Ever since I discovered the beauty of independent film making and podcasting, back in 2005, I've been fascinated with the production of various media. Four Eyed Monsters, a low budget film made by two novices (Aaron Crumley and Susan Buice) caught my eye and I was fascinated by how much raw emotion their work carried across to me. At that point in time I had never been exposed to a form of media that was reaching out to its audience other than by traditional means. They were, ingeniously, releasing podcasts that showed the progress of the movie as well as chunks of Aaron and Susan's life. The videos were never completely straightforward and left me guessing whether what I had watched was fiction or reality. They felt so homemade and always started with an introduction from both Aaron and Susan, yet they were so perfectly stylized it was like watching a super exclusive television show that only so many people knew about. I had such respect for their leap into the future and going beyond anything that had been done before that I began to think that my own love for art and design was justified and perhaps I could make a career of it.


Before then I had never produced anything on the computer apart from a few terrible PowerPoints and a Windows Movie Maker disaster. After opening my eyes to the wonders that "real people" could produce via camera and editing, I couldn't stop searching for more kinds of media. I discovered other video podcasts and various comedy groups that made "shorts" and began following them religiously. Now I'm obsessed with many graphic design artists and illustrators as well as filmmakers. Photography is another long time passion of mine and I recently invested in a Canon EOS 60D - I have never prized anything more.


My fascinatation with digital media continues to grow as it morphs into a larger entity every single year. What started with two video podcasters who were trying to reach an online audience that was not yet there has now expanded to millions of users watching and creating content worldwide. It is so important to be aware of all these changes because nobody wants to get left behind. The future is now, and it's with digital media.