pleix Films from my brother. First, after getting to that page, I thought that it’s going to be another collection of some new advertising campaigns, and I chose to start with ‘Beauty Kit’.
True, it was an advertising campaign, but not in the normal sense. it’s a film made to criticise the idea of beauty in eyes of little girls, and how the media is trying to sell it to them.
After that I couldn’t stop and I had to watch all of them.
‘Futureshock: Pride’s Paranoia’, for instance, is a frightening look at the power of consumerism (with hints from King Kong, Transformers and John Carpenter’s They Live); ‘Birds’ (pictured) is a beautyfully shot and obscure film about flying (jumping?) dogs; and after watching ‘E-Baby’ I almost cried for the sad possibilities of virtual worlds. On the other hand, ‘Netlag’ made me reproach myself for not thinking about that idea myslef: loads of small video streams from different places of the world.
Now I feel like creating some artwork, and this feeling is, for sure, the best proof for a good source of inspiration.
Creative producer • typography geek • filmmaker wannabe • internet obsessed • Mac “genius” • photography enthusiast • nonstop reader • hopeless musician • anti-corporate freak • free-culture fighter • aspiring entrepreneur
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There’s no need to reproach yourself for not thinking about something for it is the nature of ideas to come and go and strike you as they please. And judging by your work, you’ve experienced these visits yourself, quite often.
One of the cretereas to judge a quality of artwork, be it filming, painting or writing, is in its ability to evoke in other people the desire for creating something themselves. Your creations in turn, will inspire other people to do something as well. Some of them have already done so….xoxo
Thank you my darling, I have to say that your comment ispired me to think differently about it, and in turn, maybe open my After Effects and start working…