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Once upon a time a giant squid attack, storybook characters eaten alive, and the only one to save their world from complete destruction is a young girl and her little dog too.

Internship Research Spreadsheet

Photography Portfolio Research Reviews

Unsuccessful Photography Portfolios

Ciaron Linstead: //http://ciaron.net/photo/projects/portfolio/

• Very bland website.
• Portfolio 1 is mostly landscape photos and only two photos focus on people. Linstead maybe should just have a landscape portfolio, another can be people focused. 
• No thumbnails to select which image you want to view having to scroll through them all, very annoying. 
•  One of the projects on his projects is titled bad photography, very confusing for is Linstead trying to promote his bad photography?
• No explanation of photos, what the series are about or why he photographed what he did.
• Not much on the about me page beside contact information.  

Steve Huff: http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/who-am-i/my-portfolio-street-photography/

•  Information on photos was written more for the viewer, talking about how to be confident when doing street photography instead of about his work.
•  No thumbnails to select which image you want to view having to scroll through them all, very annoying again.
• Mixture of black and white photography and color photography, could be separated. 
• Some photos are great compositionally, technically, and subject matter, others not so much. He could edit his photos down some more, way too many.

Dan Harris: http://www.danharrisphotoart.com/Dan_Harris_Photography.html

•  Unappealing aesthetic of the website. 
• Link to photos are at the bottom of the website instead of top.
• Then you have to click two more buttons to get to the photos, very confusing.
• Some photo images links were broken, not accessible.
• Photos are presented in collage book form, which is really weird and takes focus away from images. 
• Trying to sell himself and his work way too much.

Successful Photography Portfolios

Heather Evans Smith: http://heatherevanssmith.com/?load=html

•  Aesthetically pleasing.
• Image display size is large and high resolution, great quality for viewers.
•  Photo series are divided, easy accessible
• Brief explanation of each series, which is helpful to understand the work.
• All links are accessible on each page, no having to go back to home page to open other links.
•  Organized, blog, info, contact, and etc. are separate links.
•  Photos are unique being very surreal, which helps to stand out in a competing world.-  Overall great photos, very professional. 

Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison: http://parkeharrison.com/

•   Simple, yet elegant website.
•   Well organized with different artwork divided by category.
•   Includes title of piece and when it was made.
•   Even included their sculpture on the site to show diversity.
• Contain thumbnails; to where you can select the image you want, not having to scroll through them all.
•   Has an artist statement to describe the work, very helpful when trying to understand what the artist is conveying.
•  Have separated contact page, resume, and so on.
• Great work, very professional.

Emma Powell: http://www.emmapowellphotography.com/

•  Website background of darkness and wallpaper matches work, overall well designed.
•  Well organized, photo series separated instead of mixed into one portfolio
• Contain thumbnails; to where you can select the image you want not having to scroll through them all.
• Thumbnails are large in size, can see details and the viewing of image is high resolution.
• Contain title with each work and date it was made, which is always good to know.
•  Have an artist statement to describe the work with each series, very helpful when trying to understand what the artist is expressing
•  Have separated contact page, CV, and so on.
• Photos are also unique because of alternate photo process.
• Overall very appealing and professionally well done. 

Elevator Line

Once upon a time a very timid young girl had to find the courage to face a destructive giant squid  for she is the only hope to save her friends and her little dog too.

Loglines

Favorite Movies:

Hook:  When Capt. Hook kidnaps his children, an adult Peter Pan must return to Neverland and reclaim his youthful spirit in order to challenge his old enemy.

Labyrinth: Fifteen-year-old Sarah accidentally wishes her baby half-brother, Toby, away to the Goblin King Jareth who will keep Toby if Sarah does not complete his Labyrinth in thirteen hours.

School of Rock: A wannabe rock star in need of cash poses as a substitute teacher at a prep school, and tries to turn his class into a rock band.

Same Genre, Fantasy:


Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest: Jack Sparrow races to recover the heart of Davy Jones to avoid enslaving his soul to Jones' service, as other friends and foes seek the heart for their own agenda as well.

Percy Jackson:Sea of Monsters: In order to restore their dying safe haven, the son of Poseidon and his friends embark on a quest to the Sea of Monsters to find the mythical Golden Fleece while trying to stop an ancient evil from rising.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: Harry finds himself mysteriously selected as an under-aged competitor in a dangerous tournament between three schools of magic.

Internship Findings

Interview with Carrie Brooks

For my interview with Carrie Brooks I asked these six questions:

Where can I find the internships?
Go to mca.edu and click on the following:
1. Student Services
2. Career Services
3. Job Manager

What is the password to view the list of internships and jobs offerings?
She gave me the password but due to this blog can be view publicly I will keep it to myself.

Which internship list should I look at?
The one that says ongoing list.

How soon should I sign up for an internship for the next semester, if I haven't found one yet?
As soon as possible, for there is a bit of paperwork to fill out.

Is it possible to email companies to see if they would like an intern, even if they're not asking for one?
Of course, just make sure to attach your resume to the email.

Do we have to get credit for an internship, or can we work for one without receiving credit so I  can take more classes?
No, you can do it either way, but the work load may be a bit much doing it that way.

Would you be willing to review my resume?
Yes, you can send it to me in an email.

This interview was very helpful and I understand a lot more on how to look for an internship through MCA.

Artist Lecture - Kiel Johnson

Kiel Johnson is a drawer, videographer, illustrator, and sculptor from Kansas. He is often inspired by daily life. Hey would often work with wood and cardboard  before he became more known and received more money, his lack of finance only allowed him to get the cheapest materials. Sometime his drawings/illustrations would inspire him to make a sculpture out of them, such as the printing press sculpture he made. Most of his work is neutral color, black and white drawings and the brown color of the cardboard, never painting the cardboard except for the letters and masks. Only a few of his works that he showed during the lecture have color. He also did television commercial work and posters for Sundance Film Festival.  He even did work for a music video by making robot costumes out of cardboard. Then he moved onto working with kids, making card board art and having them paint upon cardboard. What seemed to be one of his biggest on going project for him was the making of miniature cities. He would make it out various materials, but most of the cities were made out of paint and paper. He did one on his own, which was feature in TED show but got so much recognition for it that other cities wanted him to come do a workshop in their city doing the same thing, but having the community involved, making their own version. The final artwork he talked about was his 3D cardboard letters cutouts and he would paint them different colors. He also made this into a workshop as well getting people in the community to make their own unique letter.

Overall, I like his presentation. He was very relaxed and not boring at all. He spoke with good flow, without too many stumbles when talking. He was passionate about his work and was enthusiastic to share his work with the school. He gave good advice, to always say yes to a project, for even if it's not a high paying job it may lead to bigger things, and having experience is important. He was easy to listen too, not monotone, and the way he presented his work was very organized and altogether great. I just felt sorry for him when he was showing his videos, he wanted to sit down, and instead of receiving a chair for him to sit on he had to sit on the stage and get back again and again.