So yesterday was my first day at uni at RMIT. I had quite a few bumps getting there. Not as in, into the course itself, as in to uni on the day. You’d think it would be easy to get into the city unscathed, but no. I almost forgot to charge my laptop and I tripped UP the stairs on my way into the building, leaving me breathlessly asking if I was in the right place.
Luckily, I was organised enough to get myself to the right building, level and classroom and even had the skill to get there ten minutes early. I know, right? The struggles of university life. Bumbling haphazardly from place to place. Once I was in the classroom though, I found it was far more relaxed than I thought it would be. Hey, I’m doing a media degree, I should hope these people are as happy and open-minded as me.
We even got our first assignment. I’ll admit, at first I felt like I was being thrown in the deep end, but once Robbie started explaining it to us and how we can do anything, bend the mediums to our will so we can show the world who we are, show ourselves who we are, I couldn’t help but get excited. And the ideas just started to flow.
I honestly can’t wait for this degree to really push into motion, because I know that it will inspire me and challenge my creativity at every turn. And I can’t wait for it.
Here are some helpful places I’ve found over the past year or so that I know I will need at some point, and you guys might too:
‘No Film School’ is a great website for the filmmaker on a budget. They have all kinds of crazy solutions to problems, you possibly might need one day. And also all kinds of interesting info on the industry and its technology.
‘Film Riot’ are a bunch of cool people who do video tutorials on YouTube on a regular basis that could also help you out in a jam.
Here’s a list of Auteurs whose entire filmographys you should watch, because they are incredible.
Enjoy! (: