Carnegie Mellon University | CMU: For most of us, fairy-tale costumes on princesses, evil queens and forest nymphs are fantasies. For Carnegie Mellon University's School of Drama alumnus Eduardo Castro (A'76, M'77), they're just part of another day at the office.
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What really struck me about this article was that Castro said creating a design in five minutes was the pace of television work. To me, that seems a very difficult feat to conquer, but that may just be because I am still a young and developing designer. I truly agree with what Castro said at the end about being given a good basic foundation at CMU. Having that foundation is likely the only way he is able to work so quickly. On top of all this I am especially impressed because he is designing for a show involving elements of fantasy, which must require an even further stretch of the mind. I hope I one day get to do some fantasy-like designing to test the strength of my own foundation.
An incredible amount of CMU graduates are renown in their respective industries, but the fact that we've been here for so long and have had so many generations of graduates plays heavily into our representation in the world outside campus. I always check articles on alumni for dates of graduation, as they make me wonder how much has changed, both internally in CMU and the program, and externally in the industry. CMU undoubtedly fosters a sense of community in the school, but I've it heard it often repeated that this is the case in their working environments as well. The influence from the four or so years spent here seems to reach far beyond.
Reading this article makes me very proud to be a part of the CMU school of drama community. When I was looking for schools I chose CMU because of the many successful designers who have gone on to do great things outside of CMU. What Castro says about CMU providing an excellent basic foundation in design really proves this point. I'm also very pleased to see that Castro is working in an area outside of theatre using his training during his time at CMU. As an inspiring concert lighting designer, this makes me confident I can find work in any
entertainment industry I choose after my time at CMU is through.
Reading this article gave me hope for the future. Usually you see artists struggling to get even a little bit of work, and here he is with a ton of work and quite a few Emmy nominations. I'm glad that the work we do at CMU School of Drama actually does pay off in the end. I love that fantasy type drawing, so it's good to know that there are opportunities to implement what I love with theatre.
One of the most interesting comments in the article that struck me was how, "Unlike most Los Angeles designers of his stature, Castro still creates his own sketches." I think it's a little shocking that show designers such as castro aren't expected to create their own sketches. Yes, with a reputation like Castro's he must be able to attain assistants to do this sort of "dirty work", but I think one of the most fascinating things about being a designer is being able to think of something in your head and then create it yourself. I think especially at CMU, designers are trained with this "do it yourself" attitude. Its exciting to see that our Alumni still carry that CMU mentality with them into the industry and use it to heighten their success.
It's so fun to read articles praising the work of CMU alumni.
Castro talks about so many of the things that the school even today prides itself of such as building a special bond with the current students which will allow future cooperation with them , strong faculty, development of your own personal style, learning basic technic and professional difficult classes.
Seeing were many of the alumini of CMU are today really gives me inspiration and makes me proud to be a part of this school.
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