The film that comes to my mind, when I think of the role of artists and media makers, is a film about inspiration. It's Miyazaki's "Kiki's Delivery Service". It left the 10 year old me wanting to create, to bring worlds to life, to tell stories as an animator someday. As artists, we're like magicians our goal is to take the crowds elsewhere, take them into the perspective of another relatable character in an illusion that lasts a few hours or less.
Storytelling was a great past time for my dad when he was growing up. He would tell me in most nights his grandfather would tell them epic stories that would end in cliffhangers and take time to finish. My dad revived a little bit of this tradition, but in his own twist, he would draw while he told his stories. Besides this little history of storytelling, I am inspired by animated features by Don Bluth, Miyazaki, Disney and Ralph Bakshi ( to name a few). I'm also inspired by other flip books artists make and comic books. Non visual media that inspired me is music.
As an artist in the future I would like to inspire people just how these things inspired me.
