My Understanding On Creative Industries As Both A Creator and A Consumer

So far we have read and discussed the current status of the market in the creative industry, and I think it is safe to say that life as an artist is not looking very promising to many people, especially for those who have not been able to establish themselves or are new to the industry […]

How Content Creators Are Changing the Nature of Advertising

While the world of advertising may not sound as interesting as what you may see on AMC’s Mad Men, there seems to be quite a shift in the way in which online businesses and companies are starting to represent themselves in the global advertising sphere. Apps like Instagram and TikTok are becoming much less passive […]

Are You Fit to Be Your Own Boss?

You’re sipping a piña colada on the beach while you’re deep into another Riley Sager thriller.  The sun is beaming down onto your skin while you contemplate how she’s going to escape the potential serial killer’s car you’ve managed to get into and are stuck with for another six hours.  You hear the waves in […]

The Oscars Have Always Been Political, So Why Doesn’t that Mean Anything Now?

In Philip Seargeant’s book The Art of Political Storytelling, he writes that “for many Americans, politics has become simply another form of entertainment,” and I feel that many would find it hard to argue against this point. We live in a world defined by “post-truth politics,” where members of Congress are reality-TV show characters come […]

The Artist, Marketer, Algorithm Expert

When I enrolled in Business 101 at Wheaton, I did not realize I was taking a practical art class. Now of course, after reading The Death of the Artist: How Creators Are Struggling to Survive in the Age of Billionaires and Big Tech by William Deresiewicz I am painfully aware of the practical sense in […]

Marketing, Money Skills, and Connections: Surviving Freelancing

Taking another dive into Deresiewicz’s definitely not soul crushing book, The Death of the Artist: How Creators are Struggling to Survive in the Age of Billionaires and Big Tech, we got to the section about doing it yourself. Which, consistent with the book’s other ideas, brings up yet another unglamorous part of being an artist […]

Politics in Culture: Can Creators Shape the World we Live in?

Can individual creators who make the content we love make their voices heard and shift our political landscape?

The Horrifying, Nerve-Wracking, Wonderful Anxiety of Creating Saturday Night Live

For over forty-five years Saturday Night Live has been an American cultural constant, a weekly parody of politics, entertainment, and society that continues to produce live shows on a hectic, weekly schedule. As Tina Fey described it, it’s schedule is “designed around cocaine;” but even since the drug’s departure the fast-paced, last-minute production style has remained. To create one of the longest-running and most beloved television programs possible, actors, writers, and crew members work around the clock, overnight, and up until the last possible second to make the sketch comedy fever dream a reality.

Making Time for Becoming a Maker of Video Games

I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m more prepared for my backup plan than my actual dream. Just in my last semester at college I feel like finally getting into what I want to do. I’ve been working on my own game with a small team for one of my capstone projects and my other […]

Content Creation: A Career of Creativity

Being a content creator in today’s society is a job favored by many, but only few will be able to reach a spot & stand out from the masses. It is a constant battle for remaining relevant and having the desired attention for the work one may produce. Luckily, you are able to be your […]