BOC Week 9: Dressed Professionally Photo Challenge

This is me dressed in a nice suit. I dressed like this originally for graduation pictures. I thought I would have to dress up for photos, but it turned out I would be wearing the graduation gown over my clothes. I took this photo when I returned home and considered that since I'm dressed up I might as well take a photo of myself in the suit. I may change the suit for the portfolio show on the 22nd, but this is how I normally would dress for a professional career or interview. I tend to think that it may fell like a bit much, but as long as I dress appropriate, and professional, I'm okay for any job. The suit I'm wearing has been with me since my first year here at the Art Institute, but in time I will soon have to wear another suit. Another thing I would do is lose the jacket because it would fit well for summer, and it becomes uncomfortable after wearing it for a while.

BOC Week 7: Photo Challenge Visual Effects

This photo challenge was about getting a picture that detailed your ability in visual effects. The photo I chose was an old final project I did for a digital imaging class back in 2009. This was a big project when I was given the details for it. It took a long time to put together all the photos I did in my living room and with a masking effect placed them all in the shot. I was originally coming up with ideas for what my theme was going to be, but I then thought of a photo I remembered in a students portfolio show that had hundreds of copies of himself doing various activities. I then began to plan out little scenarios with different clothing and I came up with this photo. I got me a passing grade for the final and I have used this photo in various other projects, but only as a portrait in a background. Ever since, I have not used this photo in quite some time, and it tends to go overlooked when I'm searching for a good project, but when this week's photo challenged was announced I decided to look through all my old work to find something worthy. This was not my first choice. I had other ideas about using some of my green screen videos or motion graphics, but in the end I decided to look to my older pictorial work for inspiration. It was at that moment that this photo came to mind. I feel proud of this picture because it shows what I can do with simple effects and a lot of patience, and it really describes my diverse character.

BOC Week 6: Director's Chair

I decided to go with a picture on my on a director's chair. This is really a Photoshop image of me on this chair, but it provides the very basic information behind my goal of directing a major motion picture. For years I ave grown up wanting to one one direct a big budget success, but now today that dream is slowly becoming a reality. I enjoy working my way up, but once in a while I would like to have a little fun here and there. This photo shows a more colorful side of myself and how much I truly care for this dream. I first started out with an old photo of myself sitting on a couch in the student lounge of my college. I was going to go for a more authentic and stereotypical director with the hat and everything, but I didn't want to over exaggerate my image for this photo. I then used a directors chair I found on the web and pasted it as a background to my photo. I then added a second background of a set. After some small edits I had a photo of me on a motion picture set. When I see this photo I see myself working for a major studio in Hollywood, California. Although I might be better dressed then what I'm wearing in the photo. My greatest dream is to one day work for a major company like Universal Studios or Warner Brothers and direct a film that many people would talk about. I hope my film is remembered like George Lucas' Star Wars or Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings. There are times I would see myself on a chair like this giving out demands on how the film should be and what the cast and crew should do for the picture. I look to one day actually be the image in this picture.

Week 1: BOC Will you be living in Vegas after 5 years?

      I believe I will still be living in Las Vegas 5 years from now, unless I am given a job that requires me to move. This looks unlikely, since I have only recently brushed the surface of meeting professionals here in Vegas. I think somewhere at the end of this decade I see myself in another city. It would probably be Los Angeles because that is the place to go for filmmaking. I have meet several people here in Vegas who have been everywhere, but it will be a while until I go to the places they have been to.