#flow experience

More Than I Was Looking For

In order to fully explore the unusual experience I had in the river, I chose to integrate it into my thesis topic. It needed to be relevant to the field of art therapy, so I first looked at the relationship between the creative process and altered states of consciousness. This was easily established, but the source of its ability to affect consciousness was more elusive.

What causes these shifts…

FLOW EXPERIENCE

Flow is a concept developed by psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. Flow is a mental state in which a subject becomes fully immersed in an activity. In flow, the emotions must be positive, energized, and aligned with the task at hand. If depression, anxiety or any negative feelings towards the activity are felt, this means that the subject is not experiencing Flow.

A person who experiences Flow will have clear goals, high concentration and a distorted sense of time. These are but a few of the things that may occur during Flow, another being that the subject may lose awareness of their bodily needs and can get very hungry or tired without even realising it.

MIND MAPS

By definition, a Mind Map is a graphical approach to note taking. Typically, they take on a tree-branch format. Mind Maps are used to generate, visualize, structure and classify ideas, to help study or organize information, as well as to help problem solving, making decisions and writing.

Generally, when constructing a Mind Map, you will put the core idea in the centre of the space and each idea will stem from there, and the next ideas from each of those branches, ultimately resulting in a tree-like or a web-like diagram of the developed idea.

HOW I MIGHT USE THESE IN THE CREATION OF MY FILM

Mind Maps is obviously a fantastic way to develop an idea. Using this, I can create a Mind Map that can include many possible themes that I could include in my movie, as well as develop my characters and their possible personalities.