Film school, ACME

I'm officially enrolled in an accelerated film school as of now.
Had a zoom meeting yesterday with academic advisor or ect.
First time I'd ever used zoom, probably won't be the last time.

Things are occurring fast for me, my life has changed drastically over the last few months.
I will have to change a lot of sloppy habits, if I want to succeed.

Not only that, but now others are depending on me to succeed.
This school doesn't just let anyone in, I had to go through many levels of being vetted, and so now other people's reputations are on the line, as well as my own = pressure.
That means I have to measure up...will I, can I?

Time will tell.

Just left the studio today, didn't really learn much.

Silent film



A very fun video to watch if into film, or a film student...but won't get any clicks or views on here.
I think I'm going to sign into my social media accounts again, cause yes, I like it here when want to be left alone, but no one interacts on here...or even like hits videos I upload...which tells me majority of views are probably from bots, or other scanning programs, and not real life souls.

And if real life souls, than shame on you for not now, or ever supporting me or others who pour their heart and souls out for you...and you can't even watch videos people upload here...whatever.

Today, while at the studio, I met DP, or director of photography by the name of Cooper...they've been on sets with Eddie Murphy, they shot a series with KISS, and worked on the series 'Stranger Things'...anyone worth their salt in the industry knows who they are.

But if you saw them, they'd look just like any other blue collar guy off the street, and that's because film work is hard, it's basically like construction work, all the rigging, lighting, and so forth.

I complimented them and got their autograph...not many people get the autograph of DP's...lol.

About to order Adobe cloud for creative projects



But to be honest with you, this adobe stuff, program, just seems to complex to me, learning it seems like a whole university course within itself.
I use like easier to use programs like Ribbet or Movavi (for movie edits)...the templates are just easier. Adobe is like designed for engineers, or so it seems.

My brain has just gotten lazy, as such I don't like complicated stuff or directions.

Anyways buying and downloading adobe came up next on my 'to do list', and that's why I'm writing about it here, just to release some tension I have about my confidence to actually learn it.

I don't want it to be yet just another software I order, subscribe to, and never use do to the complexity of it.
We shall see.

OK, here's the deal...

I just signed up for adobe creative cloud for like 1 full year, at around $239.00.
The school I attend, if you want to call it that...I mean it's pretty much a self paced, self taught course, unless you get a really good hands on mentor who likes you.

That aside, they dropped the payment into my account, but actually, I'm sure they just took it out of my initial tuition cost...so as usual it's me who really paying for it...and it should just be apart of tuition anyways.

1. I've never ever used adobe, any of their stuff, I just always found it way to complex, especially when there were so many easier to use spin off alternatives, over the years.



I mean like this piece here, I've been creating art for over a decade just using my own skill set and getting creative with different tools.
So do really need adobe?

Probably yes, for one main reason, and that is if I do get into film stuff or photo stuff, adobe, and a few other such professional editing software, well, they're the standard that people even in Hollywood use...and so if I can't even use adobe, it just drops my value all that much more to people.

Oh, I'll figure it out, and when I do I'll be great at it, but there will be a big learning curb at first.

I really want to be a screenplay writer though, that's what I'm best at doing, is writing...I mean where do you think all the material comes from on this blog forum?

Not AI, this blog form was created years and years before AI was born.
It's all original content....all of it....and one day maybe I'll open this blog forum up to more powerful people...but not now.

Anyways, yes, getting adobe was a big deal to me, a bit overwhelmed, not to mention just received a DSLR Canon camera I just ordered and paid over a gran for...and a gimbel I've still got to charge up and figure out, not to mention lesson plans, script and more...my brain is really having to work now and is why I can no longer afford to drink.

Drinking will kill all of it, I cannot drink, and still have the mental energy and enthusiasm to do what I have to do over the next few months.
If I can just not drink, at all anymore, at least while in this course, than I should do and be fine...but you never know, cause regardless of my own actions we all know life can just be brutally cruel at times.
Anyways, I'm wasting time and writing energy here, so let me move on.

Also, I downloaded the adobe on a different PC, one that's clean..no files, no personal stuff, nothing, nada, unlike the one I'm typing with now.