Jumping In

I've contemplated the birth of this blog for a while now. Mulling it over in the back of my mind as something that might, someday, be brought into existence but never allowing the thought any farther than conception. 

Who am I to start a blog in a world that is filled with blogs full of information from the useful to the useless, the insane to the mundane, just one in a sea of faces? 

However, as I've hit the 2.5 year anniversary of the union of myself and my bachelor of science in broadcasting degree and still find myself dating a retail position worthy of a high school dropout, I've decided something simply must be done to further my broadcasting passion. 

After talking extensively with a dear old friend of mine (who hasn't the degree in broadcasting, but the real life experience. Soon to have his directional debut etc What is a degree in the face of real life? Nothing, I say. His position is definitely enviable to mine) He encouraged me to action, and to action I go. 

Battle plan: I will attempt (sometime within the next two years or so) on a regular basis to complete each of the After Effect tutorials given by none other than Andrew Kramer of VideoCopilot fame. Neither VideoCopilot nor Andrew Kramer have any idea who I am and are not in anyway endorsing this epic venture. 

(Is that enough of a disclaimer? I  hope so....)

Let's put it this way, if Andrew Kramer and I were friends, Im sure that some of the girls I went to college with would immediately become my best friends. I distinctly remember their crushes on Andy, I, however, am only in awe of his knowledge, tricks, and over all amazingness when it comes to using After Effects (and maybe his very unusual green eyes). Seeing how those girls won't even reply to my emails only proves how much I don't know Andy... 

ahem... 

Mr. Kramer.

That's the premise of Repercussion: My journey through After Effects. And now that I've made my first blog post to add to the millions of other blog posts, I'm off to my balcony to enjoy some crisp fall air as I tackle my first project: Basic Training.