Hello, My name is Calder LaValle. I grew up in Maui and graduated from Lahainaluna High School ℅ 2017. I graduated with my Associate’s in Creative Media from UH Maui College in 2021 before transferring to UH West O‘ahu, during the fall of the same year. If I was an artist’s tool I would be a pen because although I’ve made mistakes I can’t erase, the accomplishments drawn on the pages are what matter.
This paper discusses various cases involving representation and diversity (or lack thereof) in Hollywood. The film industry has had a history of erasing cultural significance by casting white actors, as well as displaying ignorance by perverting various traditions and the locations associated with them. It has caused damage to people of color audiences by reinforcing stereotypes and delivering misinformation on the silver screen; whether it is unintentional or for the sake of entertainment. With a cultural shift, it's imperative to analyze the mistakes of the past and acknowledge what has been done to counteract these issues in recent years.
The concept of creativity has come a long way. The Old Greeks would call those creative forces muses, other religions referred to them as God. Today people still mostly treat creativity as an aha moment outside the area of influence. However, just by looking at the creative process one can tell, that creativity and creative work is more than just that one "Aha-Moment" (insight). It is clear that generating ideas demands planning and preparation, identifying something of interest like a problem, an opportunity or a challenge, doing research. This then leads to thinking of a solution, allowing time to incubate and iterations before arriving at something “complete.” Students learn that hard work is what makes their ideas come to life and sticktuiveness is what helps them get better.