The woman prepared herself by
allotted one-on-one time with a person who could and would place her with an
invaluable opportunity to network. The scene was set with the intension of
being a casual evening, again focusing on who she is and who he is to her. Before her was presented an individual who
clearly had experience as a professional; “dabbling” in the art field as well
as the physiological. Someone with this background is a key person for her to
have made important, close connections with. This allowed her to utilize his
background to meet her needs for an expansion both for notoriety and for her
personal business growth.
The scene where she reveals both
her talents and her interests, provide for him a living asset; someone or
something of a project which he could present to those with whom he had
previously connected with. This provided for him notoriety and business growth.
This is such an important concept in the film; serving as a reminder than when
a networking opportunity presents itself, the circumstance explodes beyond the
expected horizon (The plot twist involving the ménage à trois) for both
parties. More importantly; both parties absolutely benefited from the
“meeting”. What she did was allow herself to become a bigger voice (as
demonstrated by her sudden change in demeanor and jargon when she was made to
realize her works had value) and therefore more interesting, beneficial,
marketable, and in lieu of professional.
Furthermore; this prompt begs the
question: How far would you go to get your dream job? In this context, this is
to almost ask how far I would go to network and if my actions would in any way
parallel hers. The answer? They absolutely would. In a less comically ironic
setting, I would absolutely provide myself as an asset the second I have made a
business connection. There is no limit to how versatile I should make my
abilities, interests, and background. And as for her; explaining the context of
my work, the inspiration—the passion—these are all speeches and techniques I
would derive from the woman in this movie. It proves something to the
individual you are trying to connect with; providing an intellect and an
investment (maybe not personal, but it must absolutely be presented in a
personable manner).
My dream job is to be an Art
Director (although I will settle for a concept artist position) for either an
Indie Game company (meaning, a company that opened small and with the intention
of breaking into the mainstream) or an established, AAA video game company
(Blizzard Entertainment). I have already reached out via Twitter to people who
work for and operate Indie Game companies, Blizzard, and a number of other AAA
game companies. Gaining notoriety this way is the easiest step in reaching into
the interests and obtaining a name for myself within those companies as I am
certainly not in the ideal location for meeting any of them face to face. The
furthest I would go is investing serious money to go to several conventions or
“networking events” where I know that these key representatives from those
companies will be at. Blizzcon 2015 as an opportunity for me to go to has
passed; but in the future that would be an easy $800+ investment I am far more
than happy to make. As that as a small scale example, I believe the furthest I
would go is to attend bigger events-hopefully internationally, hopefully in the
UK, Korea, and Canada as those are key locations for both video game industry
news and video game industry conventions/conferences. Location and opportunity
are key when it comes to meeting the right people.
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