Graduation was great. The time went by a lot faster than I expected and now I finally have a placeholder for a diploma in my hands. Huge thanks to everyone for coming. It was very cool to see you guys there. Also thanks to anyone who said they would've come had I invited them, but of course everyone's invited and the info was online. Okay, that last one was just me funnin' with Dan.

The last order of school related work was wrapped up yesterday. I went to the Student Key Art Awards at FIDM. First I'd like to say that there was some amazing work there. Schools like SCAD and Cal State Fullerton just knocked my socks off. There were a few other schools the names of which I don't remember but had amazing work. I didn't win, and that's okay considering the incredibly beatiful posters that I was up against. Unfortunately, the piece that beat me out was by some girl from FIDM (suprise!).

That poster was just the title of the movie, as provided in the eps file with the rest of the collateral. Below that was a black and white picture of Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash, and then the billing. Good god, what the hell!? Alright, technically there's nothing wrong with that poster, but it wasn't creative, it didn't take any effort, and it said nothing about the movie other than the fact that Joaquin Phoenix is involved. There were much better choices out there from other schools so this really pisses me off.

Similar situation with the AV people who submitted trailers. The last one chosen, while not from FIDM, was completely wrong. The type choice was questionable, nothing was kerned, there was some cheesy sparkle effect (for Pirates of the Caribean) and the names of the characters were rotating on a 3D plane for no apparent reason.

And there we go. That is my rant. Except for the minor stuff like returning the cap n gown, and getting my actual diploma, the school stuff is over. The rest of my time this summer will be spent on interviewing. I left my schedule wide open so that I could easily accomodate the studio's schedules. Hopefully I'll get something. If not, I'll just send out more stuff to other studios.

Now I am off to get me an interview.