Sonjira wrote:About to start up my second week of college. I'm studying film production at Wright State University, and I'm pretty excited, though still super freaking nervous just cause this is like a big step in life and all that crap. I'm hoping I can keep working on personal films outside of classes and working and such. I have several ideas for animations bouncing in my head, and I live in a dorm with other people in film/theater so hopefully I can get inspiration and help from those goofy gaffsters. Though being in a dorm does mean that I'm away from my setup at home, I'm only like 45 minutes away so it wouldn't be too hard to come up on some weekends.
I'm just hype for the future of me and the world of film, anyone got additional thoughts/advice?
I've just started my second year of university, and while I'm not really sure how much your situation compares to mine I can still offer a few suggestions. In my experience, my first year of university was really exciting and a fantastic learning experience, but also extremely stressful and nerve-wracking at times. Ultimately, the reason you're at college is to get your degree, learn really important stuff about your chosen subject and life in general, and to make the most of your time there. I presume you spent a fair bit of money to go to uni, so make sure you get the most out of it. Don't be afraid to sacrifice time you'd spend working on brickfilms if necessary; your priority should be to get good grades (and make friends, and not die of sleep deprivation, and other fun and exciting things).
With that said, it's still important to find time to do the things you enjoy doing. One of the mistakes I made was letting myself get swamped with work fairly early on and never really finding time to unwind or be creative. I think it's important to keep sharp creatively. When I got home for the holidays and finally had the opportunity to brickfilm, I assumed I'd be able to just pick up where I let off eight months ago, but it turned out to be a lot more difficult than that. I found it hard to develop good ideas and keep myself motivated, which is partly why I was never really able to make anything beyond a few half-written scripts this summer (well, that and a whole bunch of other stuff was going on in my life at the time). I think it'd be best to mainly focus writing and pre-production--that way, if you come up with a good idea you'll be able to keep working on it and animate it with relative ease once you have the time to do so.
I don't even see why brickfilming and your studying should necessarily be mutually exclusive. I did some live action stuff a while back, and it really improved my brickfilming skills. There's a lot of overlap between live action and animation, more than you might initially think, and it can be really helpful to apply what you've learned in one area to the other. You're going to be learning about film, after all, and animation is still a type of film. A really important thing to remember is that it's not just about what you learn, but how you apply what you've learned.
To sum it up, in my personal experience, as long as you're willing to work hard, challenge yourself and make the most of your time at university, you'll do great things. MAKE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE.
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