Creative Review.

Last month we had a 'creative review' session at university. This is a group discussion, where everyone brings in an article, a film, and a book that they would highly recommend.

I chose to take in my 'Craft Makers Guide to Photography', and although I had only browsed a few of the pages that seemed most relevant to me at the time, I knew that it was a super helpful book and it was encouraging me to learn about, and understand my own camera.

Subsequently this book has become very important throughout my Major Project, as I’m sure you can tell. I have struggled with organising time with a photography student, so I have just gone ahead, got stuck in, and had a go at it myself.

Another girl in my group brought in Moonrise Kingdom, a Wes Anderson film I could not believe I hadn't seen, so that week I went out and bought myself a copy. It was a beautifully ridiculous film; although you wouldn't rally expect anything less. It is a story of two twelve-year-olds, who fall in love and run away on an adventure together.

The characters were awkward, intriguing and loveable.

It was interesting to see such a juxtaposition of ideas, in the sense that, the characters were intended to be incredibly naive, yet they tackled rather complex and mature circumstances. Even though the youngsters struggled to articulate themselves as loners, they could openly discuss problems such as depression.

Bill Murray portrays the perfect wacky and overprotective father, providing 'old school' humour that you can't help but laugh at, like throwing a shoe at a sheriff's head with anger, or the casual comment of a 'true' man- "I'm going outside to find a tree to chop"!

Don't let the front cover of the DVD put you off. I already knew a little bit about the film, but when I took it from the shelf and my friend saw the cover, she instantly thought it looked dull. I recommend you watch it!