what i’ve learned

so tomorrow is the last cms class i have for the year and possibly the rest of my time at AFDA since my original plan was a major in live performance, and it’s kinda bumming me out. these subjects have been so much fun, so much work, but so much fun.

the whole point of us starting this blog was so that our lecturers could monitor our learning. we were meant to blog about every lecture, but its been the hardest thing for me. i feel like i have learnt so much, but i feel like its things that become applied knowledge, and im not really sure how to put it into words.

i thought i was going to be learning how to put on make and paint walls and stuff, but in reality its been so much helpful shit thats probably going to help me with the rest of my life.

its more about the psychology of a character than the make up. its understanding the inside so that you can correctly portray the outside, because that is what we do, we use our appearances to express our internal make up. so to create 3 dimensional characters, one needs to understand the ‘why.’ why characters dress the way they do, and cut their hair the way they do, why they wear the colours they wear and why they choose to wear or not wear make up.

and how to sell ideas. we’ve learnt product placement and the right and wrong way to do an advertisement, how to play on the emotions of our target market, to sell them our story without making them aware of the fact that they’re our buyers.

we looked at art, and how historical periods affected the way one scene was portrayed in the paintings of various artists. how important it is to understand and be aware of the time you live in.

how important it is to remember that time runs out quickly when you have things to do. gee wizz. this term has taught me how to work under pressure and how to juggle what feels like 50000 tasks all at once.

i’ve enjoyed myself. i’ve grown. i’ve acquired knowledge. and heeeey, i’ve made some new friends.

i’m not going to try and squeeze every piece of information i’ve learnt into one post, and also i’m not really the type of person who can just share my knowledge. im more of the type who lets it brew for a couple of months and then comes up with a little monologue. i’m full of monologues and pieces of writing.

this blogging about each lecture was really stressful for me, but i hope my blogs been a fun read nonetheless.

im definitely gonna keep doing this.