What topit said.

When I was younger I could just look in a Lego catalog and get ideas for brickfilms. Unfortunately, I can't anymore, but you can still try it.

A lot of the time, I just come up with an idea when I take a walk or ride my bike. It just sorta makes my mind kinda get going.

Other than that, sometimes just general experiences in life give you inspiration. I know something that happened to me at school was the inspiration for BIRDFaCE. (To my recollection, the event involved a squirrel, a top hat, a ban saw, and Robert Downey Jr.)

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As far as ideas for an actual film, topit is right on, you can't force it. However sometimes I'm in the mood to make a goofy short or random bit of animation to keep in practice, and I frequently look through my box of obscure bricks for inspiration. I made this when I looked at a plant brick and thought "I'll make them pop out of the ground" and this when I bought the pirate minifig and felt like doing something silly with it. They're not great brickfilms or anything, but when I really want to animate, the bricks themselves are pretty great inspiration.

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I listen to music. Sad music if I want to make a sad movie, happy music if I want to make a happy film,
and EPIC music if I want to make an EPIC movie,
If I want to make a short funny film I just mess around with my bricks, or sometimes get inspiration from outside.

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Funnily enough I only get ideas when I'm in the shower or when I read a book (mind you not any book, it has to be factious book for some reason) .

I usually get ideas by thinking of everyday things, like a pizza shop, and then finding a way to make it awesome.[:P]  Movies also give me ideas.

I usually have trouble coming up with a good idea in a short time span. This was my main problem during THAC. I spent a few hours trying to come up with a good story, and when I finally started making one I lost motivation because I realised it was actually pretty bad.
It takes a while for me to come up with an idea that I think might have potential, and then I continuously revise it over a period of several days to several months. When I'm satisfied with it, I begin writing a script.

I watch Sherlock (BBC series, not the Film) for a few hours and its got my creative juices pumping.

But in a more general context, reading books and listening to music really help. With books you're opening yourself to ideas, and with music you're being inspired. A combination of both is epic. Then of course its always good brainstorm with other people. Also watching TV and Movies is also handy, but thats pretty obvious.

Thanks for all of the feedback fellow filmers! I see a general pattern in most of the responses thus far and I believe Jargon put it the best:

Thanks for all of the replies and suggestions, I'm sure new ideas will come to me eventually. I'm attempting to have a new animation release every 2 weeks, whether it be some short film or simply some tests. I can tell this is going to be difficult, does anyone here have experience creating consistent content on a weekly or bi-monthly basis? I'd enjoy hearing some tips about how to execute consistent animations well. Thanks in advance and thanks again for the help and encouragement!

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