Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Beyond Class: Cinderstien and TyRuben Ellingson

Cinderstien

So for my first beyond class assignment, I did a play on Fort Lee called Cinderstien. It's basically this weird twist on Cinderella, but some stuff happens and she becomes one of Frankenstein's monsters. Its supposed to be a comedy and kind of like a play within a play. I personally thought it was great, though the kids drove me a bit crazy. I was actually involved in the play as a part of techcrew. I loved seeing the kids, most of them, grow and develop as a family while learning about themselves and others in this experience. I also learned that I could never be a teacher for 8th, 9th, and 10th graders. Most of the ones I had problems with were in that category. They were a great group overall, and I would definitely love to work with them again.

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TyRuben Ellingson

As I've said in a previous.... few blogs, I want to be a fx makeup artist. So when I heard that Mr. Ellingson, a fx designer, was coming to do a speech at the school, I honestly couldn't wait. Mr. Ellingson has designed things in Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Hell Boy, Blade, Avatar, Casper, and Pacific Rim. He now teaches at VCU. I honestly think that it was a great presentation and really informative. I don't really know if it benefited  me in my specific career goal or not, but it was interesting and a great thing to go to. 


1 comment:

  1. Ellingson presentation was impressive. I liked how he mentioned that he creates designs from shapes and that he likes working with cheap ball point pens. It’s really about focusing, commitment, having a great confidence, and networking with people that got him to where he’s today. It was a great event to attend.

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