Am I still headed in this direction?
As I idly sit during my Comic-con volunteer shift, I've come to the realization that might have finally grown out of my con-going days.
It was 6 years ago that I went to my first Anime Expo. This was my first year since then that I didn't go. To be honest, I missed those days and those experiences with my friends. I don't think they were all that into it, and slowly we drifted from that yearly tradition. Though I still wish I did, I no longer cosplay.
[continued after Comic-con shift]
It scares me that the origin of my career goals have slowly faded from my life. I still enjoy Japan Expo, mostly because of the Japanese culture, I think. Even so, I wonder if this is a sign that I'm going to slowly get out of my interest in costumes and design.
Years ago I said that I wanted to be a fashion designer. Or something like that. At the time, I thought it might be some premature decision to make, and that it was only based on my interest in cosplay. If so many people were interested in this why wouldn't they also be in design too? So perhaps I wasn't confident in my then-career aspiration. There was also another "famous" cosplayer I was aware of that was going into fashion school. Knowing now that I'm more interested in costume design (thank you, Ms. Watnick), I felt like I found what suited my interests.
I know that it's not easy. And after hearing the Costume Design Guild members speak during a panel at Comic-con, it sounds a lot more taxing than I anticipated.
But I'm not ready to give up. To be fair I haven't even really had a lot of experience in this area. :/ Our theatre department doesn't really notify us of designer openings and more for auditions (by that point usually the designers have been selected and have done a lot of work). The next step is for me to try getting that internship at the La Jolla Playhouse w/ UCSD. Crossing fingers!
It was 6 years ago that I went to my first Anime Expo. This was my first year since then that I didn't go. To be honest, I missed those days and those experiences with my friends. I don't think they were all that into it, and slowly we drifted from that yearly tradition. Though I still wish I did, I no longer cosplay.
[continued after Comic-con shift]
It scares me that the origin of my career goals have slowly faded from my life. I still enjoy Japan Expo, mostly because of the Japanese culture, I think. Even so, I wonder if this is a sign that I'm going to slowly get out of my interest in costumes and design.
Years ago I said that I wanted to be a fashion designer. Or something like that. At the time, I thought it might be some premature decision to make, and that it was only based on my interest in cosplay. If so many people were interested in this why wouldn't they also be in design too? So perhaps I wasn't confident in my then-career aspiration. There was also another "famous" cosplayer I was aware of that was going into fashion school. Knowing now that I'm more interested in costume design (thank you, Ms. Watnick), I felt like I found what suited my interests.
I know that it's not easy. And after hearing the Costume Design Guild members speak during a panel at Comic-con, it sounds a lot more taxing than I anticipated.
But I'm not ready to give up. To be fair I haven't even really had a lot of experience in this area. :/ Our theatre department doesn't really notify us of designer openings and more for auditions (by that point usually the designers have been selected and have done a lot of work). The next step is for me to try getting that internship at the La Jolla Playhouse w/ UCSD. Crossing fingers!