inspiration

Inspirational Quote

“Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it.”
Oprah Winfrey

I’m pretty experienced with failure. We all are. Failure is part of life, and part of the creative process. Fear of failure and disappointing people is a psychological hurdle that I’m still overcoming. Still, I’ve come to accept that my failures as opportunities to learn and grow.

So don’t be afraid to make the leap. If you fall, get up and jump again.

References:
Oprah Winfrey quote found on BrainyQuote
Photo by Kid Circus on Unsplash

Mastery Journey Timeline

The final assignment for the Mastery: Personal Development and Leadership course at Full Sail University is a visual presentation of our Mastery Journey Timeline.

This was the first presentation I’ve created with Keynote. It’s a pretty simple program to use and not much different from PowerPoint.

Below are 12 slides from the presentation, one for each month of classes at Full Sail University.

Month 1 - Mastery: Personal Development and Leadership — Month 1 – Mastery: Personal Development and Leadership

Month 2 - Defining Client Needs — Month 2 – Defining Client Needs

Month 3 – Brand Development

Month 4 - Effective Copywriting — Month 4 – Effective Copywriting

Month 5 - Design Research — Month 5 – Design Research

Month 6 - Organizational Structures — Month 6 – Organizational Structures

Month 7 - Design Strategies and Motivation — Month 7 – Design Strategies and Motivation

Month 8 - Design Integration — Month 8 – Design Integration

Month 9 - Multi-Platform Delivery — Month 9 – Multi-Platform Delivery

Month 10 - Measuring Design Effectiveness — Month 10 – Measuring Design Effectiveness

Month 11 - Thesis: Presentation of Design Solution — Month 11 – Thesis: Presentation of Design Solution

Month 12 - Professional Practice — Month 12 – Professional Practice

If you’d like to view the entire presentation, you can find it on SlideShare.

Have you done something like this? Have questions or comments? I’d love to hear from you!

Inspiration – Cinema 4D Lite in After Effect CC

I’ve been making the most out of my Lynda.com subscription, watching tutorial videos for at least an hour every day. One of the great “Weekly” courses is Motion Graphics Weekly. If you want to learn more about creating 3D graphics in After Effects and Cinema 4D, it’s worth checking out.
https://www.lynda.com/After-Effects-tutorials/Motion-Graphics-Weekly/548716-2.html

The coolest thing I’ve discovered there is that a free version of Cinema 4D is included with my Adobe Creative Cloud subscription. I plan to learn more about creating 3D graphics over the next few months and using Cinema 4D Lite will make the learning curve easier. It will also save some money.

If you have a Lynda.com subscription, watch this video:

https://www.lynda.com/After-Effects-tutorials/Free-version-Cinema-4D-included-After-Effects/548716/800073-4.html

If not, here are the basic steps to find and open Cinema 4D Lite.

Open After Effects
File > New > Maxon Cinema 4D File
Name the file and click OK
Cinema 4D Lite will launch

It’s that easy. Time to play!

Inspiration – Keep Moving Forward

I created this motivational image with a free photo by Foundry Co from Pixabay.

It’s on my laptops’s background to remind myself that when times get tough you have to keep moving forward no matter what. I tried to think of something clever to add, but those three words pretty neatly sum up my philosophy since driving though the fire in Paradise.

Every day on this new path, the distant haze gets a little clearer. The future is still a great mystery, but at least I can travel towards it with confidence.

Inspiration from Video Copilot creator Andrew Kramer

“Go in the direction of what you love doing because people take notice of passionate people and of people who work hard.” Andrew Kramer, 2014

When I first starting using Adobe After Effects, I watched every online tutorial I could find. Some of the best came from a website called Video Copilot. Andrew Kramer imparted technical knowledge with wit and humor, educating and entertaining a generation of indie fx artists and motion designers.

Kramer’s skills and passion for his craft soon caught the attention of filmmaker J.J. Abrams, who commissioned Kramer to create titles for Star Trek and other Bad Robot productions.

Andrew Kramer was the keynote speaker at the 2014 AE World Conference. I found his speech to be both inspirational and entertaining.

Cited:

Video Copilot. (2014, Oct. 4). AE WORLD: Andrew Kramer Keynote Speech (FULL) [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KBZj0nHCDw