A Request
Hello again, Scott here, coming in under the one month mark since my last post.
Barely.
I'm assuming that if you have found your way to this blog, and if you have taken the time to read it, then you have also found the FarStorm Productions website, and probably viewed a few of the videos on the youtube account (if not, follow the links and enjoy!).
The beautiful thing about both of these is that they give you a direct connection to what we are working on, and allow us to show our projects as soon as we are ready, sometimes Michael will post working edits just to get feedback from people. While it of course feels wonderful to hear things like "zomg I luv this video sooooo much!!!!!" and "wow Gr8 work, marry me?" nothing can replace the value of constructive criticism, and to be honest, that's what we're looking for.
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I spent my college years studying theater at Southern Oregon University. I completed the acting and directing tracks in addition to taking classes in lighting, scenic and costume design and construction. Throughout those four years, we were constantly receiving critiques from our professors, but we were also encouraged to critique our peers on a regular basis. To provide feedback that would help them improve not only the project they were working on, but their overall skill and creativity. As my acting teacher used to tell us, "You're all very nice Christians... now don't be. Be honest." It's true that telling us how we messed up or what we could have done better does not stroke our egos the way a purely positive "I LOVE IT!!!" does, in the end, it is infinitely more helpful.
So if you continue to follow the work FarStorm Productions puts forth, please please please let us know what you think, whether you loved it or hated it, let us know why! It's the only way for us to continue to improve the quality of work that we do, work that we love doing, and work that we love sharing with you.
Also, if you haven't already done so, subscribe to the RSS feed for this blog. We are trying to update it fairly regularly, but that will ensure you perfect knowledge of all our posts.
Until next time,
--Scott
Labels: CptGabok, criticism, Farstorm Productions
