Creative Black Introvert

Write. Everything. Down. That’s what I remember most from watching the creative process it took to crest the film, Crash. From Gucci Mane to the director who wrote a 40 page plus script in the middle of the night the importance of documenting your ideas has always been important to me since high school. I always keep a planner, prayer journal, and an idea journal because I forget so easily and that is setting me back. Another interesting process was the storyboard and script reading process because films face a lot of creative setbacks and a good portion of a directors intended storyline never makes it to the final cut that we see in theaters. I’ve seen Crash many times but I never knew how much work was put into the entire film what I learned from the storyboard to screen board process was the special effects and use of perspective. In one scene it appears that the woman was on fire but in reality she wasn’t but you can feel dedication and the emotion the director wanted to convey i

After watching the Hip-Hop documentary, The Industry I vividly remember admiring the longevity of the careers of the managers, and record label execs like, Mona Scott Young who held the reigns as A/R and then continuing on to creating a reality TV empire with the Love and Hip-Hop series. I learned that any successful career will encounter major setbacks and failures but letting fear stand in the way will only keep you stagnant and left in the cold.  Since this the industry I want to have a career in, this raw, though dated behind the scenes peek at the teams it takes to give us an artist and the music is inspiring but motivating to be more competitive in honing my craft so that I can run with the best of them, maybe even your favorite rapper someday.