A turning point...

Hey, not many of you know anything about my personal life (other than the fact that I'm the New Yorker of the bunch). Regardless, I'm in a good mood, and I figure I'd share the news with all of you. Today marks a new chapter in my life. I have offically "quit my dayjob".

This was my last semester at film school. Having completed only half of the credits required to graduate, I came to the decision that the education I was recieving was not worth the price. I took a Leave of Absence... Indefinitely.

Fast forward one month. I'm working as a cinematographer for an acting studio downtown. I get to work with an incredible amount of talented actors (many of whom I have admired for years), and on top of that, I'm being paid... Handsomely.

Today I handed in my two-weeks notice at the gym, and things are well. Forgive me for clogging up the boards with such a self-indulgent thread... But, hey I'm allowed to be excited.


- Rico

 

Wow! That just proves what everyone's been saying, you don't need films school.

Congrats man...





















Take me with you!!!!

 

sounds great have lots of fun, let us know how its going

 

A film school once sent me a video of some of their students' best work, after I had told them that filmmaking was an interest of mine.

After letting it sit for a while, I opened it up and watched some of the student films. Good God, was that a bad idea. I got through five or six of them, and only one made any sense whatsoever. They ranged from incoherent skits to giant jumbles of crappy video editing effects mixed with odd/disturbing stills and clips. My conclusion: What. The. ****.

In other words, I'm going into architecture.

Anyway, good luck with your new job. Congrats.

 

Hmmm, architexture or filmmaking, which one pays the most?