Responsive: Made You Look

'Made you look' is a documentary that follows the views and opinions of of those that work in the creative field; particularly those who work in graphic design, illustration and animation. The film looks at both traditional and digital media and gives an insight into what it's like working in the creative industry. I found the film quite interesting and I feel that I gained a lot of insight into how the industry works for individuals involved in similar areas of work that I am studying and it also encouraged me to continue working with traditional media, as it isn't something that is particularly dying out within the industry and being an animator, it is definitely something I can incorporate into my digital work.

I found it really interesting to hear the opinions the artists had of traditional and digital media, as I found them to be quite biased towards their own method (traditional artists didn't like digital and vice versa) and I personally found it quite difficult to get my head around in terms of the artists not mixing the two together, as personally that is something I like to do and wish to explore more. However, the viewpoint within the film seemed to be that although some people were against this 'digital takeover' others thought that the digital methods adopted the traditional method more than we thought, as the graphics tablets that are used require an interactive pen to work, and you create work on them in as much the same way as you do with traditional methods.

The film has encouraged me to explore traditional media more and not be afraid of trying new things out. Overall, I found it really useful and I enjoyed being able to hear the views of successful practitioners within practices similar to my own.