crazylegsmurphy
New Member
Let me tell you about a dream.
When I was 6 years old I saw a few movies that I loved so much it made me want to get into the world of make-up FX. As the years went on, I took on projects that cost me thousands of dollars of my hard earned money. While all of my friends were out getting drunk and cruising, I was at home messing with plaster and fiberglass.
The funny thing was that back then, no one wanted to share secrets. There were only one or two really good books printed that explained things, and even then it didn't quite tell you everything. I eventually turned to the Internet (back then it wasn't anything like it is now however).
When I posted projects that I wanted to do on the forums I got people saying stuff like,
So what did I do? Did I give up, did I say, "Awww shucks, that person is right, I don't know what I'm doing, I should just work at McDonalds my whole life and accept I'm stupid!"
No, what I did was dive head first into the projects. I busted my balls, I learned what I could, I ignored the naysayers, focused on and appreciated the ones that were willing to help me, and guess what....that's right, I eventually made it as a Make-up FX artist and had a pretty fun career as one for a long time.
I'm new to this, but I refuse to be pushed off this project because "I'm dreaming." I'm on this forum because my hopes are that there are a few here that are willing to say, "You know what, lets find out what happens!"
If this totally fails, then so be it. I want to learn, have fun, and solve this problem. With that said, audioguru, I was told by many people that you were the "man to see". It appears that you're more interested in reminding me that I don't know what I am doing and less in trying to help me solve my problem.
So no offense, but if you're not willing to help, you're not adding to this conversation, and you're frustrating me. To all the rest of you who have put in your time and energy to help, I really appreciate all the effort you've put in truly.
If this project works then awesome, if it fails...then awesome....but I don't see the harm in trying.
When I was 6 years old I saw a few movies that I loved so much it made me want to get into the world of make-up FX. As the years went on, I took on projects that cost me thousands of dollars of my hard earned money. While all of my friends were out getting drunk and cruising, I was at home messing with plaster and fiberglass.
The funny thing was that back then, no one wanted to share secrets. There were only one or two really good books printed that explained things, and even then it didn't quite tell you everything. I eventually turned to the Internet (back then it wasn't anything like it is now however).
When I posted projects that I wanted to do on the forums I got people saying stuff like,
"You are dreaming.
The system is much too complicated for your first project. It is many different circuits put together and you don't seem to know about the problems any of them."
So what did I do? Did I give up, did I say, "Awww shucks, that person is right, I don't know what I'm doing, I should just work at McDonalds my whole life and accept I'm stupid!"
No, what I did was dive head first into the projects. I busted my balls, I learned what I could, I ignored the naysayers, focused on and appreciated the ones that were willing to help me, and guess what....that's right, I eventually made it as a Make-up FX artist and had a pretty fun career as one for a long time.
I'm new to this, but I refuse to be pushed off this project because "I'm dreaming." I'm on this forum because my hopes are that there are a few here that are willing to say, "You know what, lets find out what happens!"
If this totally fails, then so be it. I want to learn, have fun, and solve this problem. With that said, audioguru, I was told by many people that you were the "man to see". It appears that you're more interested in reminding me that I don't know what I am doing and less in trying to help me solve my problem.
So no offense, but if you're not willing to help, you're not adding to this conversation, and you're frustrating me. To all the rest of you who have put in your time and energy to help, I really appreciate all the effort you've put in truly.
If this project works then awesome, if it fails...then awesome....but I don't see the harm in trying.
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