I havent been on here in a long time... I graduated college with a Bachelors Degree in Media Arts and Animation. FINALLY! Now im working for a local VFX company and its nice to be working in the field I went to school for.

I am hoping that I graduate this quarter... Part of me HATES the fact that I can have all of the requirements to technically walk but still not be able to if our demo reel, marketing package and website are not what the panel thinks can get you a job. The other part of me knows that if they dont think you are good enough then maybe you arent and should work on it a little more.

The one problem I see with the graduation panel... if you are more of an organic modeler (or whatever) you have to have a certain amount of hard surface or architecture models in your reel or you fail and dont graduate. They are asking for 9 total.. and if you have 6 great looking pieces you will fail and not walk. CRAP!

I think they should have given us what the graduation portfolio requirements almost a year before we graduate so that we can get working on things. Not the week of our final quarter and expect us to have all of those things all ready to be chopped up and put into a great looking demo reel. The class should be about making our reels look and feel good, not working on lighting and texturing our pieces. I call BS.

2 days into the new quarter.. So far I have had motion graphics (after effects) and inter. 2D animation.. I have typography, sculpture and fund. of editing to go still. I cant believe its April already.. geez

This quarter has gone by so fast. Its already the end of week 6, 5 more weeks to go until a one week break No going home this break.. but at least there will be family coming in.. so I wont be too sad this long strech of just school and not going back home. I love all my classes this quarter.. and yes that even includes speech hehe

been a long time... I have a whole bunch of things to add... I had portfolio review last week so I finally scanned some things in

this quarter was not fun... ughh