Who influences you as a Creative Person?

I am a very hands-on creative person. I tend to be more creative behind the camera. I like to entertain and a lot of my creativeness comes from my love of acting and performing. In the past I have been producer of a local newscast talk show that was student run. I gained a love for video production from the very start of high school. I have also been in my shows and musicals throughout high school, which sparked my love for acting. Lorne Michaels (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorne_Michaels) is definitely one of the most inspiring comedians and producers in my life. I love the concept of Saturday Night Live that he created because it mixed live comedic acting with current events in pop culture. Lorne Michaels’ position as a writer for the show eventually proceed to a position as executive producer of Saturday Night Live. There is a lot of Text and Subtext found within the show. Many of the times the writers use irony, misdirection, and double entendres when writing sketches. The show is definitely packed full with double entendres, especially sexual innuendos. The skits the actors perform on Saturday Night Live are unique and vigorously entertaining. Lorne’s hard work and involvement with the show really inspires me to become an executive producer of a show in my future.

Another example of an artist that I admire is the work of The Black Eyed Peas; their amazing performing talent is very inspiring especially at this year’s super bowl. Although their singing talent, live may not be the best they are one of the most entertaining groups with a unique appearance. They never seize to amaze the audience with extravagant costumes and set designs. Their music involves a lot of Tension and Release with their songs going from smooth, softer sounding, to loud, electronic, futuristic sounding. A great example that uses tension and release is their new song “The Time (Dirty Bit)”.  The Black Eyed Peas inspire me to create entertaining scenes and camera shots with my cinematography and also use creative audio techniques when selecting music and sounds. They also inspire me to be creative and step outside the box when being creative.

 Another type of media that really inspires me is television shows especially ABC’s Modern Family. As a new hit dramady (hybrid of a drama and comedy) to ABC, Modern Family influences me to use comedy in my films. I found that shows like this make me want to produce and direct dramas and comedies. I find this genre the most entertaining. In Modern Family the plot is often Active or Didactic meaning that the audience often makes up there own minds about the context although sometimes, through confessionals, the actors tell us what to think specifically. Being active and sometimes didactic give the show a unique twist that most other television shows do not have. It attracts audience members because they never know what exactly the actors are thinking. This show is definitely influential to my hopeful future in comedic television.