Who influences me as a Creative Person. (Blog 1A)

Kanye West

"Welcome to the Good life" Kanye West. He has become one of my most influential artists throughout my life because of his struggles he has overcome. West also showed the music industry that just because he cannot sing does not mean he is not an artist of his own. Much of the music industry only saw West as a unique producer yet they were not ready for his auto tuned musical productions. West's objective was to generate a new sound for music; this is where Kanye West and I come together. As an individual artist I consciously strive to invent new styles of production, film, and any other kind of art I find to be interesting.  Kanye released his latest album "Dark Twisted Fantasy" with a plot line, which was called "Runaway". The short film was subjectively influenced by film noir in which is a genre of Hollywood crime drama. Kanye West is an innovator whom changes culture, the music industry, and business subconsciously everyday. My aspirations and goals are to develop an artistic mindset like Kanye West does with his subconscious creative skills.

Entourage

As a Media Arts and Studies major I have watched, analyzed and critiqued many television series over the past nineteen years in my life. Yet my interest had never come to a level that it was mandatory for me to watch the television show and learn from it. The HBO series Entourage had taken me back after viewing the pilot. In many years to come I plan on pursuing many career related jobs in the media/ business world in New York and or Hollywood. The narrative behind Entourage symbolizes the life of the executive producer of the series, Mark Wahlberg. The show becomes a reality/comedy/drama, which is very appealing to me because one of the careers in mind is screenwriting. Where Entourage and I come together is the basis of the fantastic writing style of Doug Ellin and his crew. The series is based upon the characters, which falls into Propps Theory of the plot relies on the characters. Much of the show becomes personal within each character and their lives affect one another. Due to that the characters are human beings and their moods are always changing, it gives the show misdirection in almost every episode. Each of the main characters represents one of Mark Wahlberg's best friends on their escapes through Hollywood. The show has influenced me in many different ways, production, screenwriting and the reality of the show. 

Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg's The Lost World: Jurassic Park opened my mind and imagination to a new world when I first viewed the film. I could not articulate the film as thoroughly as I can today, but when I started to understand the film that it was make believe dinosaurs and there was a whole production side behind it I knew I had to become a producer in film. Many of the films I watched as a child were films Spielberg created in which fascinated me and nearly overwhelmed me with thoughts. I thought as a child I was crazy or gifted with the unordinary and creative ideas I was developing through the process of viewing film and television. Jurassic Park really opened my eyes because I did not understand the fact that people could develop virtual dinosaurs with a computer and an artist. Yet Spielberg does not only touch on the fact of films, he co-produces for video games, various animated television, and many animated films. His style is not to put all of his interest into one category of media, but to become a well rounded professional in all aspects of the media business.