Super 8 lessons of creativity by Spielberg and Abrams

Who else can give advice about the super-creative, but the creators of some of the most exciting movies?! Bright not only for entertainment, but also in design. Blowing Spielberg-Abrams divided successful teamwork experience.

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After the release of the movie "the Super 8" (Super 8) JJ Abrams and Steven Spielberg are divided with the magazine "Entertainment Weekly"Experience joint creative work /

Lesson №1. Work with people who are stronger than you

It can be a little intimidating - to work with the creative force that has more experience or fame. But what is the best way to become more creative? Abrams says that sometimes work with Spielberg makes it "paralyzed by doubt," he says Stephen his creative "consigliere" - advisor.

Lesson №2. Focus your creativity

When developed the film "War of the Worlds," Spielberg Abrams asked to prepare a script for it. At this time, Abrams was busy with trying to break the deadlock in the TV series «Lost» (Lost), so he refused to help.

Lesson №3. Be creative with a passion, using their brightest talents

«Super 8» Directed provided an opportunity to continue the central theme for both of them since his youth: to create movies. The film also combines their common interests in science fiction. Creating something with real passion always seems easier.

Lesson №4. Create, adding different pieces into one

To enrich the storyline «Super 8," Abrams Cloverfield wove-oriented theme of the film, which he has brought to bear in the studio. Since there is no law that would prohibit the creative infusion, look for other ideas and concepts that you can attach to the current creative projects.

Lesson №5. Creativity - it works

Sometimes creativity - this is pure art. And sometimes - it is something more pragmatic, such as sticking to its path and avoiding problems. Spielberg's first film as a child, was about the destruction of toy trains. Motivation? His father told him that if he will continue to spoil his train, he simply take them. A by Spielberg movies can watch his train face again and again, without fear of punishment.

Lesson №6. Combine creative genres

Abrams loves "the combination of genres." He described the movie, which was created in high school as "a comedy-science fiction-romance." Stretch your creativity can mean a combination of such that up to you no one has ever wanted or could not be combined in the pursuit of creative vision.

Lesson №7. Go against the trend

Discussing the "close encounters of the third kind," Spielberg said that up to this moment of human interaction with the aliens in the movie were antagonistic and were confrontational. His goal was to "reverse the trend" and represent something else. His starting point was the idea that the aliens travel to Earth so far not to organize violence here.

Lesson №8. Correct creative moment is of great importance

What may be suitable for creativity now, later it might not be appropriate. Spielberg and Abrams talked about the influence of "Bizkit contact" in which a man abandons his family and friends to follow the aliens. They said that they doubt that the studio will shoot a movie with a storyline. Spielberg, being the father of 7 children, admits that he would not write a script about how a father abandons his family.

The work of these two men leave no doubt that they know what they are talking about. I think that these tips should take note, especially since lesson №1 It reads as follows: "Work with people who are better than you". ;)