Comments on: Taking Flak for Being Well-Rounded (not fat) http://thedirectorsector.com/2008/03/12/taking-flak-for-being-well-rounded-not-fat/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:11:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: isabella mori http://thedirectorsector.com/2008/03/12/taking-flak-for-being-well-rounded-not-fat/comment-page-1/#comment-66 isabella mori Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:49:33 +0000 http://thedirectorsector.com/?p=63#comment-66 as someone with quite a bit experience in the employment, education and arts field i'd say let's not forget there are a gazillion of opinions out there for every resume and career and educational path. you don't want to drive yourself crazy listening to all of them, do you? to scott's very useful suggestion i would add - if you DO want to have someone's opinion, make sure it's the opinion of someone you value and respect. there's lots of room out there for someone with your unique combination of education, experience, talents, skills and interests. as someone with quite a bit experience in the employment, education and arts field i’d say let’s not forget there are a gazillion of opinions out there for every resume and career and educational path. you don’t want to drive yourself crazy listening to all of them, do you?

to scott’s very useful suggestion i would add - if you DO want to have someone’s opinion, make sure it’s the opinion of someone you value and respect.

there’s lots of room out there for someone with your unique combination of education, experience, talents, skills and interests.

]]> By: director http://thedirectorsector.com/2008/03/12/taking-flak-for-being-well-rounded-not-fat/comment-page-1/#comment-64 director Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:15:29 +0000 http://thedirectorsector.com/?p=63#comment-64 Thanks for the comment, Scott. I've been trying to learn from my friends' problems. Another friend joined an MFA program for lighting design and spent all of his time teaching and building sets rather than taking classes on lighting design or actually working with lights. That's another kind of question I'm making sure to ask. Thanks for the comment, Scott. I’ve been trying to learn from my friends’ problems. Another friend joined an MFA program for lighting design and spent all of his time teaching and building sets rather than taking classes on lighting design or actually working with lights. That’s another kind of question I’m making sure to ask.

]]> By: Scott Walters http://thedirectorsector.com/2008/03/12/taking-flak-for-being-well-rounded-not-fat/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Scott Walters Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:24:59 +0000 http://thedirectorsector.com/?p=63#comment-65 I ran into the same thing when I was at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. One of my teachers saw me reading a book by Eric Bentley, and she said "That's the LAST thing you need to be doing." Some people in MFA or conservatory programs think that being a theatre artist is the opposite of thinking -- in fact, that thinking actually gets in the way of being a theatre artist. This, of course, is nonsense. In my opinion, when you talk to people in a program, you should design some question to ask that would get at this attitude, and if you find it, run in the opposite direction. You want to be somewhere that your intelleigence is appreciated, not denigrated. It is too bad your friend is already in such a program. I ran into the same thing when I was at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. One of my teachers saw me reading a book by Eric Bentley, and she said “That’s the LAST thing you need to be doing.” Some people in MFA or conservatory programs think that being a theatre artist is the opposite of thinking — in fact, that thinking actually gets in the way of being a theatre artist. This, of course, is nonsense. In my opinion, when you talk to people in a program, you should design some question to ask that would get at this attitude, and if you find it, run in the opposite direction. You want to be somewhere that your intelleigence is appreciated, not denigrated. It is too bad your friend is already in such a program.

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