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Sirakor
Great Britain455 Posts
On April 10 2009 04:38 Racenilatr wrote: I don't know how to program stuff and don't have anyone who can mentor me  I actually do video editing in my spare time, but I don't really know what to do with it other than learn what I can do. I have found out it takes a great amount of creativity to use what Adobe After Effect has to offer and I need to get used to that  I didnt know how to program either, nor did I have a mentor. That's not a show stopper at all. For many of the popular languages there are many good books and a TON of information on the web. Whole books, examples, tutorials and what not. If you really want to, then nothing's stopping you. That said, it'll probably take a little while until you'll earn hard cash if you're just starting out. If you want some extra pocket money without investing first (time mainly), then there are lots of small jobs, be it wal-mart, paper delivery, burger place and so on. Maybe not lots of money, but reliable, and gaining you a bit of independence (which is probably one of the things you are looking for, from what you said about your parents). If you go for one of those, look for jobs with people interaction, i.e. be behind the counter instead of at the burger grill. Not only is it less boring, but it teaches you a few things too. You said you do video editing. I don't know how good you are, but let's assume you can do a fair job, then that's something you could look into too. As with learning something new (be it programming or close-up magic - which pays lots of money too btw), it'll be a lot more effort than signing up for burger-chain-x, but be a lot more rewarding because it's your own thing. I'm thinking offering a service of professional editing of amateur wedding/birthday/graduation/whatever film material for example. If you can find someone vaguely talented and in possession of a digital camera that'll also open a lot more opportunities. A couple of guys around here run a media&marketing company, producing film and video clips, mainly 2-3 minute trailers for websites, but they also get booked to film at weddings and other private occasions. Start small, try offering the service for free to friends/relatives if there is the opportunity and see how it plays out. If you can see yourself doing that, and the customers like it, maybe that's something to do on the side. A final word though: in terms of cash, starting your own business never pays much at the beginning, and usually requires a lot of effort. What you gain is satisfaction, in addition to the pennies at the start. If you're up to it, go for it, but if it's just about the cash, then sign up for somebody else's business. Good luck ;-) | ||
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Phyre
United States1288 Posts
Not having a mentor shouldn't stop you, there are tons of resources/tutorials online. Also, TL has a fairly large number of programmers (myself included) that I'm sure would help you out if you post problems. To get you started, here are some resources: First you'll need something to write programs in, an IDE. Thankfully Microsoft offers free versions of their IDE for a variety of languages here: - http://www.microsoft.com/Express/ I would recommend learning either C++ or C#, probably C# as it's easier and quicker to get things running. I think you'll find it less frustrating as a beginner. Depending on what you want to do, different tutorials will be required. A suggestion, if you're interested, is to make games using C# and the XNA framework. It's very easy to start making games, tutorials are very easy to follow and cater to people that have had no programming background, and it can be fun to do. You can get a complete walkthrough and everything you need to get started here: http://creators.xna.com/en-US/ I think you'll be able to stick with it far more easily if you do something you enjoy, so if game development has ever interested you then this might be your thing. Good luck, feel free to PM me if you want more help or post here and I'm sure someone will help out. | ||
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Ganfei
Taiwan1439 Posts
How can you be so clueless about a job? You expect this shit to be handed to you? Go do some research and do some of your own work, especially if you have so much free time. And no, you won't find anywhere where they let you work 2 hours a day. | ||
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