Visiting Artists

John McDonnell- writer/adapter for Macbeth Graphic Novel

The first visiting artist I saw was for my Graphic Shakespeare class. Ester invited John McDonnell to come speak with us about the experience writing Macbeth. He at first seemed a little put out- I did not expect him to be British- but he warmed up to us as we continued. My prepared question was 

"How did you approach the creative process when interpreting for the graphic novel format?"

 He was really informative even though he chalked up his role as a writer/adapter to be not that important. It is however, and we all found it interesting how he arranged certain blocks of text and how he worked with the artist, turns out they didn't work closely at all!

He mainly talked about how it was to work under a contract for a company that wanted a very specific piece of work and how that experience differed from his personal work.




Lisa Kristine- Humanitarian Photographer

This was one of the most powerful lectures we've ever gotten. Lisa's work is moving and I was in tears by the end. As a social photographer commenting on human rights she risked her life all around the world to photograph struggle and unjust treatment from poverty, slavery, prostitution, and child labour.


27 million in slavery in 2009
40 million enslaved today

"Its not the work. Its the fear and lack of human rights"

Shine a Light- slaveryfootprint.com

Interview Workshop and Career Fair

Interview Workshop

Went to the interview workshop hosted by Carrie Brooks. She gave us all sheets of paper with questions on them:
"Can you tell me a little about yourself?"
"What do you know about the company?"
"Why do you want this job?"
"What is your greatest personal achievement?"

Normally it is hard for me to talk about myself, especially in a professional setting but the workshop was fun and effective in building my confidence and helping me to think about how to answer those questions. With the career fair coming up I think it will prove to be a huge help.


Career Fair

Updated resume
Business Cards
Demo Reel
Business Attire
Question Prep
Mock Interview Prep

The Career Fair went great! I had a lot of confidence and made a lot of connections. One thing Carrie told me before was not just to answer questions but ask my own as well. That was really helpful and a lot of people I spoke to were very happy to answer and open up about their company.

The people who stand out are Kate and Amy from the  Brooks Museum Community Outreach Department, Mahal Burr from Bridges and Tim Weiner from Douglas Quikut who really took an interest in learning what I could provide for him on a digital platform.

Overall it was a very effective network experience that I will only grow from!

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