Resume SUCCESS!!

Well todays class was a success, I was really stumped on my resume and Matt helped me get through my resume block haha! He really opened some ideas on what and what not to put in my resume and he also said to revise my logo. It took some time for it to grow on me but I like it, so here is the new logo:

I like it and he also helped me with my business card and what to put on it as well. Anyways back to the homework!

Hello Again

Howdy all it's been a bit since I've been on and I apologize to those who read this. I have been playing catch up on all my classes and work as well. The week before last was a great one and I learned a great deal about the graphics software that's out there and met with some great people. OH ya my book was shipped the week I was gone to the motion festival and was sent back. So right now I am in the process of getting the book mailed back. Wish me luck.

WOW!

Well today was a very eye opening day for me. I realized how much I need to learn not only about the software I'm using but the different types of software they offer for the field I'm going into. I learned about premier and how it interacts with the different applications that come in the Adobe cs 5.5 sweet. I also learned a little about demo reals and that the average demo reel only needs to be about 3 minutes or less. If your an editor or director then it can be up to four minutes. I also found out that premier can interact with FCP, which I thought is crazy! So more to come tomorrow!

MOTION YEAHYA!!

So far Motion has been great! Elaine and Becky are awesome and have a lot of knowledge when it comes to all of this stuff. It took a bit to get the words down and get going. Neville Spiteri who presented yesterday talked about a cool web interactive site you can check out. It's called The Blu. The Blu is a virtual ocean online and average everyday people can summit fish that they have created for The Blu and get there fish uploaded. Then today one speaker Jess talked about how to present yourself and why it is important to have an image or logo for yourself. Then another speaker Mark talked about trying something new everyday and doin something new once a year. Then Mike talked about how to keep creative stuff around your work area to keep the creative ideas flowing and to help create new ones. So anyways another big day tomorrow then "The Adobe Post Show" to finish out the week!

OH also Rosa came in on Friday to talk about resumes and what they need to look like and what you should look for when what you need to put in them. She was very helpful and brought some things to light that I would have taken for granted. Thank you again Rosa!!

BUSY!!

This next week is gonna be a crazy one with the motion fest and trying to keep up with homework. I just got confirmation on my book being sent out so I should have it sometime this week or I hope by Saturday so I can start reading it. Mark gave me some footage to start working on a commercial so been doing that and got a pretty good chunk going on it today. See you until then.....

No class!

Well I submitted my portfolio definitions but don't quite know how Matt wanted them done so I just did them in a word type document. There was only 4 of us that showed up to class today and I thought maybe I was thinking this was a different day. But I knew it was Friday and not Thursday because I had bowling league last night and I shot 277 278 258 813 series :) I was pretty stoked about it too! Well anyways gonna head down to my mail box to see if my book came in. I hope that's what he had in mind for the definitions?

The Book

Well just got done getting Nonlinear 4 the book I was talking about in one of my past blogs. I think this should give me some good insight on the digital video editing details I need for when I get a job. Also set up a meeting with my mentor Mark Vasco and we are gonna go over some editing ideas and he is also going to let me edit a couple commercials maybe. We shall see....

Excited!

Well I confirmed my volunteer position with Elaine with the Motion Team and I got my ticket. So I will be gone the whole week of october doing the Motion confrence in Albq. This is gonna be great and again I'm looking forward to meeting some great people and learning some awesome stuff for different types of programs.

MOTION MOTION MOTION

Well I thought I didn't get accepted to the Motion 2011, well I talked to Matt and it turns out I didn't recieve the email. So after I got off the phone with Matt it was in my mail box. I responded right away and I got excepted to be a volunteer for Motion 2011! I am very very interested in learning some cool stuff while i'm there and hopefully make some connections there as well. Also haven't made it to the book store to check out that book, it's been a stressfull week. I will this week though.

Logo

Well I worked on my logo and made some changes and added my name to it. I think it came out pretty well. I changed the squares on the film piece and then changed the font of the "M" in the middle of the film piece. I was thinking that would be good enough for my logo. But then I decided to add my name and put editing underneath the logo and actually I didn't think I was going to like it but all in all I think it really came out great. So let me know what you think if anyone see's the logo. Thanks for the feedback.

Writing Strategies

The DACC English and communication department came in and went over writing. They had a lot of good stuff to say and they brought up some things that are really important pertaining to everyday life. They gave us a hand out to fill out and these are my answers to the questions.

What is my task?
     To gain the interest of my audience, viewer, reader and to keep them interested in what I have to offer or say on a subject.

What is my purpose?
     To be creditable on what subject I'm talking about, so when the reader, viewer, my audience leaves knowing I'm not full of "BS" and I'm knowledgeable.

Who is my audience?
      My audience would be pretty much everyone. Visual medium reaches all walks of life.

What type of document is best for this task?
     Both word and picture combo document

What strategies should I use to achieve my purpose?
    To tell a story with both words and pictures. Because picture medium crosses the language boundaries and you can communicate without words. But then the words enforce the meaning behind the pictures.

I'm glad they came in because it really reminded me how important writing is no matter what field of expertise your in.

Research

I was doing some research on editing and this is what I saw on answer.com post,

High end television commercial editor: $7500.00 - $10000.00 per week.

Low end television commercial editor: $4000.00 - $6000.00 per week

High end Oscar award winning Hollywood movie editor: $15000.00 per week

Average Hollywood movie editor: $3500.00 per week.

Low end Hollywood movie editor: $2700.00 per week.

Arthouse ( Sundance-ish ) movie editor: $0.00-$1200.00 per week ( $500.00 average ).

Artful theatrical documentary editor: $500.00-$1200.00 per week.

Artful television documentary editor ( PBS ): $2000.00-$3500.00 per week.

Cable documentary editor ( History/NatGeo/Discovery etc ) $1800-$3000.00 per week.

Verite based reality television editor: $2500.00-$3500.00 per week.

So there is some money to be made as an editor. Also was looking at another blog that the editor mention a book Nonlinear 4 by Ron Diamond that I will be checking out as well.

Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Discuss:How_much_do_editors_get_paid#ixzz1XQtXQwF8

Looking for Research

I was struggling bad trying to research my career goals to find how much an editor makes and how a person can get into the career field. I then asked my roommate for some help because he is a CMI major and it was so simple I felt a litte stupid. All he did was put in "how much do hollywood editors make" and there was a list of stuff that came up. So on with the paper!! Also I have an idea for my logo just don't know if its copying someone else? We shall see.

Day 3 of class

Went over my career goals with Matt and realized that I still need a lot of work when going into my career. I think I need to do some soul searching and really finding deep down inside what I am shooting for. When I do I need to hang my hat on it and call my own like I do with my bowling. I need to start getting confident with my choices in this field. Also I went to the White Sands Movie Festival acting course they had on last Saturday at the Rio Grande Theater. Mark Vasco got me into the seminar, thank you Mark! I learned a lot about what actors have to go through and what the producers and directors want from them. I think this will help when editing a film.

Progress

Talked with Mark Vasco and he said that he will be my mentor. He even mentioned that he would let me work and edit some of his stuff. Next project start workin on my paper!

2nd Day of Class

Today was a good day for class. It helped with opening some ideas for my portfolio and to help with the writing assignment. I met with Mark Vasconcellos and he said that he would be my mentor for this semester. He also is going to get me into the the White Sands Film Festival as well. I know there will be lots of information and knowledge I can get from this. I also signed up for Aggie Career Manager as well. I think that will also help me out a lot when trying to find a job and if I want to do an internship, that will help with finding one in the field I'm going into.

The Weekend

Well the weekend went pretty good. Bowled a tournament in Rio Rancho outside of Albuquerque worth 41K in prize money. The winner walked away with 7500 and I only walked away with 250 witch is okay. But this extra money will help with getting a bamboo tablet for my computer. One step closer to getting where I need to be. Gonna probably get the tablet tomorrow and start goofing around with flash and see if I can come up with some animations.

First Day of Class

This class is going to be tough but it will be important in getting a job when I graduate. I believe it will also help with defining the field I really want to hang my hat on. Also it will help me pursue the field I chose fully and without interruptions by debating with myself on weather or not this is where I want to be. So gentlemen, start your engines! Here we GO!