EntriesI have linked my twitter, vimeo and facebook to this blog. My blog links to my vimeo and twitter (working on facebook 
I seem to be stuck in an infinate circle that is the interwebs. It’s an interesting place to be. I never went to school to be a compositer, my degree is in Digital Arts (a glorified bachelor degree in photoshop). But I learn a new animation trick or after effects short cut or new link to an amazing bit of motion graphics everyday. What they don’t tell you when your in school is that once you graduate (if you keep your ears open) you learn 10x more in a job or working on your own projects then you would ever learn in school. There is this gap forming between the people who go to school to learn animation or compositing or editing and the people (like me) who didn’t have the means to go to a school like that but still have the passion for these skills none the less. So I make films with my friends. I get my hands dirty and grasp at any chance I get to figure out how to get closer to looking like a professional. I have all the ambition and motivation, I just lack the skills. But that is where the internet comes in. If I am stuck on how to get my AVCHD footage into FCP I turn to google or the apple forums or creative cow, the possibility and variety of answers are endless. Sure I have to shlog through some crappy questions and incorrect workflows but the information you can find is amazing.
So in an effort keep myself motivated enough to keep this blog updated I am going to put up the problems and solutions I run into everyday as a young professional, trying to break into the animation/compositing/editing industry. And hopefully get a little more useful information out into the interwebs to help people who are just looking for some answers.
And an excellent animated history of the internet for your enjoyment. Seriously some sweet animation!
History of the Internet from PICOL on Vimeo.