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Hello, Tumblr! I'm a university graduate, writer, and storyteller who is in the process of creating original anime with an independant studio. My appreciation for the Japanese anime art style runs deep! 

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My goal for this course was to learn the best strategies to get my work out into the world while having a substantial knowledge on how to protect myself on that journey. My goal was certainly met in that I now have a deeper understanding of what to do, who to go to, and where to go to publish my material, either on my own or with the help of a publishing company among others that will help you attain a fair profit margin for my work. I learned how to publish works such as; books, music television shows, and films. I am one who will be entering the film side of entertainment, so naturally, I’m more focused on the film publishing side of things; pitching shows and movies to companies or having the funds to produce the projects on my own and/or with my own trusted team. I will apply these techniques during my journey as a content creator, pooling money into my project and stepping out to find the proper people to help me in my path to getting my content into the market while retaining my rights.

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Product and Artist Management

This was one of my favorite classes of the program because it was an actual business class that directly related to the kinds of things that I would be doing and or certainly consider doing in my career. In this course, I learned many very useful aspects of business and, most importantly, product management, which would be more in line with my career goals. I feel that this is an irreplaceable class since there are so many fundamentals about business in this class that aren’t expressed in previous classes except for Digital Marketing, which is more or less a precursor to Product and Artist Management. This class did well in shifting gears in my mind to be more business oriented, at least enough to truly understand what I would have to do in order to jump start my career, which is to own an animation studio and run it like a business. Overall, I this class was very useful to me and I would definitely take it again.

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NDM

This month’s class, Negotiation and Deal-Making was a very informative class for me. I’ve learned a lot about the psychology that goes behind negotiation and the extent that which negotiations exist. This class has opened my mind tot he possibilities of negotiating, not only in business and entertainment but in everyday life as well. The lessons I learned in this class will definitely be used after graduation in the real world. There are many things I learned that will come in handy in real-life negotiations concerning my business, but among other things as well. I feel this class was very fundamental to my success and would definitely recommend getting as much from it as possible to the next person.

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Digital Marketing Class

My original goal for this course was to learn as much as possible about marketing, digital and other. This goal was definitely met for this course as the instructor did well in going into detail about the many facets of digital marketing, ranging from content to the man different strategies of marketing. I learned that the most important aspect of marketing is brand awareness because that’s something that every business needs to become notable enough to make sales. If no one knows about the business, there’s no way it can make a sale. I will certainly apply most, if not, all of the lessons learned in this course to my professional career. Overall, I learned many useful things from this class and am excited to apply these lessons to my business journey.

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Business Finance

My experience with this class has been a very lucrative one. While finance is generally viewed as something that’s boring to learn, I learned many good lessons from this class. My mind was opened to new methods on how to gain and maintain funds that I earn on my own personal time and ways, and the funds I make from the business. This was valuable information that I will use for ages to come.

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Business Storytelling

This class has helped me out a lot in furthering the ideas of my brand and business. I’ve since broadened my goals from just having a 2D animation studio to a multi-faceted art and production studio; painting, drawing, music, poetry, animation, etc. The company will produce many forms of art, all by different artists and employees of the company. This class has also helped me develop more ideas for brand names and possible strategies for getting the company started. With all the assignments, there has been a collective lesson I learned from it, which is that a business can go in any direction. It’s allowed me to open my mind and broaden my directional path through which the company will prosper. My professor, Kenneth Degilio, was fun to work with. He gave me good ideas on how to start the business. He suggested mostly to create a video project in order to promote my company. I had the idea of having an animated commercial/trailer for my company. I also had the idea of spreading my logo all throughout the community. It was suggested to get all of that on video, but I prefer creating an animated video rather than document footage of me or someone else placing logos throughout the town. While there are many ways for me to start up the company, I first have to establish a name and get the name trademarked. A site I can use to trademark is one called uspto.gov. It is a great site for trademarking and researching other trademarks. All of these things will have to be done in order for my business to be a huge success. With the way things are going, I wouldn’t be surprised if I hit mainstream numbers in a matter of years. I am very confident that this business will take off.

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My project team management class was something that is definitely going to be useful to me in my career pursuits. With the skills I learned about leadership, project management, and planning, I will be able to craft a feasible project plan and execute it with no issue. I didn’t find anything in the class to be useless or otherwise unproductive. Everything taught in class is sure to hold value after graduation.

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As a future company owner, I am painfully aware of how crucial the internet is to my success. It must be part of my endeavors to have a strong social media presence for the sake of keeping my business adaptable. The more important aspect of social media is the connections that you will share with the entire world. Now that business has synergized with the internet, business connections can be established worldwide without anyone so much as having to leave their chair. I intend to use this to my full advantage and will give intimate attention to my business social media.

Below are links to my business related accounts:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-sewell-46b498134/

https://www.pinterest.com/josephart325/

http://jsew0325.wixsite.com/official

https://feedly.com/i/account/profile

https://papaly.com/User659852

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Sakura v Lee part.1 (rough edition)

I’m currently watching a lot of Naruto while working, the feels and the nostalgia are very strong. I started an animation on my freetime here’s a bit of it.

(The first frame is inspired by this illustration)

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by MLeth

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GoogleImages. (2017, November 7). Off topic: great philosophical quotes. Retrieved from: https://s3.amazonaws.com/rapgenius/AlbertEinstein.png.

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Yutaka Nakamura’s scene in episode 10!

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Sakuga from Boku no Hero Academia

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The Intention

As a current student of Full Sail University and a permanent student of life, I can only desire to be myself and be loved for doing so. I’ve always been a storyteller, but as I get closer to finishing school, my focus has narrowed into what I want to do for my career.

I want to create anime with my own studio. From the time I was a child, I’ve always loved anime almost as much as storytelling. I’ve recently figured out that anime is the medium through which I want my storytelling to be done. I’m aware that I can, of course, pitch scripts to studios and or television networks; and I’m certainly not opposed to doing this. However, this is too low of an aim for me. To fully express my ideas and emotions, I would practically NEED to have a studio of my own, or artists who can read my mind.

During my time at Full Sail University, I intend to gather as much information as possible to better suit me in my chosen path. From school and other forms of education, I intend to learn how to raise money efficiently and properly run a business and an animation studio. I also seek to learn how to keep a solid track on all my finances, especially if I decide to work without an accountant. This goes in tandem with me also wanting to be as independent as possible as a business. As I realize it’s unlikely for me to make a profit as a completely independent business right off the bat, I need to learn how to build good business relationships and know who to do business with.

When I learn the ins and outs of these concepts efficiently, I am certain that I’ll be successful in my pursuits.