I decided to choose a music video, John Mayer playing Free Fallin’ instead of choosing a quote or other written work. I am a very visual person and I am inspired by actions and sounds, not simply words themselves. Much like when I watch a musician play music live I am instantly feeling what they feel and finding meaning to their lyrics. Lyrics are just empty words until you put rhythm, melody, emotion, and many other things together. This song, when specifically played acoustic, has more meaning than the upbeat Tom Petty version. Both versions of the song are fantastic, but John Mayer’s version says so much more.
If you compare music videos, Tom Petty’s version is a bunch of different scenes recorded and then edited into a final product of him to make sure he looks great. John Mayer’s cover version is a live performance; there are no re-takes or restarts. They had one chance to catch him on camera. What you heard was raw and real music. Sure they had multiple cameras catching different angles of him performing so they could show close-ups on his face and full body shots, but the editing was fabulous. The editors put close-ups of John Mayer at perfect moments to catch his emotions and facial expressions. This is the kind of media that inspires me to work in this field for the rest of my life.
I have always been undecided with what I wanted to do with my life. I am a quick learner, but what good is that going to do if I can’t find a profession I can enjoy. I have always had a special interest in music, movies, and TV. My parents, however, thought sitting in front of the TV or computer was lazy and wouldn’t work out as a professional career, so I shoved that idea to the side and tried to find something else. I started out as a pre-pharmacy major and I hated every second of it. I was too creative to be stuck behind a counter all day, no matter how great the salary may be. My parents understood that they needed to let me make my own decisions now, so I switched to Communications. I still felt like something was missing and I had no clue what I was going to do with that degree. I met with an old friend from home, who happens to work in the Scripps College of Communications, and she asked me “If you could do one job in the world for the rest of your life…what would it be.” I told her I wanted to make music videos or commercials. She responded “I help you get there.”
Since that day, I have been a Video Production major. I am trying to get involved with as many projects as I can to figure out what part of production I would like to be part of. I am learning new information and techniques daily. I am actually interested in all my courses and enjoy going to class. I feel like I can’t learn enough! This profession was calling to me, and I just had to find my way to it. You really can’t make it through college if you hate your major. I hope I can work with music videos because I think every song has a message and evokes different emotions. I want to be able to make people feel a certain way when they see my videos. Music is the only inspiration I need. I think I found my howl.
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