That's That

         Every time I see a new film or short on the internet. I always ask the same question, how was this made? It’s really simple in the end, but in the past I have seen some mind blowing effects slash videos that truly were made simply, and it blows my mind to see it done. It’s a simple question but I helps me to know which directions I want to go with my creativity and where I should look first.

        Most of the stuff that is created in our class have much of the same elements but the biggest concern I have is, why does everything have to be funny, or have some great punch line at the end. It’s never written into an assignment that we have to have a hilarious piece, but I feel like that’s what everybody wants, for instance my first project will not be funny at all, and I intend it to be that way. It’s just the same when we pitch our ideas, if the class doesn’t laugh at it, it’s not good enough?

         Here’s a great topic, how much should we charge as artist for this type of work, let’s say a free-lance job, where do we start, and how to we pursue such a thing. It’s very simple question I guess but I think it needs to be answered.

         Overall I’m not that picky, I’m normally easy going and don’t have many questions. I just like to get the job done and that’s that. 

why

               Why, why, why, why, why, who what when where and why. Why am I doing this anyway, why did I decide to become a media arts major, why do I like to sit and draw, why on earth do I like to create stupid slash funny things on a computer for some quick laughs or possibly a pay check. In many ways it’s very simple and others it’s very long and complicated. It’s really hard to say sometimes but others I enjoy telling the story of how I became a media arts major in the first place.

                When I came to school I started out as a civil engineering major, ended up hating all the math then decided to switch to pharmacy. I could keep up with the work and all, but I just didn’t enjoy the major at all and truly didn’t know what to do. But one awesome day, my friend had a video assignment due for some crazy class, and he knew I played around with stuff like that sometimes and he asked me to help him. We ended up making an awesome video and he got an A on his project. Then he suggested to me that I should do this for a living, and I took his advice and I’ve been very happy ever since.

                It’s weird sometimes, all the work we have to do as media guys and girls. But 99% of the time I do not feel like I’m doing work at all, I’m usually having a great time working on these projects making it fun in the process and the work part of it disappears and I just love what I do. I know it’s weird to put it that way but it’s cool in my mind. I know I will finish growing up doing what I love and I will always be happy in this life choice of mine. I enjoy media and I always will. I’ve always been able to draw well as a kid and now I finally get to use it for something practical, and get paid while I do it. One day I will get to thank my teachers for helping grow in my subject but I know there will always be more to learn, since new things come out every day. Hopefully I will get to make something that makes kids smile and adults laugh in the process and have my name in the credits being proud of what I had accomplished. 

my idea

       It’s always fun being able to create media persay, but usually in school we have to use certain criteria, follow certain rules and have the subject matter submitted a certain way. This time however I get to decide what I want to do, how I want to do it, and when.

It’s not that difficult for me to decide what I want to do, work wise, I know which software I like and what I do not, but the true idea itself can take to most effort, because without that I have no clue where I should go. Usually I sit down and decide what I want to do, and start drawing out little creations of mine, and let them flow until I find three or four I like then I start to revise the best and work from there. Thinking where I can go with it to make it funny or sad, and finding different solutions to problems that arise.

                Overall this has been working well for me, because once I roll with an idea it’s fun to keep working on it letting it bloom more and more in the process. I always find ways to make it better and never truly let myself down when it comes to my own creativity. As long as I don’t procrastinate and keep things in order I expect my work to run smoothly, and end up with something I can be very very proud of in the end. 

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