Done
I'm finally done my first semester at school. (http://mdm.gnwc.ca)
Here, I post, for my benefit rather than yours, a list of my notable accomplishments.
With our short film, Crossing, we accomplished the impossible. An exceptional story, with extensive CGI (think Sin City) with only 8 people, no budget, and six weeks. You'll love it when you see it! Unfortunately, I can't post it for public consumption until I figure out where we want to take it.
Here, I post, for my benefit rather than yours, a list of my notable accomplishments.
- Provided Initial IT infrastructure setup and ongoing IT consulting.
- Brought (father of cyberspace) William Gibson into Cyberspace for a virtual book reading.
- Provided technical setup and support for the event
- Operated his avatar during the event
- Brought (BC Premier) Gordon Campbell into Cyberspace
- Provided technical setup and support for the event
- Created and operated his avatar (along with one other) during the event
- Created three short films
- Digital Runner
- Bang Bang
- Crossing
- Created several short mockumentaries or mashups
- Big Boys don't cry
- Crossing storyboards and making of video
- Completed four notable Virtual Worlds projects
- Snowball Fight Club
- Time Traveller
- Reaction Gallery and Soundscape
- Rhizzies (Virtual pets in Second Life)
- Wrote the most important (first) chapter for a book, a Primer for Video Game Development, wherein I documented :
- video game history
- why interactive media will surpass traditional broadcast media
- how to get into the interactive media industries
- what the future of interactive media will look like
- Provided instruction and teaching assistance for the Virtual Worlds class
- (This was a lot more notable than it sounds, but you'd have to have been there to understand)
- Learned a lot of software (with no formal instruction)
- 3D Studio Max
- Maya
- After Effects
- Set up a system for remote participation, so a sick foreign student could still participate in classes
- (less notable than it sounds. An iMac and Skype video. Still, I convinced the administration that the individual can remain enrolled, despite his lengthy physical absence.)
- Acted as trusted advisor to the administration.
- They frequently solicited my opinion on how the program was running and what changes should be made.
- Acted as trusted advisor to most of the students.
- They frequently sought my opinion on how they should proceed, and how best to influence the program.
- Provided leadership and project management expertise to every team in which I participated.
- Provided public speaking expertise for every team in which I participated.
- (Basically, I kicked off every pitch, demo and presentation)
With our short film, Crossing, we accomplished the impossible. An exceptional story, with extensive CGI (think Sin City) with only 8 people, no budget, and six weeks. You'll love it when you see it! Unfortunately, I can't post it for public consumption until I figure out where we want to take it.