Hey Everyone!
So I like to believe I've been a fairly active and beneficial part of the community the past four years - I've certainly learned an incredible amount from you all, been involved in some superb discussions, and been involved in five or six excellent collaborations. So, firstly - I intend to remain an active participant in the community! But, I've recently decided to forgo my pursuit of a career in film. (Sort of...)
So, this fall I'm going to Columbia College Chicago, one of the better film schools in the country, and I was accepted into the film program and received some nice scholarship money for my portfolio as well. But, I've decided to remove myself from the film program and enter the musical production program.
My realization came when my new roommate, also a film major, sent me an article on different aperture focuses with these new lenses or something of the like. It was ten pages of technical talk on lenses, and I took one look at it before immediately trashing it. I had zero interest in it. I think in life, there are two parts of your career - the great part, and the not so great part. To be happy at that career, you have to be equally as willing and even excited to do both parts of the career, because they create a satisfying whole for you. For film, I always loved being on set and creating films, but dreaded the editing process, color correction, most technical aspects, etc. The not-so-fun part of film doesn't appeal to me at ALL, personally. Of course, some people love it! Look at someone like Alcove, who thrives off of audio. For me, though, I didn't find much love for the technical aspects of film.
Now, if my roommate had sent me a ten page article on microphone placement or acoustics in rooms - I would have loved to have read it. So, the not-so-fun part of music production is still extremely appealing to me, whereas the not-so-fun parts of film don't hold any water for me.
So, the more and more I thought about it, I realized that my musical portfolio was far more expansive, passionate, and meaningful to me than my film portfolio. Furthermore, I didn't want to be involved in the film program and end up in California, as the program entailed. The career paths for me through music production seemed a lot more appealing, more expansive, and something I'm truly passionate about all aspects of, rather than just a few.
Plus, I've learned that I can involve myself heavily with film through music, which you can't do as well the other way around. I've written songs for some of your films, recorded covers for you, and have gotten my music in quite a few independent films over the past year. I'd actually like to major in music production, and minor in film composition, so I can expand my musical portfolio to film scoring. (As some of you here are so excellent at!)
So, I'm still looking forward to being part of indietalk, our discussions, and showcasing my work. I plan to continue to utilize my love for video making for my Youtube channel, I recently passed 1,000 subscribers which was a really big deal for me, so I don't want to forgo that pursuit. Again, though, the video making on the channel only exists through my love of music and music production, where the channel is focused.
So, I'm off to major in music production. Sorry film!
So I like to believe I've been a fairly active and beneficial part of the community the past four years - I've certainly learned an incredible amount from you all, been involved in some superb discussions, and been involved in five or six excellent collaborations. So, firstly - I intend to remain an active participant in the community! But, I've recently decided to forgo my pursuit of a career in film. (Sort of...)
So, this fall I'm going to Columbia College Chicago, one of the better film schools in the country, and I was accepted into the film program and received some nice scholarship money for my portfolio as well. But, I've decided to remove myself from the film program and enter the musical production program.
My realization came when my new roommate, also a film major, sent me an article on different aperture focuses with these new lenses or something of the like. It was ten pages of technical talk on lenses, and I took one look at it before immediately trashing it. I had zero interest in it. I think in life, there are two parts of your career - the great part, and the not so great part. To be happy at that career, you have to be equally as willing and even excited to do both parts of the career, because they create a satisfying whole for you. For film, I always loved being on set and creating films, but dreaded the editing process, color correction, most technical aspects, etc. The not-so-fun part of film doesn't appeal to me at ALL, personally. Of course, some people love it! Look at someone like Alcove, who thrives off of audio. For me, though, I didn't find much love for the technical aspects of film.
Now, if my roommate had sent me a ten page article on microphone placement or acoustics in rooms - I would have loved to have read it. So, the not-so-fun part of music production is still extremely appealing to me, whereas the not-so-fun parts of film don't hold any water for me.
So, the more and more I thought about it, I realized that my musical portfolio was far more expansive, passionate, and meaningful to me than my film portfolio. Furthermore, I didn't want to be involved in the film program and end up in California, as the program entailed. The career paths for me through music production seemed a lot more appealing, more expansive, and something I'm truly passionate about all aspects of, rather than just a few.
Plus, I've learned that I can involve myself heavily with film through music, which you can't do as well the other way around. I've written songs for some of your films, recorded covers for you, and have gotten my music in quite a few independent films over the past year. I'd actually like to major in music production, and minor in film composition, so I can expand my musical portfolio to film scoring. (As some of you here are so excellent at!)
So, I'm still looking forward to being part of indietalk, our discussions, and showcasing my work. I plan to continue to utilize my love for video making for my Youtube channel, I recently passed 1,000 subscribers which was a really big deal for me, so I don't want to forgo that pursuit. Again, though, the video making on the channel only exists through my love of music and music production, where the channel is focused.
So, I'm off to major in music production. Sorry film!