Blog #10 Words of Advice. (Video Blog)

Me. The Creative Genius

             Hey everyone, welcome back to my blog. It has been an experience going back to college again.  I now adjust to my school life around my son, it's not always easy though. I felt nervous meeting new people like I did back then. I made some friends here that will be with me to the end of attending TCI.  The first semester is ending now and this is my last blog for the school term now. I present a video blog I put together for the students of next semester in TCI that are majoring in Digital Media Arts.

             I felt it was best to describe my experience by providing this video. I think it will help the new students know more about my time here in TCI as I show and share some materials they have to get to use at TCI. I hope this helps and gives you all an idea of what it is like in this school. I will definitely continue my education and finish this time in TCI.

Blog #9 Susan Lake creates Ebony

            Hello everyone, I am back to you all with my latest blog. I decided to look into an amazing artist from the community. The artist name is Susan Lake. She is an author of the book "Ebony and the Five Dwarfs". A book she had written and published in September 24, 2007.


            Susan Lake is an writer who was born and raised in Brooklyn, but now lives in Staten Island, New York. According to the back story bio in the book, She has been a reporter and columnist specialist for years. She now appears to do public relations in communities to promote and give recognition to her book. Even though her book came out in 2007, it appears now to be getting notice thanks to her appearance in the community events. In fact, I met her at a church community center in Staten Island a couple of weeks ago. After she gave a speech and a preview reading on the book itself, she stay to sign autograph on the books that was selling out at her panel. I gladly bought 2 copies of this unique book for my son and uncle who supports communities. 


              Ebony and the Five Dwarfs is a children's book loosely 
based on Snow White and the seven dwarfs with a mix of Cinderella
thrown in. It is Susan Lake own take on the classic from a African 
perspective. The main character "Ebony" is a African princess with a 
wicked stepmother aimed to get rid of her permanently. She runs into
not seven, but five Dwarfs who helps her in her quest.


               Susan Lake like some of us, grew up watching Snow White.
She stated that we often imagine playing these characters who are not
of color. She wanted to recreate a version that people of all color could 
identified with. She told me that making this book was a family project. 
As she write the story, her two daughters help create illustrations with
their drawings in the book. This shows we can all recreate magic in
our own refreshing way to a classic story. Besides, whoever thought 
we see a Disney Movie called "The Princess and the Frog" 
featuring ethnic characters. Let us hope we see more
stories from more positive ethnic characters.


http://ebookstore.sony.com/ebook/susan-lake/ebony-and-the-five-dwarfs/_/R-400000000000000242213

Site to the Book Store for Ebony and Dwarfs

Ron First IMovie

Blog #7 My Idol IMovie

             Hey everyone, welcome back to my blog. I been working for the past week on a cool little Apple application called IMovie. I decided to work on an "Artist Biography" for this project. I figure who better than my Idol, my inspirator, who shape the film industry, Mr. Steven Spielberg.
             


Spielberg sees E.T.

              Steven Spielberg was the subject of my hero who inspire me that I stated on my last blog. This is a continuation of sorts, but the thesis for this IMovie. Using IMovie, I put together a slideshow, showcasing spielberg's work in film and television. A visual timeline from the start of his career in TV with the " Night Gallery " to his latest project in film with "Rin Tin Tin", a CGI film from Dreamworks. I want to show his visual work and craftsmanship throughout these photo images I have projected here in IMovie.



Spielberg in Jaws



              I must say, the way I put this together, I wanted to give it a suspense tease of excitement. I wanted to start out with his early work in TV, then zip right to his early films and known blockbusters. A timeline of his work using a film intercut transition feature in IMovie with photos of him behind the camera and posters of his movies. I excluded the films, TV and cartoons he produced and just focus exclusively on his own movies he directed. I was trying to build the excitement from past to the grand present and future of his work. In his films, Spielberg likes to tease the audience on the spectacle of what's to come and have us focus on the story to care about the characters. This format of storytelling was first put together in "King Kong 1933", the earliest I remember. Spielberg is not the first, but I feel he perfected it. For example, in Jaws, he did not want to show the shark itself for an hour into the film. He also stated the talk among the main characters in the boat chasing the shark was the best part for him in the film. It shows he care more about the story than just the visual feasts in the movie. I was trying to show that through my presentation in IMovie. I wish filmmakers now will try to do that approach. We now get spoiled showing all the effect early in films now. If only Spielberg directed the "Transformers" films himself, they would be better movies.

             I had a issue with trying to get the right music for the presentation of Spielberg. For Steven, it had to be instrumental. I was first going to choose a instrumental theme from John Williams which would of worked best since he did the music from most of Spielberg films. I thought that each of his music scores from Spielberg movies couldn't capture the whole showcase overall. I decide to go with Spielberg's TV show theme from "Amazing Stories". I figure it fit the mold, but not the length of the presentation. So I decided to replay the short track and lope it together to fit the presentation. This project I present here I may continue to look for a longer track of this theme and change it once again to give it justice. I believe you can always go back and present your remake of your work to the mass if we feel it is not done well with the materials we have before. Spielberg shows this in "Close Encounters remake". The education of TCI should help us with the tools needed to perfect our skills.

http://youtu.be/4LcOZcWuXqc
         My link to my IMovie

Blog #8 My Creative Hero who inspires me

               Hey everyone, welcome once again to my blog. I hope everybody enjoy the last one I post last week. It was important to me to address that topic. This week, I decided to take a look at someone who have inspired me. It relates to what was mention in last week blog. The film aspect of that topic. The person who inspired me is a Filmmaker. He is someone who made me look at films in a different way. That very man whose inspiration is important to me is Steven Spielberg.

                Steven Spielberg is what I believe an amazing storyteller. The way he displays it on film. I always like movies just as much as any commercial media in entertainment. Spielberg has single handed made me enjoy movies so much more and appreciate its entertainment value to the industry. I loved movies more than anything till the digital media industry started to challenge it. Though, despite that, movies still remain my favorite entertainment media of choice. 

                I was very young (around 7 or 8 years old) when I first saw "Raiders of the lost Ark". It was the first Spielberg film I saw and the one that made me enjoy watching films. Before this film came out in theaters, the first Superman movie (my first film I remember seeing on the big screen ever) and Star Wars was the only films I enjoy at that point. These movies and every other Spielberg film following were my greatest joy and escapism in my life. It is one of the reason I thought of pursuing film. The escape from reality in our messed up world to the joy of unlimited imagination in film.
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                  The Complete Spielberg book

                Spielberg to me is the filmmaker that establish movie going for the general public and help the movie industry along with George Lucas to be profitable. He made blockbuster films like "E.T., "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", and his first hit "Jaws". He stated in his book "The Complete Spielberg", "...There's no rules. I don't believe there's a law of cinema. Movies are dreams...". This shows as he was notorious in going against and challenging the MPAA to changing the ratings on his films. The first two Indiana Jones and Gremlins films were if not made and associated with Spielberg, it would probably will get an R rating. He pretty much led the MPAA to create the PG-13 rating. This has help most blockbusters to become moneymakers today. He even has participated in executive producing in films like "The Goonies" to "Transformers. Dark of the Moon" that is currently playing in theaters now.

Transformers Producer Steven spielberg and Director Michael Bay

               

            
            
              Spielberg inspired me to make movies one day that will make children enjoy, learn, encourage, and escape into his cinematic world. He studies his craft by following great filmmakers of the 40s and 50s. Now, he, like the digital media artist, has venture into animation, science fiction television programs, and video games. He has ignited a passion for this cinema, making it bigger than life itself.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdoC-5OI2xY
Steven Spielberg on the Importance of Studying Classic Films

Blog #6 Black SuperHeroes!!

             Hey everyone, welcome back to my blog. I must say I am proud of myself to be still writing and submitting blogs to the internet on this site. I did not expect to continue doing blogs like this because of how much writing input and research that has to be put into it. I usually don't like writing essays or reports due to my interest in the subject matter. To me, my vocabulary is my weakness. According to some of my teachers, my grammar plays a key role in keeping my blogs reports here from being the best.

             As I was saying, I don't like writing essays. Though, I have grew an interest for doing these blogs because of the different revenue it goes towards. Doing blogs gives me a chance to create and express myself threw my social media. It helps illustrate our views by the resources of features on the internet to show your examples.

Black Panther

             And now, the subject in hand. This week, I like to address or acknowledge and educate on a topic that's interesting to me. We do not see that often till now. It is becoming more known and recognized. The theme of the "Black Superhero". From comics to film, to the web, we see it threw all the media. It is about time and we are in need of a true if not more "Black Superhero".

             
              It all started from the comic strip. Before there were heroes, they were just side characters or characters that were filler to extend the story of familiar comic characters. Mainly plot devices like being a bystander just to be kill or being a criminal to motivate the main hero for their capture. When "The Black Panther first came out from the Marvel Comics universe, most black people were rejoice. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee, he first appeared in a Fantastic Four #52 (July 1966). He is the first black superhero in mainstream American comics, debuting several years before such early Black Superheroes as Marvel's the Falcon and Luke Cage. The Black Panther's name actually predates the 1966 founding of the Black Panther Party. Some people believe it was the other way around, thinking Marvel came up with the name based on the democratic-like party. They were other black superheros, but they did not have that universal appeal, and I mean among black people. Black Heroes such as Jim Corrigan was an African-American police officer and an ally of Jimmy Olsen and Black Lightning. Nu'Bia was a Wonder Woman ally. Cal Durham was Aquaman's ally,

Black Manta

who was turned into Waterbreather by Black Manta.

Blade

      
               Thanks to "Black Panther", there are now more known Black superheroes like "Blade" (Eric Brooks), a superheroic vigilante vampire hunter in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by writer Marv Wolfman, his first appearance was in the horror comic The Tomb of Dracula #10 (July 1973) as a supporting character. He is portrayed by actor "Wesley Snipes" in the film series.  Bishop (Lucas Bishop), a time traveler appearing in Marvel Comics, in particular the X-Men comics. Created by Jim Lee, the character first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #282. Speaking of "X-Men", Storm is the reigning queen of Wakanda , a title held by marriage to King T'Challa, better known as the Black Panther himself. Storm is one of the most frequently used X-Men, having appeared in most of the comic books, all of the animated television series, nearly all of the video games, and the live-action X-Men film series. Storm is portrayed by Hally Berry in the first three films. And last, but not least, Spawn. Created by writer/artist Todd McFarlane, Spawn first appeared in Spawn #1 (May 1992). Empire magazine's list Spawn one of The 50 Greatest Comic Book Characters and recently 36th on IGN's Top 100 Comic Book Heroes. Spawn was made into a 1997 film, also an HBO animated series from 1997, and a series of action figures.

              We have seen black Americans play super-heroic figures before on the screen. But how long did it took us to get there to be recognized and to be acknowledge on the same level as Superman, Batman, and Spider-Man? Pretty much to the end of the 19th century. The films they have portraying Black Superheroes so far don't even compared to these classics. During the 90's is where we had the opportunity to showcase our talents in this film genre.

Meteor Man

BlankMan

              In 1993, It took filmmaker Robert Townsend to make and release "The Meteor Man". The first so-called black superhero film which really was a spoof take on the genre. Then the following year, we have "Blankman" is a 1994 superhero spoof film starring Damon Wayans and David Alan Grier. These films were silly and disappointing spoof imitations of a superhero film. They did not make much money, but cost relatively cheap to make, around several million dollars. Somehow, it was enough for hollywood to take notice. Never mind that horrible super redundant film  "Steel". Steel is a 1997 American crapper hero film based on the DC Comics black superman character John Henry Irons, who first appeared in 1993 during the Reign of the Supermen storyline in the Superman comic book titles. The film stars Shaquille can't act O' Neal as Steel and Judd Nelson as some bad guy. Let us pretend this film never exists...    Ahhh...  Wikipedia...   Darn you!!

              Anyway, the first true black superhero film was "Spawn". In the movie 1997 film Spawn, actor Michael Jai White, in his first major film role, stars as Al Simmons, a government agent who, after he's incinerated by his corrupt boss Jason Wynn (Martin Sheen), makes a pact with the Devil who renames him Spawn. The next year, Blade is released. Blade is the 1998 vampire film starring Wesley Snipes and Stephen Dorff, loosely based on the Marvel Comics  character Blade that was mention earlier.

 http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_n18_v92/ai_19804288/                                                                   Michael Jai White is first Black comic superhero
               

Michael J. White aka Spawn   

               Spawn was a decent film, but did not portray the comics well. In fact, there was little controversy on the characters in the movie. Fanboys, take note, Melinda Clarke as the assassin Jessica Priest is a white woman where in the comic, Priest is a black man. D. B. Sweeney as Wanda's husband Terry Fitzgerald, Al's (Spawn) best friend is a white man when in the comics, he is also a black man. For sometime now, there have been character alterations from comic to film media. Most fan-boys like myself don't like this because their changing character ethnic portrayal to please the market, but not the main core target audience who are fans of the source material. Just see Billy Dee Williams as Harvey Dent in 1989's Batman from director Tim Burton.

Wesley Snipes Blade

              Blade was a better film. Blade was the first successful comic book based films to be released after the disastrous performance of Steel. Its success convinced Marvel to develop the X-Men film series as well as the Spider-Man film series. Blade is responsible for other film studios to follow Marvel to create live action comic book films in general.

              We now will see black superheroes get the attention they deserve and thanks to the film media, they will branch out into other media. On Television, there was "M.a.n.t.i.s". M.A.N.T.I.S. is a TV series that aired for one year on the FOX TV between August 1994 and March 1995.  The original two-hour TV Movie pilot was produced by Sam Raimi. It stars actor Carl Lumbly. The show is unique for it depicts an African-American superhero. On the Web, there was "Undercover Brother" by John Ridley, who created the original internet animation characters. It spoofs the blaxploitation films of the 1970s. The film Undercover Brother is a 2002 American comedy starring Eddie Griffin and directed by Malcolm D Lee.

              This particular genre within a genre is becoming well know, not just in comics, but in all media. Today, look him up and check out Michael J. White of Spawn fame and see him in the recently release "Mortal Kombat Legacy" live-action web series. Watch the promo fan pilot "Mortal Kombat: Rebirth" which started the series. Also check out the following portrayals of Superhero characters of African descent in comics, books, movies, & TV on Blacksuperheroes.blogspot.com. There are more out there if everyone browse the sites to everywhere in the social media which is Media Arts. 
 http://n4g.com/news/742938/spawns-michael-jai-white-brings-jax-to-life-in-mortal-kombat-legacy-digital-series

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               P.S.  An example of a black character getting kill off in a comic book movie. Check Michael J. White's scene in "The Dark Knight".
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk7R_6xqkKw&feature=related

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Blog #5 Looking for the Creative Job

            Good day everyone, I hope everybody enjoy my last blogs on my comic strip that I used from a program call "Comic Life". This week, I decide to check what is going on in the industry of media arts. If you did, thank you and welcome back to my next blog. This week, I decided to check what is going on in the industry of Media Arts. I visit a job listing site called "CreativeHotlist.com".

the  creative hotlist site

             
            I decided to check out "CreativeHotlist.com" to explore the various job titles within the creative industry. I am reviewing the site at the moment as I write this in the blog. I decided to check out the companies and organizations first to get an idea who they are and what they produced in the field of graphic design. I look at all that was located in NY and came across "Images & Illuminations" for their portfolio section. The pictures and images look nice on their blog spot and gave a overview of selected client list. This company as well as others offer a range of experience artists who seem to be a true professional in the field. This shows me how far we must go to be graphic designers.

            I later check the print companies. There my least of my interest, but this is where my job experience is close to personally. I work in a few print document and publishing companies like "XEROX" over 10 years now. I saw another company "Duckrabbit Digital" that caught my eye which seem to be a unique site focus on black and white prints to clients.
       
                                                    http://www.creativehotlist.com/

            The last I check out by animation job title category. I saw the "Graphic Designer" job from Access 360 Media company. The job description reads that media and marketing solutions company in the digital out-of-home advertising industry is looking for a Motions Graphic Designer to create innovative and engaging content for high-end clients. Plus digital agency or media industry experience is preferred. Individual will work with creative services team in designing relevant, animated and Flash formats. The Qualifications consist of:

•A minimum of 2-5 years experience in graphic design
•Proficiency in After Effects, Photoshop, and Illustrator
•Knowledge of Flash, and editing platforms is a plus
•Ability to manage several projects at a time
•Knowledge of professional sports programming and advertising is preferred
•BFA degree in design or comparable experience preferred
•Able to receive and respond to creative direction, but also generate creative solutions
•Strong organizational and file management skills
•Web design and development experience a plus
           
            I have to say, this site is one I personally have to go back and check on my own time and again due to the range of job resources especially in web and graphic design. These descriptions does give us enough info in terms job resources, but range a little low in employment detail information on what to summit portfolios. It seems we have to definitely extend our education in our field of media arts to 3 to 4 years to get a job from this site. As I say, when we start our experience in TCI, we may have to continue learning and perfecting our skills in 4 year colleges.

Blog #4 My COMIC LIFE Projects, Could Be the Beginning!

              Good day everyone, thank you once again for visiting my blog. Yours truly was working all about on his comics. My class Instructor introduced us to a cool program called "COMIC LIFE" that been around for sometime now. Its got a second program out already. Darn! Where was I? Anyway, My class and I had to conduct a comic book project using this wonderful little program.

               This program was difficult to use at first, but I soon got the hang of it. I was able to understand the function and features around this application. My experience with this program was and still a joy to use. I had fun playing around with the features. This is a good application software for anybody interested in the comic book industry. I suggest people who want to use this program to get the Apple/Mac version. They have it for Windows too, just the Mac version runs better. I have use it on both the Mac and Windows version. The Windows (Demo version) would freeze occasionally, especially when running other programs in the background like downloading files on the Internet. My Demo version froze 3 or 4 times within 2 hours of use. Don't get me wrong though! I still think the Windows version not bad once you get the full edition. Otherwise, I would get the Mac version if you own an Apple computer.

               It took me a while to do the comics on the program. Yeah, you heard right! I was not sure or comfortable with the first comic. It was based off the "Dragonball"series. I took two characters from the show and made a comic skit off it. I kept starting over continuously till I got the panels right with the story. I use pictures from comics, animated cells, and illustrations in my version of the comic. The story was just a set up of a fight between "Goku and Roshi". Not meant to be deep, but short and silly. Seeing how much originality was put on it, I decided to do another comic skit. The second comic skit was on pictures I taken from my camera phone collage together for a story. The story is really a little skit with a message. Some may not get it right away as it is shown in a bizarre comical view with my son and a friend of the family in the skit.

https://picasaweb.google.com/110396180265255292271/ComicLifeDB02?authkey=Gv1sRgCPvt6OHv2fihMw&feat=email

                                                               dragonball comic

https://picasaweb.google.com/110396180265255292271/ComicLifeSnackMonster?authkey=Gv1sRgCMyVtsG247TLngE
                               snack monster comic

               Hopefully, everyone will enjoy it as I link it here for all of us to see my (Comic) life's work here to display. Enjoy everybody!!   ...And remember, It all started here in TCI.

Blog # 3 Film School is In My Bedroom

           Hello again everyone, I hope everybody enjoy my first 2 blogs I have sent in. If you did, then welcome back to my next blog. I have read an article ” Where’d You Go To Film School? In My Bedroom” by Justin Peters. I have chosen this article because of my interest in film and Media. I have also chosen this Article because the title alone also caught my attention knowing the speculation on the cost of film school. I have read this Article long ago when it was first published in the New York Times Newspaper in February 11,2007. I just never had the opportunity to write about this till now.

            The First thing that interest me about the article was the quote on the subject matter by a fellow independent producer David Basulto. He states that he did not learn a thing from the courses at film school in Los Angeles. He enroll in class. Shortly after droping out, he brought a couple of books on the class major instead. I see from reading this piece in the article that he thought film school was a waste of time. I guess learning with the old school methods using actual film and projection, that it is not up to our standards today as filmmakers. This reason seems more true now within our future of technology in Digital Film. Mr. Basulto intrigued me because he then made his own film, funded by himself  using his savings. It seems that the Author Justin Peters shows that we do not have to spend available time in film school when there are other alternatives to learning and making films on your own.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/11/movies/11pete.html
                         The article in question
        
             Speaking of alternatives, the other thing is the choice of using film school related software made by roughly independent filmmakers. As Mr. Basulto stated in this era of Mini DV digital video cameras, and YouTube Auteur, Final Cut Pro offers the tools of teaching tutorials at a roughly cost of $50 to $500. The fact here shows we do not need teachers in this learning process. It will cut time and money plus you will have the luxury at learning at home in your own pace.

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              I have learned after reading this that there are more extensive DVD-based software on film-making. “Make Your Own Damn Movie“ by Troma Film President Lloyd Kaufman is a known example. I have seen countless of feature documentaries of film-making on DVD’s now today. With that in mind, I have visit many film schools offering hands-on teaching for a heavy expensive tuition price of $15,000 or more a semester.

           On Conclusion, We have to wonder if one whose not as serious or looks at this major as a hobby, should not be pursuing film. Film school should be attended by those who are determined and compassionate about the filmmaking process. They are serious about this major and want to have a career in it. I personally think we should get the best education in film both in school hands on and in home tutorial with PC and DVD extensive software. If not, you can learn in your BEDROOM, on your PC. Otherwise, One could do what I have done and change my major to Media Arts. It is the only academic field that explores hands on graphic, print, computer animated, digital video, and web design in media technology. I would be utilizing my social media tools here in TCI college. One of the few colleges that educates us in this field.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbEJ5wAxtKI&feature=related

                     Lloyd Kaufman at the Direct Your Own Damn Movie book signing May 9th at a Barnes and Noble.                   

Blog #2 The Creative Me

Cartoon Ron

            Hello again everyone, welcome back to my blog. I feel I have to express myself to everybody about the major I have chosen to study in TCI.  I choose to take up digital media arts as my major. I have declare my interest in this field of creative arts and technology. The Media arts field became what I love and have a passion for since I first receive my first computer during the time I was in junior high school.



              
              Let me give u a back story on my interest in the field. I was not into computers when I was young but had a interest in cartooning and animation. I was an artist who along with my brother who was one of the best illustrators in our grade school. Me and my brother always draw anytime or chance we had with paper in our possession. If we weren’t playing with our toy action figures, we would be drawing on paper sitting by the window on a rainy day. Paper was the most valuable item to us. When we were short on supply, we would literally cut the paper in half to just make it look like we had more. Because of this, my mom always bought paper over toys which was cheaper and affordable for her. She was a single mom that couldn’t afford a lot of things for us. She was happy to support us because we gotten our talent from our father, a fellow artist which she loved him for.

Inspirational Filmmaker Steven Spielberg

              Later during this time, I also grown an interest in film. I loved movies to death. I was a film buff who watch any film I had a chance of seeing. It didn’t matter if the film was a boring drama or romance which was usually gear towards a female crowd, I watch them all. I am a big Steven Spielberg fan. He is my favorite director. I'm also a fan of Spike Lee when it comes to black films. Became of my knowledge of them. I would do research on history of film and animation just for the love of it. It is one of those things we have a passion of learning on our own time based on interest.

Inspirational Filmmaker Spike Lee

              When I was attending the high school of art and design, I took cartooning. I liked it but not loved it as much as I would been. I thought I would be learning to animate characters but instead we was taught more on comic book art. By senior year, I became more focus on film as I begin bringing my grandmother camcorder to school. I became the school helmet cam guy videotaping school hijinks. I even did a half hour parody skit on a crossover between ghetto hood films and kung fu flicks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhvTod9XSkQ&feature=related   see if you can find me now

               When it was time to decide what college to go to, I had a conversation with my counselor. She told me with my passion for both cartooning and film media that I should take up Media Arts. This is why I chose Digital Media Arts. It combines more than one major together that relates or connects to each other. It is so many ways you can go when achieving a degree in this course. It possess many fields of interest besides film and animation, like for the most part computers.

                Where at a time now when the digital age has taken over. We no longer going to have DVDs or BluRays much sooner than expected. Everyone of us would be downloading or streaming movies and TV shows. Computers and the technology around it will be an important aspect in our lives. Mobile devices like cameras, laptops, tablets, and mp3 media players are already incorporated in our everyday life.

TCI College

                 This is a reason why we need Digital Media Arts in our colleges. My passion for the major is why I want it. These past several years, I learn to love computers and became a mobile gadget fiend. Computers bridges the gap between film and cartooning. We need it to create effect and make our work come to life at ease. It is already given me hands on experience in applications as Photoshop, Flash, and Illustrator. I am still learning how to make Blogs like this and creating photo designs in Photoshop. Digital Media Arts combines graphic arts, Internet application, web design, interactive multimedia just as much or solely  than film, video, and cartooning. This is why I choose this major. It combines everything I am into right now and it is the most interesting subject in TCI. I would of never attended this college if they did not have a major in it.

                  In conclusion, I hope to learn a substantial lot in this field and help broaden my arisen. My goals to achieve a degree in the career of my choice in Media Arts while still try to further my education in this field. I hope to one day reach the field in film and animation or web design creating a home for all artist like me. My path starts here in TCI.

Blog #1 Adjusting to college life

             Hello everyone, Welcome to my first Blog. I am currently a transfer student in my first semester here in TCI. I have gotten a book called " College Rules" from school my instructor request me and my classmates to read. I have just read Chapter 1, "You're in the Big Time Now" and Chapter 2, "Where to Find the Help You Need.
            
             The book is sort of a self-help guide to being a college student in our everyday life. It also shows us how to balance our life between college, work, and family. In chapter 1, page 9, the Author gives us a summary chart of keywords to follow. Words such as Self-Discipline, Motivation, A Game Plan, Patience, and others learning strategies.

             I must say these tips in the book help me to prepare and understand the importance of preparation in college. The text style and format makes this book interesting to read with its funny quotes student values. I admit, the book bought back memories to me when I was in another college a while ago. I felt nervous meeting people like I did back then. The book did not reflect that much on me other than my peers and preparation for college.

             After reading the book, I still have more adjustments to make than I was prepared. I have not been in college in several years and I went threw a lot of running around to retrieve information on my whereabouts in college earlier. I was getting transcripts and info on finance and living arrangements. I now have to adjust and get use to my school schedule and my life around my son. I'm am still not use to my schedule yet but it will all be worth it at the end.

             School is important to me and I want to show my son even is father wants to continue his education to achieve his dream in life. I hope to continue my education and finish this time in TCI. My son is inspirational enough to me to ensure success. This is to any new freshman or transfer student whose a parent like myself interested in going to TCI. I would do my research first on the curriculum and then decide if I can adjust my schedule and dedicate my time for it. Good luck to everyone pursuing their education in their career. The path starts here in TCI.