CEP882 - NDCE Top 10

10. - Compelling experiences begin with a PROPOSAL.  Sometimes it is the idea itself, and not the details, that  can be the hard part.  Once the idea comes, many times the details start falling into place.

9. - Compelling experiences are often PLANNED.  Perhaps we would like to think that they happen spontaneously, but many times experiences that move us have been planned to do just that.  For my WOA project, the storyboard was a great planning tool that I depended on heavily when it came to making the final version of my project.

8. - Compelling experiences follow a PATTERN.  There are certain forms one can follow to make a kind of experience more compelling.  For example, think about lighting, rule of thirds, and depth of field when taking a photograph to make it more compelling.  In time, the form will become second-nature (like driving a manual transmission), and the finesse of experience will come into play.

7. - Compelling experiences are PROGRESSIVE.  They are dynamic.  They change.  What was compelling yesterday may not necessarily be compelling tomorrow.  (Though there are some things that seem to remain compelling in spite of time that passes.)

6. - Compelling experiences are often formed under PRESSURE.  Sometimes time constraints, as unfair as they seem, can actually help in the creation of a compelling experience.  At times, my ideas would not start really flowing until just a couple days before an assignment due date.  It caused me major stress at times, but for whatever reason also helped me to create decent work.

5. - Compelling experiences can depend on one’s PERCEPTION.  I think about the video my classmate did about going for a walk.  The “compellingness” was there all along, but it wasn’t until she took the time to really observe her surroundings that the “compellingness” became apparent to her.

4. - Compelling experiences are PERTINENT.  Experiences are most often compelling when they are relevant to us in some way.  I think of the project another classmate did on the art of Chris Jordan.  The reason that his art is compelling is because it is pertinent to each of us in some way or another.

3. - Compelling experiences can depend on our POSITION in life.  By that I mean that circumstances can greatly affect what we may or may not find compelling.  I am going through one of the most difficult times in my life right now, a crisis if you will.  At times, I couldn’t see past the pain into the “compellingness.”

2. - Experiences are made compelling because of PASSION.  When we are passionate about something, we naturally give it our all.  It is easy to try to show and share the “compellingness” with others.

1. - Compelling experiences are PERSONAL.  No matter how great an idea, what is compelling to one person may not be compelling to the next.  We all have unique past experiences that have shaped us into who we are now.  We have individual styles and tastes, and these things play a huge role in what we do or don’t find compelling.