I am now in my third month at Full Sail. I have taken Creative Presentation which is essentially a class about how to present, make slides/pick visuals, and how to speak in order to communicate effectively. Then I took Visual Arts in the Entertainment ans Media Industries (VEM for short) which basically requires you to do research into a type of media and then a role in that media. I chose Narrative Series and Editing Picture and Sound because that is what I want to do. Now I am in Art History, which I have taken before, but it unfortunately didn't transfer. I skipped Psychology at Play and English because they did transfer. Each class is very different in weekly requirements and how it is run. My first class I did a lot of reading. My second class didn't have a book and relied on videos and research. The class now has videos and a book. I can keep up with the work pretty easily working part time and even some weeks i am finished by Tuesday. I like the week by week schedule so that I can move at my own pace and I am not required to attend the live lectures and so I watch the recordings when I can. I like the change up every month and it makes it easy for me to take a month off if I need to, which I will when I get married next year. Part of Full sail that I love is that they send you a Launch Box kit in the mail that corresponds with your degree. I received the first part to the Launch Box last Friday which is a Macbook Pro (student edition) lap top. Below is a video of me unboxing it so everyone can see what is coming to the latest students in the program. I will also be receiving a professional video camera. I don't know when it will come in, but I will post another video to Youtube when it does. I will continue to post my progress with the school so other potential students who are considering Full Sail know what to expect. Please feel free to post comments or questions in the comment section below and I will get back to you.
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I decided to try something new to go along with my Etsy shop. It is a new era for me as a jewelry artist and as a Cinematography major. I am taking the new pieces I am currently creating for my shop, and recording my process. These short montage videos show me making the individual piece available on Etsy. There is a link on the page to the Youtube video. In doing this, I am hoping people will really get to understand the process it took for me to the make the piece they are interested in buying. There are quite a few stages and it also leaves no question to them being handmade by me. Each piece is made with patience, skill, and passion.
Since this is a new thing I am trying, I would love any opinions on the idea. Do you love it? Think it's too much? Let me know in the comments. Thanks!
I have tried many different money making apps and websites to find which ones work the best. Like most people we want an app that has a good pay out for the things they are asking us to do. One app that I have noticed receives a lot of criticism that I use is Lucktastic. Lucktastic is an app where you get about 40 daily scratch cards that you go through to try and win cash prizes, gift cards, and tokens. You have other opportuntites to download games and play them for a lot of tokens, but for me I am satisfied with just the scratch cards. It's fun and for each card you win some amount of tokens. These tokens are like going to the arcade and winning tickets only you don't have to spend a dime to play. You turn in these tickets for some nice gift cards. In comparison to other apps I don't think it takes that long to add up to get a good prize. I currently have more than enough to redeem a $25 gift card. Now the thing people don't seem to understand and complain so much about is the ads. Having the ads pop up is how the app is able to pay you. Companies are paying Lucktastic to feature their ads. It's not a bad thing. You complain there are too many ads, but the less ads there are the less opportunities to win. I am a winner off of Lucktastic so I know it is not a scam. I am not being paid to write this. I was sitting in my room watching Netflix and going through my daily scratch cards when suddenly I noticed that I had a match off of one of their fun packs they put out every week. I had won $100! I immediately requested a check, which I received a couple weeks later and then I put that money in the bank for a little shopping spree. That's me ^ as Kim P!
I am going to come right out and say this is not an app you can make a living off of as a college student. I saw that question pop up on Google. It is fun to do and doesn't take all day. In the end, even if you don't win, don't feel discouraged because you are working toward a gift card. I keep playing because I think in time I will win again and you can too.
So I discovered an awesome way to make a little cash as well as get some work out there is to sell Stock Footage. Currently I have 1 video (with about 20 pending review) as well as some photos on the site Pond5. I love this idea because I take footage and pictures anyway for school or practice and selling them online means I can use the money to PAY for school.
Check me out here. I haven't sold anything yet, but I have been collecting a lot of footage. A lot from a Phantom 3 Pro drone where the footage is shot in 4k, but also some unique pieces with my HD cameras. I have some nice photos and video clips of out the airplane window when I took my vacation this past July. I have only just begun, but I am very hopeful that someone will see the beauty in my carefully crafted clips and photos and would like to use them. In just a few months I will be receiving my LaunchBox from Full Sail University, which will come with a camera that shoots in 4k. It will be a beautiful camera and I can't wait to use it for classes, but also to get some amazing footage of the world around me. Here are some pictures from my site: KimberlyAnn on Pond5. I celebrated my 23rd birthday this past Sunday with my family and it was a great day. We started off on Saturday night with a campfire complete with hot dogs and s'mores. Everyone got in on the action, even the dogs who had their own hot dogs and chocolate-less s'mores. I'm actually pretty sure my boy, Cody, thought it was his birthday. Well anyway every party has it's pooper and mine was my aunt's dog, Dexter, who decided to be a grump and go inside to bed instead of celebrating. And then on Sunday (my actual birthday) we went to church and then had a big lunch with even more family coming by. My choice of food was grilled chicken kabobs with summer squash and zucchini, a stir fry of broccoli and cauliflower, fruit salad, and mashed potatoes on the side. It also ended up being a healthy meal with lots of leftovers for the next day. Yum! I got some wonderful presents form my family including money, a printer, storage, and some college tuition donations from my parents and my aunt and uncle. I would just like to thank them for supporting me. Of course we rounded out the festivities with a yummy chocolate cake with Oreo whipped cream frosting. The challenge was trying to keep all the candles lit with the wind trying to blow them out. I had a wonderful birthday and I look forward to the next year. It kicked off the beginning of a new adventure for me: attending Full Sail online to get my Bachelor's Degree in Cinematography. I look forward to keeping you all posted on my many adventures to come.
Hey everyone! So I am in the final stages of starting school at Full Sail University online. I am so excited because I will finally be learning what I love: Digital Cinematography. I already have an Associate's Degree in Interactive Media Design (which includes Graphic Design, Digital Art, Photography, etc.), but now I will be learning the ins and outs of film and I pray that I get to be an post production editor one day. It's hard to do that without a degree though, so alas I am going for my Bachelor's Degree. Here is an example of my work with Digital Cinematography. My problem came when reality hit me two days ago. Since I have no scholarships or grants (even though I have tried), I am expected to pay $23,000 out of pocket to go. What college kid has this kind of money? Yes, I do work part time, but I'm still not making that kind of money. Going over my options, I know I will have to get another loan (that will make 3 loans for school and will rack up to about $70,000 when I get out). The whole thought of it freaks me out.
Which brings me to another option I am going to try: asking for help. Many of you know what it's like to be in debt for years trying to pay off school loans; some from your college experience and some who are helping or have helped your children pay off their debt. I have started a GoFundMe page in an attempt to raise some money toward my first year of school. The goal is $10,000, which is the gap in how much the loans are covering and how much the academic year is. Here are a few ways you could donate: *You can give directly on my GoFundMe page here *You can purchase something from my Etsy shop here *Or you can purchase the children's book I wrote while geting my Associate's Degree here I am asking that you sympathize with me and at least consider donating. I accept pocket change. If you decide to give I will be so thankful. Also keep watch for updates. I might have some raffles and competitions coming up for contributors. So recently I went to New Mexico to visit family. Most of my family lives down there and in fact I was even born there. This trip was very important to me because I hadn't been there for 8 years and a lot of things have changed. One being that I am an artist now so of course I had to document my trip with some stunning photos. Another thing that has changed since I was 14 is my appreciation for the culture and my background of being from New Mexico. That meant I wanted some cultural pieces. It was an amazing vacation. I can't wait to go back and see my family and enjoy the very different atmosphere and culture of the Southwest.
So I recently just finished up school and I now have my associate's degree in Interactive Media Design. One of the projects I did was a short film. I am going to go ahead and say it isn't one of my best because it was filmed in about 2 hrs in the middle of winter and so it was only 9 degrees F that day. We were miserable. So anyway, We filmed it quickly and I didn't get all the shots I wanted, but I am thinking about re-shooting it with some better angles and story line. Nevertheless, I worked hard on it and I am pleased with parts of it. So for school this semester we had to write and illustrate a book. I chose to illustrate a few children's stories I had written when I was in High School. It is about a land called Diner and the two main characters are Ketchup and Mustard. It is reading for about a six or seven year old but is also a great story a parent could read to their child. I am considering making more since I already have a couple people who have shown interest. I definitely have plenty of ideas. Here is the link to where you can buy the book or ebook as well as get a preview for the first story. There are three stories in the book. Link to book. Here is also one of the stories that I made into a little animation for another class. Let me know what you think!
Step 7 Materials: solder polish, a brush, a soft bristle toothbrush, newspaper, and a cotton rag or polishing wheel So this is the final step to making your stained glass pieces. Definitely one of the easiest steps, but still very important. It is the polishing stage. Polishing your solder keeps the solder from oxidizing to chemicals in the air and from our skin. *Honestly when I first started I didn't polish my pieces because I didn't quite understand how important it was and it's hard to picture the pieces oxidizing when it's all nice and shiny after you finish soldering it. But it does. Trust me. Oxidization looks like a matte grey color. And once it oxidizes you can't reverse it.*
and the brush is used to get into all the crevices, such as rump rings, charms, and the edges where the solder and glass meet. If you choose to use a polishing wheel, you still apply the polish and then hold the piece up to the polishing pads. Go slow not fast. *Personally I think it's unnecessary. A cloth and toothbrush work the same.*
Once that is done, so is your piece. Not bad right? I hope my tips helped you in your process in creating your work of art. |
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