My first two weeks of class at Video Symphony
went really well.
I don't think it's settled in yet that I'm actually a student here now, because I was visitor over the last months.
Now I can actually walk past the lobby and straight into classrooms.
But things are different than I imagined.
Sure, every course was one I was pumped about taking, but they're not easy.
They are on average 16 hours per week. In addition, at least 4-8 four hour H.O.T. (Hands On Time) sessions are required for each class.
This what I came for, and I'm going to make the most of it.
Pictured to the right is a shot of the exterior building, a place that will be my home for the next 10 months.
There's only 6 people in my program group, which is great because we can get to know each other easier and create bonds that will come in handy as the courses progress.
Video Symphony is a melting pot of cultures. There are a lot of different races here. In my first week, I've encountered Pakistani, Asian, Italian, and Jewish students.
I might also mention that I am the only Caucasian in my group.
The first course I took this week was Adobe Illustrator CS4, which is the brand new version of that software. We received a hot-off-the-presses textbook in the CS4 series.
Illustrator is a powerful program, primarily used for creating artwork and advertisements. In the video world, it is used for creating assets to be used in productions.
It's exhausting to learn, however. And viewing the examples of what can potentially be done with the program is extremely intimidating.
Most of my H.O.T. sessions consisted of excersies on tracing curves:
Pretty boring looking, I know. But it's a lot of effort and it will pay off down the road.
Next week, onto Photoshop CS4.
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