just goes to show how ridiculously busy/productive I've been this semester. flippppppp! haha
so its been one heck of a year. I'm flying back to TO in less than a week! eeps! yet my year here in SYD aint over just yet!
a few weeks ago, i handed in my short film that i spent a good portion of this semester making. it turned out okay. for my first ever "proper" short film, shot with a Canon 60D, heaps of legit equipment, a novel of proper paper work, and so much more, it was okay. could have been done better, but it wasn't bad. and to be honest, i was a tad bit disappointed when it wasn't chosen for the TV/Dance showcase. not that i personally thought it deserved to be in the showcase, but more so the fact that i felt insufficient when compared to my fellow classmates (who did do an amazingly incredible job on their short films!). my dad's words of "it doesnt matter what field you choose to pursue your career in. as long as you're at the top of the game, you'll be successful!" so i felt like such a failure at it.
right now, I'm still quite inexperienced when it comes to location camera. so i gotta work on that.
it took me a week to realize that i need to get back on my feet. now I'm excited to get my own 60D and some other equipment (decent tripod, Zoom audio recorder, a lens or two) and start shooting sone more footage! already got another project or two in mind when I'm home this christmas =)
what i forgot was that there was still much to learn in studio camera operation. just when i thought CCU and GFX were going to be my life, opportunities to do camera in the main auditorium came popping up. cameras 2 and 3 to be exact! not that i was rostered for them, but ppl couldn't make it and asked me to fill in. in fact, they were rostered for other positions. but as soon as i agreed to fill in, i would get swapped from another position to cameras 2 or 3!
not long after, i received the phone call asking if i would be interested in PRODUCING college graduation ceremony.
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FLIPPIN' LEGIT! i have only ever dreamed of climbing higher and producing at Hillsong's Hills campus Convention Centre! i mean, its only a 3.5-4k seating auditorium! and only after ~10mos of studying at hillsong college? flip!
I've learnt that as an entire intake of TV students (17 of us in total in my intake), we are each talented in a different area. some of us are incredible at handling a camera, and getting amazing shots with the best compositions and framings ever. others are fantastic at organizing and pulling things together. some are just a blessing to have their presence around; they make everything so much more fun! separately, we're okay at what we do. but when you put all of us together, we pull off something so much more amazing! its all about knowing your role. know what your strengths are and pursue it. know what your weaknesses are, and be willing to learn from them.
i can't be good at everything. but contributing what i can give, and combining everyone's gifts, its amazing what can be done!! team effort! =)
