Recap
- Quick cuts and thriller music as shots of me looking at webpages in dim
light, meeting people in dark glasses and low hats, suspicious expressions..
zoom into my eye as I walk out of one institute, zoom out to show me standing
outside new location..
Well
so you’re up to speed as to what I was doing, (if not take a minute and read
the earlier blog, well ok maybe 5 minutes I tend to ramble) So I found myself
on day 10 of my search looking for Inst no. 2. Frankly I passed it a couple of
times but really didn't imagine a decrepit building like that could house an
institute..(Have I mentioned I'm quite shallow?).. I finally realized that I
had to go into the building, so holding my breath I walked in. I know
creativity can sprout anywhere but really for me, dark, dingy and shady don't
go with flow of creative juices. I mean how exactly to come up with an earth
shattering idea when half your mind is focused on where the nearest exit is in
case the building decides its had enough of standing up. I finally got what all
those real estate people say about 'location location location'.
At
another institute with a very similar look, I tried my best not to be swayed by
the 'site' of the place and make my decision, but the counsellor there did the
job for me. I mentioned my interest and showed him some of the things I had
created. He listened quite attentively then a little too assertively told me I
was making a big mistake. How filmmaking wasn't the right choice for me and
that I should get into the VFX course they had. I mean I'm interested in VFX
but as a part of filmmaking. Tried to tell him that, but he got so aggressive I
started to agree with him only so he wouldn't go all 3rd degree on
me. He hard-sold the VFX course and the more he pushed the more I knew I didn't
want this.
A
big thing I noticed at almost all the places that I had been so far was that
the students seemed to be standing by, while all the hands-on work was being
done either by the faculty or the assistants. Almost no where did I see
students fiddling with cameras or lights or really participating and learning.
Until that is, I came to FX School – violins playing.
My
meeting with FX School as a place was like a dream sequence. I opened the glass
door and I heard the words 'Action'.. I looked up and was partially blinded by
the lights, pin drop silence and then by a girl slapping a guy. I stopped in my
tracks in shock and was almost going to retreat not sure if I had just walked
into the wrong place and this was some movie shoot going on. Two seconds of shock
later I realized that all the people involved in the shoot looked like
students. Someone yelled 'Cut' and it was like the sound had been turned back
on. I was still reeling with shock before I picked up that there were other
people around me and someone was very politely asking me if I needed to see a counsellor.
Oh yeah I did.. and also what the hell was happening.
The
counsellor invited me into a room and explained that a student shoot was in
progress. Wow! so all those were kids studying here. There were two Teaching
Assistants but it was the students who had to set up the lights, choose the
camera, the lenses and decide what was the best way to get that shot they
wanted. I almost signed the dotted line without hearing anything more. So much
hands on exposure!! I showed her my work and she said that I seemed to have a
really good hand with the camera so maybe in Filmmaking I should specialize in
the camera department. She even set me up to speak with a student who was
currently doing the course there. The faculty I met had some great movies to
their credit but still seemed extremly down to earth and approachable. I felt
like things here were completely
transparent, no hidden agendas about pushing me to take a different
course and most importantly all that hands-on experience. Also, they had a
sweet Mac based setup all through with tons of high end cameras and lenses. But
I didn't just jump on the wagon here. I gave the last Institue I had in mind a
shot.
Now
I must say even the last place pretty much rocked for me. It was huge, one of
the few places that looked like a campus; they had an awesome setup with
equipment and some pretty big names linked to them. So looking through rose
tinted glasses it seemed even better than FX School. Only I dug deep, so I soon
realized, when I was being given the tour, that though they had the latest
equipment and some pretty informed faculty and a really swanky setup (they had
the most intense security I had seen, really felt like Bond before entering M's
lab) the kids here too seemed to be standing around while all the pros handled
the cameras. The only time I saw students use the equipment was a class that
was in their final leg of the course. So a newbie was just supposed to absorb
and learn from.. looking. Hmm.. Looking vs. Hands on.. I pretty much ran all
the way back to FX School.
Now
I know your thinking of course you'l say great things about FX School, you
study there. So here's a challenge, be as thorough as me and actually go try
and find a better institute. Do what I did and let me know if you had a
different experience. I know I'd love to hear it.
그러한 이유로 룰렛은 일반적으로 단일 결과에 대한 베팅이 옳을 확률은 50/50이기 때문에 플레이하기에 가장 바카라사이트 수익성이 높은 것으로 간주된다. 게다가 바퀴에 0개만 있는 유러피언 룰렛을 연주하면 집 가장자리가 더 낮아진다. 다른 수익성 있는 카지노 게임들은 블랙잭과 포커다.
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