When thinking about design it can become overwhelming. There are so many variables to design. There are many directions one can take after graduating with a degree in design. Though it may seem taunting while getting through school, it can be even more so when nearing graduation and trying to decide on which road to travel. Some luck up and doors seem to swing wide open, others may have to work a little harder to get where they're going.
Though we all want to be the ones who have the door swing wide open, reality is that we will probably need to put in the hard work and effort and grunt and groan to open the door to our successful futures. Remember, this shouldn't be discouraging, but encouraging, for along this route much information and skills are to be learned. You never know what doors are in front of you, so remember, keep your eyes open at all times seeking opportunities that might otherwise go un-noticed.
I was fortunate enough this past summer and fall to work on 2 Nicholas Spark's movies being filmed in Wilmington. Although I was there as a stand-in, it opened my eyes to a whole new world. While on set and waiting around, which there is a lot of, I took time to note and ask questions about the surroundings. In other words I became curious about the set and how it was put together. On this particular film, part of the movie was being filmed in current time, the other set back in the 40's. I was amazed to see city streets converted to take the audience back in time, or homes remodeled from the inside out to coordinate exactly with the characters who occupied them. There was even construction work that went into some scenes. All of this was handled by what is called the "art department". Those busy workers, who are so talented in design and create the nostalgia that we as movie goers demand, but who are never seen on screen.
So here I was, thanking God for helping me keep my eyes open to the possibilities around me. I had realized, though I was there to do a particular job that was not related to design at all, there was something else that excited and moved me to want to learn more. Graduation is not to far down the road and I am hoping that a door I've already been able to push ajar will swing wide open, but if not I will gladly grunt and groan and labor to become successful like the majority of graduates must do!
Though we all want to be the ones who have the door swing wide open, reality is that we will probably need to put in the hard work and effort and grunt and groan to open the door to our successful futures. Remember, this shouldn't be discouraging, but encouraging, for along this route much information and skills are to be learned. You never know what doors are in front of you, so remember, keep your eyes open at all times seeking opportunities that might otherwise go un-noticed.
I was fortunate enough this past summer and fall to work on 2 Nicholas Spark's movies being filmed in Wilmington. Although I was there as a stand-in, it opened my eyes to a whole new world. While on set and waiting around, which there is a lot of, I took time to note and ask questions about the surroundings. In other words I became curious about the set and how it was put together. On this particular film, part of the movie was being filmed in current time, the other set back in the 40's. I was amazed to see city streets converted to take the audience back in time, or homes remodeled from the inside out to coordinate exactly with the characters who occupied them. There was even construction work that went into some scenes. All of this was handled by what is called the "art department". Those busy workers, who are so talented in design and create the nostalgia that we as movie goers demand, but who are never seen on screen.
So here I was, thanking God for helping me keep my eyes open to the possibilities around me. I had realized, though I was there to do a particular job that was not related to design at all, there was something else that excited and moved me to want to learn more. Graduation is not to far down the road and I am hoping that a door I've already been able to push ajar will swing wide open, but if not I will gladly grunt and groan and labor to become successful like the majority of graduates must do!