In order to begin a new career, one needs to have their goal in mind and then determine the tools and pieces of stability needed in order to achieve their objectives.
For me, there are many factors involved. For example, I do not think the usual self-renovating entrepreneur starts off without a home, a room, or a basic place they can always count on for stability.
However, I realized I can possibly record in my car, and I need to investigate the feasibility of this and what equipment I need to procure to be effective.
Another issue to consider is computer technology.
Having experienced the interfaces of Mac and PC – of course, PC is more versatile. Or rather, it used to be before Microsoft decided to focus more on continuously getting our money, policing our activity, and rendered obsolete consumers’ expectations they could buy a product from them and expect it to consistently function reliably.
Mac is beautiful – but not user instinctual – and becomes obsolete by needing further upgrades in a relatively short amount of time after consumers have already invested large amounts of money to obtain their promised Elite Artistic Expressivity.
Yes, I create my own words, as language is fluid – or rather, it once was meant to be.
And, there is the fact that my youngest took off with my professional microphone. This child is highly creative and at the beginning of personal success into voice-over and editing – of course I’ve yielded my resource to this budding talent!
However, I am envious of the pop filter now procured for my once-coveted mic. Having been on a tight budget, I kept trying the teacher-recommended “sock covering in a pinch” – and have since learned the error of my ways…
To conclude, my next step is to get another mic with a pop filter and a laptop where (resignedly) it will be conscripted to the big name programs dependent upon Microsoft. This will allow me to produce alongside other competing contractors in the scene.
This laptop will also allow me to take the classes during summer that will teach me social media networking and train me in Photoshop so my photos and brand materials for marketing are visually clean.
In the Fall, I plan to take a journalist class that will teach me how to blend content with visual media and video editing, and a radio broadcasting class that will train me in sound interlacing and editing.
Will I – after all – be ready to offer voice-overs this Fall 2018 as I’ve intended to? This remains to be seen, but I’ll strive and continue to be optimistic.
For now, I am typing this post on Linux…
What a feeling to be free and unfettered from my computer continually crashing!
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