Welcome to Learning: The Film School Way

Here it goes again: learning. Not that I have anything against it really, but sometimes, I feel like the first day of class is sort of like trying to join in on a dance number halfway through a measure. The professors are actually (well, sometimes) thinking about what's ahead, usually because they're retracing their steps for the umpteenth time, and the students aren't really there yet, still acting like these hour-and-a-half blocks are really just a formality, and that the learning will happen whilst we sleep, or some other half-cocked idea that might actually take the burden off of us. Point is, the first day of class rarely finds the professors and students in step.

Except for professor Dan Pavelin. Hats off to him, in his wildly frenetic yet interesting fashion, he managed to be the most interesting first-day Prof yet, capturing our attention with what I will term "style and verve," a phrase which I intend to see added widely to English translation dictionaries by Spring of '09. Just you wait.

And all this enthusiasm out of a man who teaches audio techniques. Though, in perspective, it seems appropriate that he was far less boring than today's hour plus of Production Management. I can already see the end of that course, yet I'm suddenly stuck beneath a heaping mound of busywork, and unable to reach it.

Whats Kyle Up To: August and Orientation 2007

So, I've been really lacking in the blogging department as of late, but I'm trying to get back on the bandwagon, so to speak.

I've spent my last week photographing orientation at Chapman, which is turning out to be a much better experience than I had originally expected. Mainly in that I ended up with a job in the publications department because I met one of their photographers this week, and so that way, I at least have one job out here, though not enough to pay rent on...

I've been busy working on the Chapman Radio website as well, but that's still in the workshop, so you'll have to wait a couple weeks for it to roll out onto the proverbial showfloor that is this blog.

So, if you're around Chapman, let me know if you'd like to be part of any photo shoots for Chapman promotions. If not, keep an eye on my blog to see what I'm up to. Ocassionally.