My progress towards meeting my 4 professional contacts is still a working progress, but I am sure to set up these meetings. I already have 2 people in mind, a lawyer, and an accountant, but insurance will take some time. I still need to get business cards and contact information from 20 professionals within the industry. Right now I can make it 17. I already have the contact information and card of my internship manager and my father has information to two other sources. I also recently met with another executive for Sight and Sound productions. I will see to it that I have all these contacts by the due date of this project. I am also taking into account that I go to one or more of these social networking events. I believe they will help me find the people I need to know and I’m sure getting the contact information will be easy. Today in class I got a chance to look up several of these Networking Events like CES, and I will plan to set up a time to go to one of them.
I look to gain more knowledge about these networking events and to meet more people who have a lot of knowledge in the industry. This week I will be working with my internship manager on a massive film project. I'm sure to meet more contacts, and a possible chance to enter another networking event. I also need to improve on my social skills when working with others. I am known to be a bit shy, but this is quickly fading away as I become more in tuned with the industry. I have even undergone work in managing my work and putting together my plans for meeting these contacts. Organization is a very important skill in gaining work and information from professionals.
Monday, August 8, 2011
Monday, August 1, 2011
Week 4 EOC: Executive Summary brief draft 1
This Executive summary details that my goal is to start my own business in filmmaking. I favor a range of different film genres, but mostly within the category of Fictional Narratives such as Horror, Science Fiction, and Fantasy. I look to establish my own company, but in order to do so I need the experience. I look forward to working my way up in the industry and using my skills in editing to accomplice my needs to achieve my goal. I am also skilled in cinematography, graphics, and I have experience in acting, both within and outside of the Art Institute of Las Vegas. My experience comes mainly from the Art Institute, but I have undertaken an Internship for Glen Brook Studios and Das Film Works. My education also extends to the Rainbow Company’s classes in Lighting, Acting, and Stage Managing. I try to follow the footsteps of many independent filmmakers to achieve my all time goal in Hollywood.
I’m not at the moment looking to start a new trend, but I look forward to putting my creative ideas together with others who share my same passion for film. My main competition would be other graduates who are using this same system to acquire work, and other small companies of the same business that could rival my own. I look to seek work with a professional business and to gain better insight in this field of work. I also look to mix and mingle with other professional and to get their point of view in the industry and to understand the politics and guidelines they follow to make it in the bigger studios. One of my greatest dreams in the industry is to work for the biggest one of them all, Universal Studios in Hollywood, California. Along with a job at Universal I plan to also write and direct a big-budget motion picture.
I’m not at the moment looking to start a new trend, but I look forward to putting my creative ideas together with others who share my same passion for film. My main competition would be other graduates who are using this same system to acquire work, and other small companies of the same business that could rival my own. I look to seek work with a professional business and to gain better insight in this field of work. I also look to mix and mingle with other professional and to get their point of view in the industry and to understand the politics and guidelines they follow to make it in the bigger studios. One of my greatest dreams in the industry is to work for the biggest one of them all, Universal Studios in Hollywood, California. Along with a job at Universal I plan to also write and direct a big-budget motion picture.
Photo Challenge Week 3: Storyboard
My storyboard is on the Boardstone. A made up commercial I did for Advertising Production last quarter. In this assignment I had to find a use for a Clapper without using it for it's main purpose. The commercial is on a special tombstone for pets where you can write anything you want on the tombstone, and not have to worry about paying large amount of cash for an old fashioned stone tombstone. The board was a typical dry erase board with an umbrella to keep the rain from ruining your writing.
The Commercial featured a family of three mourning the loss of their dog spot. The young daughter in the family suddenly announces that they need a tombstone for their dog, but the mother tells her that they don't have the money to buy one. The father then tells the daughter not to worry and rushes into the house to get the boardstone. He surprises the family when he presents it to them and gives out the necessary details about the product. He then places it on the mound of dirt where they buried their dog, and he kneels down to write the dogs name. He then hands the marker over to the daughter and she scribbles a few hearts and stars on the board. The family is then silent until the logo and the narrator explains more to the product including a product shot with the family's writing before fading to black.
I chose this type of commercial for two reasons. First, was to display as dry humor to the characters and to the product that was being sold. I was thinking a lot of the false commercials that were on SNL and Family Guy. It was a weird and almost black humor based ad, but it did what it was supposed to do. I received a good score for the project and it got a lot of laughs. The other reason I chose this was because it shows a humorous side of my work that I normally don't experiment with, and I think it helps when showing an employer your diversity. Diversity is really important in the professional world.
The Commercial featured a family of three mourning the loss of their dog spot. The young daughter in the family suddenly announces that they need a tombstone for their dog, but the mother tells her that they don't have the money to buy one. The father then tells the daughter not to worry and rushes into the house to get the boardstone. He surprises the family when he presents it to them and gives out the necessary details about the product. He then places it on the mound of dirt where they buried their dog, and he kneels down to write the dogs name. He then hands the marker over to the daughter and she scribbles a few hearts and stars on the board. The family is then silent until the logo and the narrator explains more to the product including a product shot with the family's writing before fading to black.
I chose this type of commercial for two reasons. First, was to display as dry humor to the characters and to the product that was being sold. I was thinking a lot of the false commercials that were on SNL and Family Guy. It was a weird and almost black humor based ad, but it did what it was supposed to do. I received a good score for the project and it got a lot of laughs. The other reason I chose this was because it shows a humorous side of my work that I normally don't experiment with, and I think it helps when showing an employer your diversity. Diversity is really important in the professional world.
Monday, July 25, 2011
Week 3 EOC: Where are you and where are you going?
Right now, I'm in class looking forward to my graduation. I am looking forward to working in a studio. Right now at this moment I see myself in a period of waiting. I still have no true idea as to where I'm going, and I know that most students at this point in their life are feeling the same thing. I can see my future, but I still don't see the path I will take. When it comes to planning your future, you can make many steps and prepare a long drawn out map to where your going, but you still will not know if it is the right path. Opportunities come by us at every turn and there are always obstacles to our destination. We have no idea if one path is right or wrong, but we learn through experience. I believe I am heading down a right path. I know what I doing at this moment, I care a lot about getting there. I can see the problems in my sight, and I plan ahead for future projects and assignments. I dream of a day where I am walking out of a nice house and looking at the collection of films I have made from a long career and all the success I have gained from them, but It is a reality that will not come if I lose sight of my goals and stop dead in my tracks. Today I am writing a blog as a part of a weekly assignment, but this blog could easily become more then just a simple project. Right now, it can be the very first step to a life story, or a plan to mapping out my career. If I were to be more blunt with this question I would have to say that right now I am in Vegas planning my future, but I will soon be going to Hollywood, to make it all a reality.
Photo Challenge: WEEK 2 working photo
Here I am showing off some of my editing and graphic skills. One great passion behind my work is putting it all together. It is very hard to believe, but 2 years ago I never wanted anything to do with editing, but after finding it less physically demanding then camera and lighting it has quite grown on me. This photo shows me keying in a green screen effect with after effects. I also know how to key with Avid, Final Cut, and Premiere Pro, but After Effects works so much better, and keys the image much cleaner.
I believe my first major job in the industry will probably be an editing job. I already have an internship in editing for Glen Brook Studios. As much as I now like editing, and I have earned a lot of experience in the last three years, I don't see myself in a permanent job editing. I still have a goal in mind and I hope to keep it. Editing is fun, but I look forward to directing as well as writing my own screenplays.
Monday, July 18, 2011
Week 2 EOC Where would you go for Copyright Law?
After searching the web, I have discovered various websites on the internet that would educate and introduce you to copyright law. My first website was www.copyright.gov this site gave me detailed information on copyright law in the form of PDF documents and texts. It taught me a lot about the copyright laws and the process on which the court handles each situation regarding the law in court.
Another Website was labeled smallbusiness.findlaw.com, this was a website that offered information on lawyers who could deal with copyright cases and it gave out an organized list of lawyers, their locations, and what type of property and copyright law they deal with such as internet, film, and literary property. This website is important because it can be used for those seeking a lawyer if their work is stolen or if they are being sued for property theft.
Finally another interesting website is www.benedict.com. This site gave me an introduction to the history of the copyright law and why it became so important to the careers of others. It explains the first laws that were made to the current changes and added laws today. It explains it's origins, the people who made these laws possible, and those who either supported or were against it. It is a great site to find information behind these laws and learn on what prompted the creation of these laws.
Another Website was labeled smallbusiness.findlaw.com, this was a website that offered information on lawyers who could deal with copyright cases and it gave out an organized list of lawyers, their locations, and what type of property and copyright law they deal with such as internet, film, and literary property. This website is important because it can be used for those seeking a lawyer if their work is stolen or if they are being sued for property theft.
Finally another interesting website is www.benedict.com. This site gave me an introduction to the history of the copyright law and why it became so important to the careers of others. It explains the first laws that were made to the current changes and added laws today. It explains it's origins, the people who made these laws possible, and those who either supported or were against it. It is a great site to find information behind these laws and learn on what prompted the creation of these laws.
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