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It's amazing how well our alumni do! It is a huge testament to how well everybody is prepared. I know we all have times when we complain about the work, our crazy schedules, and workloads. (As a note, this doesn't mean we should overwork ourselves, always take care of yourself first). But it is a lot. I definitely think that when we graduate, anything we tackle will always be relatively easier. But, maybe it's just me that sees it all this way, who knows :P.
I love all this publicity! You know what else I'd love to see? An article about how Chris Werner has a lighting firm out in LA, how John Shaffner and Joe Stewart production-design just about everything, how for a while the majority of the art department at Dexter was made up of CMU alums. Yes, it's a time-old argument about who gets recognition by the industry, but it's just as big a selling point for our school. We had as many non-actor winners as actors in the recent Emmy awards. And as Aamer said, our training here can take us a lot of places. But not just our trained actors. Everyone is out there winning and deserves recognition for the amazing job they are doing.
I always love reading these! There is something to be really proud about going to a school that has such a wide range of talented actors. And so many of them! Many of those shows I have seen and loved. The actors within them all bring something different to the role that makes them lovable. For instance, even with only 2 episodes that have aired, Ming-Na has created a fascinating character in Agents of S.H.E.I.L.D that I an interested to see where it goes. I also was really obsessed with Orange is the New Black and I didn't know that Pablo Sheiber was a CMU alum. I think it really means something that this school turns out so many famous alums. I am so excited to go out and be one of those alums that CMU brags about.
It's great that many CMU actors are doing so well since they graduated, it really is. But Becca makes a good point. This conservatory doesn't just train actors, it trains theater artists of all disciplines. So why, if thats the case, do we only ever talk about our acting alums. Yes, I realize that this was posted by the university, not the school of drama specifically. But I do think that the people who work behind the camera and back stage deserve some recognition for the work they do. If people want to talk up our school that is perfectly fine. Don't get me wrong the number of talented actors that have graduated from here and that are successful is a selling point. I just wish we could step outside the world of who's filming what and actually mention the people who are working for that film to be created.
I really love seeing where our Alumni end up in the entertainment industry. Its exciting to see how CMU has prepared them for the careers they have after college. Unlike schools like NYU, CMU has a much smaller network and its exciting to see that even with that small network we are able to accomplish so much. Seeing the success that our Alumni our getting instills hope for the future and makes all the work we do here worth it.
I love how much we promote and talk about our Alums who are making it big. We always know how to sell and make sure that our Drama school gets out there. I wish they would do more articles on the production and design staff and help promote us more often. Whenever I see an article about a CMU design or production major I always love reading it. We are a school that produces wonderful people, not only in their skills, but also to work with. Keeping up our reputation in both forms is something that I hope to ensure as I graduate shortly.
It's always so great to see that the schools alumni are succeeding in the real world. I had an interesting conversation with an actress a few days ago about whether acting on stage or for the camera is different. She told me that she wanted to go into the movies and I thought it was a different type of acting. So I asked her why she didn't go learn acting in a film program. Apparently, acting is the same for film and theater as long as you use method acting. So I guess it would make sense if many of the school of drama graduates do well in the tv and film industry as well.
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It's amazing how well our alumni do! It is a huge testament to how well everybody is prepared. I know we all have times when we complain about the work, our crazy schedules, and workloads. (As a note, this doesn't mean we should overwork ourselves, always take care of yourself first). But it is a lot. I definitely think that when we graduate, anything we tackle will always be relatively easier. But, maybe it's just me that sees it all this way, who knows :P.
I love all this publicity! You know what else I'd love to see? An article about how Chris Werner has a lighting firm out in LA, how John Shaffner and Joe Stewart production-design just about everything, how for a while the majority of the art department at Dexter was made up of CMU alums. Yes, it's a time-old argument about who gets recognition by the industry, but it's just as big a selling point for our school. We had as many non-actor winners as actors in the recent Emmy awards. And as Aamer said, our training here can take us a lot of places. But not just our trained actors. Everyone is out there winning and deserves recognition for the amazing job they are doing.
I always love reading these! There is something to be really proud about going to a school that has such a wide range of talented actors. And so many of them! Many of those shows I have seen and loved. The actors within them all bring something different to the role that makes them lovable. For instance, even with only 2 episodes that have aired, Ming-Na has created a fascinating character in Agents of S.H.E.I.L.D that I an interested to see where it goes. I also was really obsessed with Orange is the New Black and I didn't know that Pablo Sheiber was a CMU alum. I think it really means something that this school turns out so many famous alums. I am so excited to go out and be one of those alums that CMU brags about.
It's great that many CMU actors are doing so well since they graduated, it really is. But Becca makes a good point. This conservatory doesn't just train actors, it trains theater artists of all disciplines. So why, if thats the case, do we only ever talk about our acting alums. Yes, I realize that this was posted by the university, not the school of drama specifically. But I do think that the people who work behind the camera and back stage deserve some recognition for the work they do. If people want to talk up our school that is perfectly fine. Don't get me wrong the number of talented actors that have graduated from here and that are successful is a selling point. I just wish we could step outside the world of who's filming what and actually mention the people who are working for that film to be created.
I really love seeing where our Alumni end up in the entertainment industry. Its exciting to see how CMU has prepared them for the careers they have after college. Unlike schools like NYU, CMU has a much smaller network and its exciting to see that even with that small network we are able to accomplish so much. Seeing the success that our Alumni our getting instills hope for the future and makes all the work we do here worth it.
I love how much we promote and talk about our Alums who are making it big. We always know how to sell and make sure that our Drama school gets out there. I wish they would do more articles on the production and design staff and help promote us more often. Whenever I see an article about a CMU design or production major I always love reading it. We are a school that produces wonderful people, not only in their skills, but also to work with. Keeping up our reputation in both forms is something that I hope to ensure as I graduate shortly.
It's always so great to see that the schools alumni are succeeding in the real world.
I had an interesting conversation with an actress a few days ago about whether acting on stage or for the camera is different. She told me that she wanted to go into the movies and I thought it was a different type of acting. So I asked her why she didn't go learn acting in a film program.
Apparently, acting is the same for film and theater as long as you use method acting.
So I guess it would make sense if many of the school of drama graduates do well in the tv and film industry as well.
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