3 answers
Jennifer
Student
Omaha, Nebraska
1
Question
Asked
131 views
What inspired you to choose your current career ?
I’m torn between pursuing a career in film or graphic design. I’m currently taking filmmaking and photojournalism classes and genuinely love both, but I feel like I need to choose one path.
Login to comment
3 answers
Jennifer Jackson
Film producer/screenwriter
5
Answers
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Updated
Jennifer’s Answer
Hi Jennifer
You don’t have to choose between film and graphic design; instead, you can merge the two passions into a unique career. Many fields, such as advertising, marketing, and digital media, value skills in both areas. Encourage her to explore opportunities where you can apply your filmmaking skills to create compelling visuals for graphic projects or use your design skills to enhance your film projects. This way, you can enjoy both interests and carve out a distinctive niche for yourself in the industry. Both interdisciplinary skills are highly sought after and can lead to innovative and exciting career paths.
Best of luck,
Jennifer
You don’t have to choose between film and graphic design; instead, you can merge the two passions into a unique career. Many fields, such as advertising, marketing, and digital media, value skills in both areas. Encourage her to explore opportunities where you can apply your filmmaking skills to create compelling visuals for graphic projects or use your design skills to enhance your film projects. This way, you can enjoy both interests and carve out a distinctive niche for yourself in the industry. Both interdisciplinary skills are highly sought after and can lead to innovative and exciting career paths.
Best of luck,
Jennifer
Dr Fisch
Flight Attendant
37
Answers
Denver, Colorado
Updated
Dr’s Answer
If you can figure out a way to merge the two, then you'll have something unique to offer! Until then, try to pursue them both the best you can. And those two fields are not worlds apart. You can definitely apply concepts & strategies you've learned in one to the other. So, they can actually complement each other.
Kim Matthews
Graphic Production Designer and Sculptor
19
Answers
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Updated
Kim’s Answer
Hi Jennifer,
For as long as I can remember, I wanted to be a professional artist, so I was an art major in school and thought I'd be a painter or a ceramicist and dropped out after two years and moved from Maine, where I grew up, to Minnesota. I ended up going to commercial art school to be a graphic designer because it was the closest creative thing I could think that would offer me a way to earn a good living doing something creative. Back then, in my city (Minneapolis), there were lots of jobs because desktop publishing was brand-new, and there were lots of big companies here like 3M and General Mills. At my technical school, we took all kinds of courses, and I discovered that my favorite subjects were typographic design and layout, so that's how I chose graphic design.
It's great that nowadays there are so many more ways to research professions. Hopefully there are some filmmakers, photojournalists, and videographers here who can give you some specifics about their career paths that might help you get closer to a choice. You might also think about conducting informational interviews in your area. One of my artist community friends, Bart Vargas, is a sculptor and college art professor in Omaha, and I bet he'd be willing to give you some tips. His website is bartvargas (dot com), and he has a contact page where you could reach out to him.
Good luck with your investigation!
For as long as I can remember, I wanted to be a professional artist, so I was an art major in school and thought I'd be a painter or a ceramicist and dropped out after two years and moved from Maine, where I grew up, to Minnesota. I ended up going to commercial art school to be a graphic designer because it was the closest creative thing I could think that would offer me a way to earn a good living doing something creative. Back then, in my city (Minneapolis), there were lots of jobs because desktop publishing was brand-new, and there were lots of big companies here like 3M and General Mills. At my technical school, we took all kinds of courses, and I discovered that my favorite subjects were typographic design and layout, so that's how I chose graphic design.
It's great that nowadays there are so many more ways to research professions. Hopefully there are some filmmakers, photojournalists, and videographers here who can give you some specifics about their career paths that might help you get closer to a choice. You might also think about conducting informational interviews in your area. One of my artist community friends, Bart Vargas, is a sculptor and college art professor in Omaha, and I bet he'd be willing to give you some tips. His website is bartvargas (dot com), and he has a contact page where you could reach out to him.
Good luck with your investigation!