I actually feel more 'bombarded', but that wasn't on the list... so overloaded will just have to suffice for today. I've just got home from my second day at university, as a television major. (still can't believe I'm actually a tv major!) And, I must say, that I am feeling the pressure already. Yesterday we got to do a lot of practical stuff. We got out the cameras and were focusing, white balancing, learning more about neutral density and filters etc etc... the whole lot. Man, after three hours of trying to understand all the technical gobble-de-gook my brain was mush. Later in the afternoon we had a class called 'Corporate and Community Video'. And basically in this class we're making a video for a 'client'. *Shudder* The word 'client' scares me... it's like this is a real job, this video is going to be used... YOU CAN'T STUFF IT UP!!! ...fortunately, everyone else (the other 15 tv majors) are feeling as overwhelmed as I am. We got given our clients in class. We didn't get to pick. We just drew them out of a hat, well actually out of a brown paper envelope. I'm doing my video for a Centre for Refugee Education. It's going to be used in their primary school section, and is about appropriate classroom behaviour. From the brief: "We envisge the video would show examples of appropriate behaviour in a NZ school as well as in our centre. "Routines would include things like: Lining up, taking turns, mat time, putting up one's hand..." hmmm... it's gonna be interesting. But working with kids should be fun. I think I'm might use my diary to voice some ideas for this project, and would love any feedback. We'll see how it goes. Also gotta start thinking about what I want to do for my documentry, which we will plan this semester, and film next semester. So much is going on. So tired. Yea...