week 6: Social Media and my Career.

Reason I use social media is mainly to get in touch with the people who share the same interests as me. I love sharing my work with people but there are only so many people who would give me proper feedback. The friends you make have a major influence on you and the directions you take in life. Thinking long term I plan on using social media for just blogging and networking. Using youtube I do vlogs and its a good way to communicate my thoughts but personally I'd like to do a podcast with a fellow artist someday. I want to properly connect with people in my field. Its one thing to grow in my craft but its another to also grow in my relationships and both subjects are just as important.

Me I'm an underdog. I'm a passionate artist who has fallen between the gaps and so I have to do what I can to make sure I have a name. My goal as an artist is to share my work in progresses and not be so introvert.

week 5: Cultural apropriation

I find the subject of inclusive design interesting cause your project can only attract so many people. Having skimmed through this weeks lecture I came across the term cultural appropriation which I never came across before. Having looked this up on google I found that this reinforces the importance of research when working on a project. We may just lack the proper information on an audiences culture or religion and thus offend them in the process due to incorrect/misleading information.

Easter Bunny for 'Rise of the Guardians" Is a good example of including culture and highlighted the positive side of the Australian stereotype.

Big hero 6 was also a good example illustrating a mix culture enabling a broad range of audience to relate to the film and all the characters weaknesses were not culturally based.

If you ever do explore different cultures and go into detail you'll be attacked if you get it wrong. A clear example is when Khloe Kardasian wore a Native-American headdress as a costume to Coachella ignoring what the headdress represents or signifies.

If we are to reference a culture in our project then we must do proper research as to what its about to give a proper illustration of the project and its meaning.

week 4: interpersonal and technical skills

When you enter an interview there are 2 important skills you will need. collaboration and communication skills. The employer wants to make sure he doesn't encounter any ad hominems from you while working with them. Can you work long term with them? Allot of the time its not just about the final product but the whole progress instead. Your collaboration and communication skills are just as important as your technical skills.

I haven't been through many interviews myself and some I wish I was more relaxed at. Whats the worst that could happen? Not getting the job? Sometimes the employer/recruiter would make it easy and ask you an informal or random question to get you to relax and present yourself naturally. Though they may seem random those questions serve a purpose. Seeing how you'd work in high stress conditions and how you communicate solutions. Lateral thinking.

week 3 Contracts and copywright.

Contracts are used to maintain protection between both parties. Contracts are especially important for artists cause what can happen is they would be exploited by employers or clients seeing the artist would tend to do it more for the love of the artwork and would tend to ignore how much time and effort they'd put into the art piece. When signing a contract make sure you observe the scope and see what your responsibilities will be.


In contracts what should especially observe the copyright. An example is when  Hardaway was old, he tried to get some credit for making his character, which he probably deserved but Warner bros owned the right to everything he created. John Lasseter, J. L. (1989). Animato. If we want to share our work with family or friends we should be careful to observe the copyright and what rights we have to the work we create.

Consultant Non-Disclosure Agreement

This Non-Disclosure Agreement(the "Agreement") is effective the (day) day of (Month) (Year),

BETWEEN:                             (The company) a company organised and existing under the laws of                                                        the state of Viceotie, with its head office located at:

                                                    (Company Adress)

AND:                                          (The Consultant)


WHEREAS, Consultant has been or will be engaged in the performance of work on the company's system(the "system"); and in connection therewith will be given access to certain confidential and proprietary information; and

WEREAS, Consultant and Company wish to evidence by this agreement the manner in which said confidential and proprietary material will be treated.


NOW, THERFORE, it is agreed as follows:

1.Proprietary Information

Consultant acknowledges all proprietary information remains confidential.

2. Non-disclosure

Contractor shall give access to proprietary information

3. Term

Any copies or reproductions of the proprietary information shall bear the copyright or proprietary notices contained in the original

4. Work Product

Consultant shall have no proprietary interest in the work developed by consultant during the course of its engagement

5. Compliance with law

The consultant agrees to abide by all federal, state, and local laws, ordinances and regulations or the State of Victoria.



Company Signature:
Date:


Consultant Signature:
Date:

week 2 value of your work

Reading this I'd like to share an experience I had when I did a commission and I didn't know how expensive it would be for me to do this job. It cost me allot of time and effort and it was only till 3 weeks in that I realized that I was really getting underpaid for the job I was doing.

I believe that to really determine a good price for your work is by recording how many hours you spend on it and look at the overall quality of the work you produce. Is your work industry standard?
If a client wants to hire you for a commision make sure you check the overall scope of the project and what you'll be participating in before setting a price. I once made the mistake of setting a price first before observing the scope. It was halfway through the project I realised I was being underpaid for the kind of work I was doing.

When being offered freelance jobs I've learnt that its important to ask questions and do as much research as possible before stepping my foot in the door. If you are unable to gather much information on the company/client you are unfamiliar with then its probably best not to go for it.
For example I was once being offered a job in Malaysia but while the opportunity sounded good I realized that I was also going to be paid below the Australian minimum wage.

overall there were allot of things I learnt the hard way and I'm glad for the experience. Advice I give to my colleagues if they were offered an oppertunity is to get as much information as they can before going stepping there foot through the door. Mistakes will be made and its best to come across them sonner then later. My mistakes were I didn't properly value my work due to my lack of research and question asking. In the future I hope to properly price the value of any future projects I participate in.

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