There’s no better time than right now! Be creative!

With the biggest night in mainstream Hollywood now behind us and filmmakers from all walks of life realizing their dreams of being recognized for contributing to the history of film, there’s no better time than right now for you to exercise your creative muscles and embark on your own cinematic journey. Share your stories and ideas with the world!

Of course, sometimes there can be mental blocks keeping you from unleashing your creativity.  You may have an idea or even the desire to start, but there’s something holding you back.  Here’s a couple ways,  to help you breakthrough the congestion in your brain and get both your ideas and  activities moving in the right direction!

Flex Your Creative Muscle.

When it comes to creativity, perfection is not a necessity.  In fact, it’s practically impossible to be perfect. Furthermore, pursuing perfection will stop you in your tracks. You are better off working out that creative muscle by churning out ideas – even if you trash them.  Just like with your body, you need to work those creative muscles in order to make them stronger. The more you create, the better you will become.  So don’t let the fear of not being perfect prevent you from generating ideas. It’s more important to be constantly creating.

Believe in daydreaming.

We’re so busy in today’s world that we often times lack the freedom to simply think.  To daydream.  To let our minds wander.  Whether it’s meditation or engaging in a repetitive physical activity like running or hopping on an elliptical, find the space to let your brain be “bored” for a while.  In this free space creativity can spring forth and greater ideas can be generated.  This can also be helped by taking a break from all those emails and tweets we so often feel need an immediate reply.

“A study done at the University of Lancashire showed that people who were asked to do “boring” activities like reading and daydreaming before being asked to complete a task that required creative thinking, came up with more creative solutions to the task.”

 Write it down.

Take all the ideas you have whether a full length script or a mere scene you see in your mind and write them down.  Use as many or as few words as you’d like. But simply taking the time to take pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) will solidify the idea in your mind. It also allows you to open up your creative channel. That makes way for more to come forth.  Writing leads to visualization, visualization leads to imagery.  That’s what creativity and movies are all about.

Looking for more ways to unleash your creative side?  Check out the full article by Freeman LaFleur, you’ll be glad you did.

When it’s time to start building that creative blueprint, check out StoryBoard Quick and StoryBoard Artist. They are easy, fast and most creative ways to generate cinematic images for your next film, TV show or webisode! Unleash your creativity.