Introduction and such
This is my blog for Media channels & platforms. I wrote a bit about myself for this introduction.
TL;DR: Summer theatre, photographing and working at photo studio, some radio, graphic design, web design. From Joensuu to Tampere.
How did I get into the media studies?
I was always drawing, writing, reading, playing music as a kid, but I kind strayed away from that during teens.
Joined a professional summer theatre group Teatteri Traktori and took part in it for 5 years. First it was just fun activity for children and some additional spice to the show. Year after year, the responsibility grew and towards the final years it was a full-time job with an actual pay.
It was fun and I learned so much but I didn't particularly enjoy the acting part. I preferred working in the background and would do anything from working on the set, sawing (with a chainsaw), painting signs, directing traffic, selling tickets to operating smoke machines and much more.
At 15 I quit that and went to work in a photo shop/studio for another two summer vacations. I had photographed for local papers on occasion through my journalist parents. Really enjoyed my time there and we were in talks of regular contract throughout the year whenever possible - too bad the franchise was sold to Rajala - and they closed our small shop immediately as soon as the deal went through behind all of our backs. Around this time we also had a short literature radio show slot on a provincial station Radio Rex with a friend of mine.
I thought I'd go to the upper secondary school because I lowkey enjoyed studying. I changed my mind last minute and applied for graphic design in a vocational school instead. Went there for three years, really took liking in it and graduated.
Took a year off to work freelance on graphic design, mostly on web sites. I still wanted to continue my studies again so I applied to the nearby university for media and got in.
After half a year I was really bored of it, because it was mostly for video projects. I met a lot of great people ther and my friends made me stay for the rest of the year. Full year in and I didn't even get to touch Photoshop or Illustrator. That's when I quit and went back working freelance.
I found about this TAMK media degree and it felt like just the right thing for me. So here we are.
TL;DR: Summer theatre, photographing and working at photo studio, some radio, graphic design, web design. From Joensuu to Tampere.
How did I get into the media studies?
I was always drawing, writing, reading, playing music as a kid, but I kind strayed away from that during teens.
Joined a professional summer theatre group Teatteri Traktori and took part in it for 5 years. First it was just fun activity for children and some additional spice to the show. Year after year, the responsibility grew and towards the final years it was a full-time job with an actual pay.
It was fun and I learned so much but I didn't particularly enjoy the acting part. I preferred working in the background and would do anything from working on the set, sawing (with a chainsaw), painting signs, directing traffic, selling tickets to operating smoke machines and much more.
At 15 I quit that and went to work in a photo shop/studio for another two summer vacations. I had photographed for local papers on occasion through my journalist parents. Really enjoyed my time there and we were in talks of regular contract throughout the year whenever possible - too bad the franchise was sold to Rajala - and they closed our small shop immediately as soon as the deal went through behind all of our backs. Around this time we also had a short literature radio show slot on a provincial station Radio Rex with a friend of mine.
I thought I'd go to the upper secondary school because I lowkey enjoyed studying. I changed my mind last minute and applied for graphic design in a vocational school instead. Went there for three years, really took liking in it and graduated.
Took a year off to work freelance on graphic design, mostly on web sites. I still wanted to continue my studies again so I applied to the nearby university for media and got in.
After half a year I was really bored of it, because it was mostly for video projects. I met a lot of great people ther and my friends made me stay for the rest of the year. Full year in and I didn't even get to touch Photoshop or Illustrator. That's when I quit and went back working freelance.
I found about this TAMK media degree and it felt like just the right thing for me. So here we are.
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