Sunday, February 9, 2014

Introversion Cinema

You know that Briggs-Meyers personality test that determines your behavior characteristics and social behavior? The terms 'introvert' and 'extrovert' have some bit of association, and have become pretty widely known as a result of it. Extroverts being socially outward and confident people, and Introverts being more reserved and laid back. So in our fantastic world of media, wouldn't the more socially outward people have more involvement with things like, I dunno, cinema?

-Introverts tend to have some really complex and well developed minds, not to speak less of the extroverts, but statistically you'll see more creativity and originality come from an introverted mind. When you're more contained to yourself, you tend to have more original ideas, whereas someone who is constantly among others will eventually, sometimes even unknowingly, borrow, or remake the ideas of others.

-Having space helps. Introverts like solidarity to some extent, and this is really good for focusing on work and getting ideas down clear and concise. No distractions, no suppression. The quiet and singular work space is a huge ideal, and it's the introvert's favorite environment.

-Going on and on and on. Introverts are pretty efficient people, and because they waste less energy, they can devote it to getting more stuff done to a higher standard of quality. Whereas the average extrovert may become exhausted from combining long conversations with odd bouts of work, the introvert has no fuel wasted and can work continuously to a better length of time.

It's quite clear in any work situation that we'll have a mix of personalities, and it's inevitable you'll have a combination of introverts and extroverts, which I believe is a good thing. Both types of people have qualities that are detrimental to getting a film done.

The idea of introversion does seem a little overlooked in the business world, likely because of the social emphasis a lot of jobs have. It should be better explained all types of careers with have both types of social behaviors.

So, what kind of help can we get from even more specific personality types? ESTJ? INTP?

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