About my subject

Hey again!

This time I will tell you about the subject I'm about to study: screenwriting and visual expression. (I'm not sure whether the correct translation is "screenwriting" or "script writing". I think both are so close to each other, that it makes no difference. But I'll use the former from now on, for the sake of consistency)
As my lessons have barely started, this will be but a brief overview.
Thus, the following is mostly based on what I'm told and what I've read. Details (and possible corrections) will follow someday.
So... "SWAVE" is vast in it's core. It's about creative process. From it's earliest forms (conception and script) to it's very last (publishing and marketing). And everything between.
Art form that will receive most of the attention (and will be studied more than others) is video and its close relatives. Worry not, there'll also be some focus on both print- and web media. In both artistic and commercial point of view.
I find the name a bit misleading, as screenwriting is a just one part of a long process. But we all will write several scripts during our studies, and the best will be filmed.
The first year will be mostly "just" theory (dramaturgy, history and so forth), but still we'll do at least one short film from ground up, assist in several others and not to forget all the practice works and our own personal projects, to which we are encouraged to.
But yeah. This ain't just filmin'. There are some language studies involved and economical math. But by studying 'em we know how much money we dare to ask in several languages!
We'll also found our own cooperative during our sophomore year and work sometime somewhere to get some valuable/real life experience in our industry.
There's a possibility to study and/or work abroad. I won't miss that chance!

However, SWAVE is just one half of a bigger picture. There's also parallel group that studies "digital sound and commercial music".
The whole point of this segregation is to have future professionals of both industries under the same roof and to learn to work with each other. To unleash the most of our potential and to get the best results. We share some lessons, to my belief, but the true extent of cooperation is a mystery for now.

Anyway, I'm excited and can't wait 'til we start for real, as now we're just learning our school's policy, different operating systems and getting acquainted.

See ya

J.

Let's continue with Sigur Rós:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaDCx5a_xPE

About my blog

Oh! Hello there!

Well... This is new. I'll be honest:
I'm not quite sure where to start... Should I tell you about myself? About my new life? About my blog and reasons behind it?
Yeah. That latter one is good. Let's go with that. And, of course, why should you bother reading this in the first place.
I decided to start a blog as my plans for the future began to unfold. I realized how drastic they were and how much they would change my life as I know it.
New social circle. New home. New school. New town. New diet. New phase. New life.
Even though change can be good, I didn't want to leave all that was good behind. My friends and family, mostly.
So, there are number of reasons why I'm actually writing this.
I want to stay in contact with my friends. Make it easy for them to know how I'm doing. (damn... I miss 'em already...) I also want to document one of the more intriguing phases of my life. For myself and for others. Write about how it feels when almost everything around you changes. About adjusting to those changes. About starting your own life.
And like the subtitle says, I want to tell you what's it like to study "script writing and visual expression" in a small town in middle of nowhere. Yeah. How cool is that..?
Most likely, I'll also write about stuff that's kept me thinking. I'm a kind of person who thinks a lot.

A lot has already happened. I'm writing this from a place that's going to be my new home for the next four years. My school starts tomorrow. I'm a bit hungry right now.
But that's all for future releases.

See you soon
J.

BTW. I've also thought about posting some songs at the end of my blog that somehow suit the situation or that just are relevant in some weird way.
This is the first song I played in my new home. Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQDWlvh5gtU&feature=related