My mastery journal timeline project

1. Mastery Journal Timeline
Week 4 Personal Development and Leadership
By Laurence Ramsey

2.  Goal:
 This course main purpose is to form
apprenticeship in the road of Mastery.
To set an overall goal for my career.
 Strategies:
1. Read Mastery by Robert Greene
2. Research my field and network with
those in the industry
3. Watch Robert Greene’s Mastery
presentation at Google on YouTube
Month 1 MDL 510
Mastery: Personal Development and Leadership

3.  Goal:
 To be familiar with production
planning techniques and
professional practices in film
production.
 Strategies
1. Research professional practices
and production practices
2. Read article Theorizing
Production/Producing Theory
3. Research production planning
techniques
Month 2 FPR 520
Filmmaking Concepts and Practices

4.  Goal:
 To properly be able to write stories into a scripts.
 Strategies:
1. Watch Lynda Script Writing for Nonfiction Video
http://www.lynda.com/Filmmaking-
tutorials/Script-Writing-Nonfiction-
Video/397361-2.html
2. Watch Lynda Screenwriting with Final Draft
http://www.lynda.com/Final-Draft-
tutorials/Screenwriting-Final-Draft/408228-
2.html?srchtrk=index:1%0Alinktypeid:2%0Aq:flim
making%2Bconcepts%0Apage:1%0As:relevance%
0Asa:true%0Aproducttypeid:2
3. Read article from feedly
http://screenplayhowto.com
Month 3 FPR 530
Script Production and Analysis

5.  Goal:
 To work with actors, writers, producers, and technical crew
members in order to meet artistic needs.
 Strategies:
1. Watch Lynda Working with Actors
http://www.lynda.com/Video-Filmmaking-
tutorials/Working-Actors/96430/97752-4.html
2. Watch Motivating and keeping top talent
Lynda http://www.lynda.com/Business-Skills-
tutorials/Motivating-keeping-top-talent/184803/381114-
4.html
3. Read Living in Alternative and Inner Worlds: Early Signs of
Acting Talent.
http://web.b.ebscohost.com.oclc.fullsail.edu:81/ehost/detai
l/detail?vid=7&sid=ee98413c-8096-4e59-a796-
f5d23068ca37%40sessionmgr110&hid=115&bdata=JnNpdGU
9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#AN=36353533&db=a9h
Month 4
FPR 550 Directing Talent

6.  Goal:
 To successfully be able to use a non traditional method of
storytelling through film.
 Strategies:
1. Watch The Creative Spark: Michael Langan, Experimental
Filmmaker on Lynda.com
http://www.lynda.com/Video-Filmmaking-
tutorials/Creative-Spark-Michael-Langan-Experimental-
Filmmaker/140917-2.html
2. Read Roundtable on Digital Experimental Filmmaking.
http://web.b.ebscohost.com.oclc.fullsail.edu:81/ehost/det
ail/detail?vid=13&sid=ee98413c-8096-4e59-
a796f5d23068ca37%40sessionmgr110&hid=115&bdata=Jn
NpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#AN=65458018&db=a9
h
3. Research traditional filmmaking so I know what
experimental is.
Month 5 FPR 560
Experimental Filmmaking

7.  Goal:
 To be savoy with the lighting so I can
receive the type of responses I need.
 Strategies:
1. Watch Lynda Tutorial on Lighting
Design for Video Productions
http://www.lynda.com/Video-
Filmmaking-tutorials/Lighting-
Design-Video-Productions/153125-
2.html
2. Research the different techniques
3. Research the type of responses
that I need
Month 6 FPR 580
Visual Storytelling Techniques and Technology

8.  Goal:
 To be able to understand how and when the law is
used when producing and distributing films.
 Strategies:
1. Read communication media in a democratic
society
http://web.b.ebscohost.com.oclc.fullsail.edu:81/eh
ost/detail/detail?vid=21&sid=ee98413c-8096-4e59-
a796-
f5d23068ca37%40sessionmgr110&hid=115&bdata=J
nNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#AN=12672939
&db=a9h
2. Watch Overview of typical licensing agreements
http://www.lynda.com/Business-Skills-
tutorials/Overview-typical-licensing-
agreements/365065/423263-4.html
3. Research the actual law for copyrighting films
Month 7 FPR 630
Entertainment and Communication Law

9.  Goal:
 To be able to successfully start the
process of turning my scripts into a
movies.
 Strategies:
1. Watch Lynda tutorial Work with editors
during pre-production Pro Video Tip
http://www.lynda.com/Shooting-Video-
tutorials/Working-editors-during-pre-
production/129017/364773-4.html
2. Research what Pre-production means
3. Get familiar with with crew for the start
of my movie
Month 8 FPR 610
Film Production Thesis I: Pre-Production

10.  Goal
 To be able to follow through with the script that I
wrote in the previous class and start to create my
vision.
 Strategies:
1. Read Lynda article Getting Started with Video
Production and Editing
http://www.lynda.com/Video-DSLR-Video-
tutorials/Getting-Started-Video-Production-
Editing/364443-
2.html?srchtrk=index:1%0Alinktypeid:2%0Aq:Film%2BP
roduction%0Apage:1%0As:relevance%0Asa:true%0Apr
oducttypeid:2
2. Watch Intro to the History of Film Editing: Early
Pioneers http://www.lynda.com/Video-Editing-
tutorials/pioneers-First-days-film-
editing/391599/444928-4.html
3. Research successful directors to help me direct.
Month 9 FPR 620
Film Production Thesis II: Production

11.  Goal
 To build upon the previous class and be able to
have post-production while being able to
successful use the technology
 Strategies:
1. Watch NAB 2015: Navigating the Landscape of
Video Production and Post
http://www.lynda.com/Video-tutorials/NAB-
2015-Navigating-Landscape-Video-Production-
Post/362993-
2.html?srchtrk=index:1%0Alinktypeid:2%0Aq:pos
t%2Bproduction%2Bfor%2Bfilm%0Apage:1%0As:r
elevance%0Asa:true%0Aproducttypeid:2
2. Research post production and what the true
meaning is
3. Research which software to use for editing
Month 10 FPR 650
Film Production Thesis III: Post-Production

12.  Goal:
 To be able to use the software that is
used for the editing
 Strategies:
1. Watch Get a film look with software Pro
Video Tips
http://www.lynda.com/Shooting-Video-
tutorials/Getting-film-look-
software/129017/360206-4.html
2. Research all the editing software
3. Watch Great audio and sound design
http://www.lynda.com/Shooting-Video-
tutorials/Great-audio-sound-
design/129017/368776-4.html
Month 11 FPR 660
Film Production Thesis IV: Film Assembly

13.  Goal:
 To be able to see what I can do
to make an living off film. I want
to see what festival I can put my
work into.
 Strategies:
1. Research all the potential
festivals I can put my film in
2. Research contracts and how
they work for film
Month 12
FPR 680 Business of Film

14. Note Worthy Companies

15. Industry Leaders
 Sabereh Kashi- Here’s a
link to her linkedin and
twitter
`https://twitter.com/Saber
ehKashi
 https://www.linkedin.co
m/in/wovenvideos
 Ken Bailey- Here’s a link
to his linkedin and twitter
 https://www.linkedin.com
/in/kenbaileyvfx
 https://twitter.com/kenba
ileyvfx

16. Industry Leaders
 David Striet- Here’s a link
to his linkedin
 https://www.linkedin.com
/in/david-streit-66a42010
 Spike Lee
 https://twitter.com/Spike
Lee

17. Industry Leaders
 Quentin Tarantino
 https://twitter.com/QTara
ntino_news
 Steven Spielberg
 https://twitter.com/Spielb
ergnews

18.  Black Student Union
 The BSU serves as a platform to promote networking
amongst Full Sail's black student body across various
degree programs.
 The Film Scene
 brainstorm, read potential screenplays, and give each
other feedback, along with sharing contest information
as it becomes available.
 The Crew
 The Crew is a collaboration of Full Sail Students of all
degrees, with a main focus on creating visual works of
art outside of the Full Sail Curriculum.
Clubs and Organizations

19.  Highly skilled with using technology in the industry
 Extremely professional when dealing with clients
 Has a very high level of creativity
 Works well with others
Mentor Qualities

20. Timeline Goals
Start Master’s
Degree
Program
Network with
my classmates
and industry
professionals
Complete every
class the best I
can
Start the
second phase of
mastery
Answer my life
calling and get a
good job that
I’m happy with

21.  Drale, C. S. (2004). COMMUNICATION MEDIA IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY. Communication Law &
Policy, 9(2), 213-235.
 Goldstein, T. R., & Winner, E. (2009). Living in Alternative and Inner Worlds: Early Signs
of Acting Talent. Creativity Research Journal, 21(1), 117-124. doi:
10.1080/10400410802633749
 House, R. (2015, December 13). The Hot New Trends in Film. Retrieved December 13, 2015, from
http://goldfinchentertainment.com/the-hot-new-trends-in-film/
 Interning at Warner Bros. (2015, December 15). Retrieved December 15, 2015, from
http://www.warnerbroscareers.com/internships/
 Jackson, J. L. (2014). Theorizing Production/Producing Theory (Or, Why Filmmaking Really Could
Count as Scholarship). Cultural Studies, 28(4), 531-544. doi:10.1080/09502386.2014.888925
References

22.  Kashi, S. (2015, December 15). Sabereh Kashi. Retrieved
December 15, 2015, from
https://www.linkedin.com/in/wovenvideos
 NBCUniversal career. (2015, December 15). Retrieved December
15, 2015, from http://www.nbcunicareers.com/film-production-
development
 Turvey, M., Jacobs, K., Windhausen, F., Jacobs, F.,
Street, M., Sachs, L., & Recoder, L. (2011).
Roundtable on Digital Experimental Filmmaking.
October, (137), 51-68.
References