Fresh Guacamole-PES

I found this clip by PES very creative. The objects being used to make "guacamole" are things that we use or have seen before. PES is the name of the artist and what he does with each scene is a film style called stop-motion. This filming technique is used in which successive positions of objects (as clay models) are photographed to produce the appearance of movement.The creative thinking behind this is taking something people enjoy, eating guacamole and putting a twist to it. Leading us to have that "ah hah" moment.

Music video “Second Go” –LIGHTS

I found the music video to be creative because it defies the boundaries of conventional music videos, proves to be novel, and combines two vastly different art forms into a final product that really works.  First off, the music video has no editing—it’s one long shot. I have seen music videos where many scenes are filmed and then edited into one final video.  That seems to be the standard convention of how music videos are made but this one is different. It is also unscripted (the singer has a basic idea of what to do but she is pretty much free to do what she feels as she throws paint everywhere). By the way, did I mention that the video was shot backwards? The video to “Second Go” is novel in the way it breaks a lot of the rules of conventional music videos.

Lastly, the video effectively blends the two art forms of house décor and music performance into one. LIGHTS is painting a house while singing and performing at the same time. Ingenious.

 

 

 

Celeste Resendiz 

Extreme Shepherding with Lights

This is the video we saw in class.  I don't know exactly how the originator came up with the idea, but to me it seems like a combination of shepherding, marching bands, and the Disney electrical parade.  This would be a creative process that takes dissimilar things and and makes new connections between them to create something entirely different.  Another example of this type of thinking is the exercise we discussed in class where we list five dissimilar things (e.g. bucket, harp, sandpaper, windmill, and bath towel) and come up with a new invention using as many of them as possible.

Her Morning Elegance (Link to the video for Henry's post below)

Her Morning Elegance

Creative by using still photography to make objects move and contradict the average use of some of the items used such as pillows, sheets, and socks.

Ellie Goulding - Anything Could Happen

Creative use of telling a story between two people who die in car accident. Ellie, floating on a cloud, represents her death and being lifted up into heaven. Ellie at the beginning of the video is presumed to be alive but in fact is actually dead. This is evident when she appears in the same dress whilst being lifted by a singular black cloud. The cloud itself could be alluded as a sad ending to her relationship and an a representation of sad and unexpected death.

Welcome to the Psychology of Creativity class 2012

Welcome to the blog for the Psychology of Creativity, Fall 2012.  We will be posting here examples of a variety of creative products that we think demonstrate something about creativity and the creative process.  We are also open to contributions from the larger University community, so if you or someone you know has produced something creative, we want to hear about it.  Feel free also to post links to other sites or photos of works.  Please keep in mind community standards within this community, and use discretion about what you post.  Creative products are sometimes intended to be offensive, and this is a legitimate form of self-expression, but you should always keep in mind the ideal of respect for your fellow classmates and other members of the University community.