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17th of February we start our first day of class, and already the pressures on. It started off kindly enough, re-introducing ourselves to the classroom of new pals and old. I was glad to see 3 new international student additions to the classroom: Iris, Arman and Don (i hope that I've spelled their names correctly). By the sounds of it they are all very interesting individuals and i honestly look forward to see what they each have to bring to the table- well just have to wait and see right?
BUT THEN- we jumped straight into the assessment schedule. (a nice wee chat just to remind us that our holidays ARE really over) and already i can see the pressures rising. they are as following:
-Oral presentation on a chosen subject
-written exam (on 4 of the subjects from the oral presentation)
-Table play Cinematography (a filmed short showcasing our skillz)
- Blog (Yay, my favorite./ i failed at this so bad last year)
- and lastly a show reel (3 different 45 second shorts that show our works)
If i was smart i would start in this studying business right now. i would write scripts and look up definitions to prepare for exams. unfortunately for me i have the brain of an intellectual but the motivation of a sloth. -Which probably explains why i failed this paper last year and am currently resitting it.
-but this year will be different, this year will be a success. i need it to be. not only for the paper but for myself also. the reality hit me over this summer, the fact that when student life finally ends i have to find a way to make it out there in the world on my own. I have only ever lived in Invercargill and while i know my hometown i have very little in the way of connections. this year (Ideally) i would like to start making those connections. if there is an opportunity to get on a set or help in anything i need to jump for it. at this stage its more about getting the experience and making the right kind of friends than it is the money. I would be ecstatic to even just be coffee bitch on a major film project. gotta do what needs done.
ANYWAY. I have done a little work so far into this paper. recently i watched Alfie (2004) directed by Charles Shyer, and i just loved the way that the film was shot. in the sense that the whole movie Jude Law (Alfie) breaks the 4th wall of cinema by constantly addressing the audience directly.this movie inspired me to begin planning for a table play that uses a similar technique (could be a bit fun to play around with) but used in a local setting.
anyway. that tends to be where things stand as far for the first week back. hopefully this year will be full of stress, laughs, amazing people, MOTIVATION and sleepless nights.
Forever the optimist- in saying that, itis only the 2nd day in.......and so many more to go.
PEACE
-Lana
