I've been reading Rookie Yearbook Three over the Christmas holidays, and I came across this quote by Jim Jarmusch from a 2004 piece in MovieMaker magazine, which is referenced in one of the articles:
'Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with your inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of light and shadows. Select things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work will be authentic.'
I really like this quote and think it links to my media work well. For example, not only does it help with the inspiration and creation of my products, but it can also be linked to media theory. Kate Domaille (2001) states that every story ever told can be fitted into one of eight narrative types, and Michael Shore (1984) highlights that music videos are recycled styles. Therefore, like Jarmusch states in this quote 'nothing is orginal', everything is inspired/influenced by something that already exists.
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