purplealchemist

I used to be pretty active on this site but for the past few years, I haven't been drawing as much as I used to.

So, I might not be as active as I used to be. 

Thanks for viewing my art and have a great day! 

Hi guys. So it's been a crazy week for me with tests and projects due and the 48 hour film challenge. 

Now, some of you may be wondering what is the 48 hour challenge? Well it's basically how it sounds: you (and your team) are given 48 hours exactly to come up with a film to show with only what you are given in that amount of time. 
So I was grouped up with four other people who are assigned different roles for the challenge. I was the Director of Photography (DP) while the other positions were director, scriptwriter, sound/lighting, and editor. Then we were allowed to grab the equipment they had pre prepared for us and choose one piece of equipment ourselves. 

Then we were off!!

It honestly was very exhausting and in the beginning I was wondering why on earth I chose to do this, BUT once we were rolling it was enjoyable and the people were great. As DP I was in charge of the camera and create either a shot list or storyboard. It was challenging and I was doing my part of the pre production at 5 in the morning so it got very tiring. There were times I almost wanted to not do it before the competition even started though I thought I'd try it.

So was it worth it? Yeah, actually it was. By the deadline we were all quite anxious. I kept hearing buzz about who we were up against and how great they were. I had never done this competition before so I had no idea what I was getting into. In the end I felt all of the projects were either rushed or missing something, including ours. I felt I had a very different opinion than my other teammates did about the films we saw, though it was the judges who had the final say on who could go on. 

Only one would be picked out of the total of three groups. There were other awards you could win as well such as best director, best editor, and so on. 

So when we heard our film receive an award (or should I say "award"= dollar store prizes) we were flabbergasted. Then we won another award, and another! Then we won best film! We were all so proud of each other and it was very great to go down to the front and receive our metals (or cheap plastic necklaces), but it was great.

Even if we had not won I would have been proud of the teamwork we showed. I mean, it was not a smooth ride but it was a good one.

So if any of you are somewhere where they offer this cool experience, I would say go for it. You get to work with new people, create interesting ideas, and who knows, it might work out and it might not. I still feel bad for one of my friends who was put with hard, difficult people. But if you are having trouble REPORT IT. It is meant to be a good experience for everyone. So if someone is not putting in the effort, then let someone know who can help.

With that I'm going to get back to some homework/watching anime. 

Ciao!
PA

Guess who's back? You got it, tuition ^ ^    

So I am back now at college for my second year which means that I am a sophomore It's pretty strange being considered a sophomore when I actually started in the spring in January of last year as a freshman. 
This is because I had to withdraw from classes for a while related to my health. Although I will admit it was great to be back on campus meeting new friends. 
I am a Film Production Major so this year I am taking a few courses in film and then other general courses. It's pretty nice because even though I would like to "focus" on my film classes (haha film humor), it does grant me the opportunity to strengthen my skills in other things. 

So lately I have been more busy with midterms coming up quickly, so my friends and I are trying to keep it together by trying our best to not freak out (yaa anxiety T-T). 
 

There's that and then there are other things like homecoming, and- MY FRIEND GOT NOMINATED!!!  
She's been pretty stressed with this semester so I hope that this will help get her mind off of work for awhile and have a bit of fun. 
Also Halloween is sneaking up too which means:    :bademoticon:    
(I missed these emoticons TuT)

So stuff to look forward to! Another thing, I recently have gotten WAAAYYY into Noragami and WOW IT'S ADDICTING. I finished both seasons and now I'm almost up to the current manga chapter. I mean, it's not like Bleach or One Piece where there are a million chapters, but this all probably took place in about a week and a half. So that's kinda intense for me. This type of fangirling hasn't been seen in awhile. 
 

I hope to post some more sketches here more often on DA. I do check it, though I am not the most proactive when it comes to sitting down and drawing. Starting up again took a lot of adjusting to but it was great. Anime is amazing with all the different styles and colors. It will always be interesting. 

Catch you guys soon!
PA

Hey peeps,

So here I am listening to Taylor Swift (I think it's about time to say I am a Swiftie so deal with it ) and I'm feeling the emotions of not seeing friends for a while now so I'm a little down. It's easy to get lonely when you're stuck at home or at work where you don't get to see many people. 

I work at my Dad's Office now where I clean, mow the lawn, and a lot of other things. Kinda like an all-in-one maid only without the outfit (thankfully). It's okay only he has me work a lot when I feel like the place, being kinda small, doesn't need a huge scrub-down every other day. I do the cleaning and outdoor work while my younger but taller sister does the computer and paperwork. Honestly it doesn't bother me that I do the actual labor because I get to be outside and run around versus being stuck indoors all day for like 6 hours. 

So today I worked a little and then came home to relax until I figured I should organize my room. It's awful right now and I want to sell some stuff either online or somewhere else. Then I can hopefully get a decent amount back rather than just donating everything like I normally do.

My brother who is 10 years older than me is home too. He will be here for the rest of the month! It's nice to have him back although I feel he get's bored of our tiny town so I pity him sometimes. We are supposedly planning a family trip somewhere. I would LOVE to go to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter but so far that hasn't happened. I'm kinda the only geek in this family sadly with my sister being kinda into some things like Star Wars and Spongebob (thanks to me ha) so I often to have to geek out alone. 

Also, da-da-da, I'M 20!! GAHH- I AM OLD. So more teen years ever! I feel like the perfect kid age is 7 or 9 and perfect teen age is either 17 or 19 because when you are 7 or 9 you are still a kid but are open to older things. When you are 17 or 19 you aren't yet an adult but can still feel young and free to make mistakes and have your parents right there. Now here I am 20, soon going to be attending my second year of college. Just-wow. (Cries emotionally)

I just hold onto my childhood so dearly and I'd hate to forget the way I did things. Like how I was literally a tree hugger and ran around everywhere with my long hair blowing behind me in our fields where I lived. How I would dream of being rescued or in the woods working on my fort only to find baby birds up nested in the tree, swim around like a mermaid. There are so many things I want to never let go, and I'm not saying that when you grow older you have to act old. Walt Disney probably was a child-at-heart for all his life as well as many others. I hope to be that way too. 

In case some of you were unaware~ D Gray Man: Hallow is out on Funimation!!! As well as the lost last two seasons of the original series!!! Thank you soo much Funimation for all you do for us fans! You must be subscribed to see the new episodes of Hallow on Funimation, and there is going to be a new episode every Monday! Another reminder, THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF THE MANGA so if you aren't up to date, you might be confused. This is a lot like Brotherhood (FMAB) only without the repeat of some of the original series. Hope you get to see it soon! 

Hope all of you artists have a wonderful summer and happy fourth!!

PA

What a lovely title. 

So here I am in ma bed with finals just around the corner and I can't sleep. I'm guessing due to my bad sleep patterns I developed the last three days or stress of my final film project or both. 
You see, it's been a long ride with this final and it's making me wonder if I'll ever get it done and if it will be good (it's due Wed) so not sleeping is not helping. 

Also, I couldn't make it to detour because of this project and also I didn't really have too many cosplays ready anyway BUT IT LOOKED AMAZING!!! made it and won Cosplay Master along with some of her college mates and some other friends of mine made it too so I got to see pictures and it looked really fun.

For now I need to just focus on getting into better habits and study for finals. 

I guess I'll try for bed again and see what happens (last night was horrible so I don't want to repeat that again).

Wish me luck