I get frustrated from time to time during the creative process. Most of the frustration comes from not having a finely tuned process. The difficult thing is that sometimes the creative process is messy and sometimes messy does not lend well to a process or system. Systems are great for assembly lines and standardized products, however when you use an assembly line to create a video or piece of artwork…you may be in for something you didn't hope for. I'm not saying we should have no systems in the creative process….however the systems have to be elastic and allow room for the messy parts of creativity to take place.
Below is a system I have created when creating creative videos. I don't always use this system, however when I do I find that things work out better in the end.
1. have a mtg with your leadership team to discuss the next series or sermons and overall direction.
2. meet with yourself to brainstorm some ideas to bring to the table
3. meet with a creative team to flesh out some of your ideas and to come up with more ideas
4. meet with yourself again to fine-tune these ideas
5. present these ideas to your leadership team and ask for feedback before moving forward
6. meet with yourself again and make changes based on feedback
7. create the project
8. show the project (if time allows) to the leadership team and see if changes need to be made