#forthefuture

A Photo of Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, The Latino Civil Rights Task Force. - Circa 1970s

Hey, everyone!

So, I figured it would be a good idea to write a sort of “letter” to future pre-capstone/capstone students for one of my final posts, just in case any of you check out my Tumblr. I wanted to give you all some advice that I would have liked before I started my senior experience. It’ll only be three main tips, nothing major, but they should give you some ideas...

Don’t go too big if you can’t handle it

Going into this, I wanted to do a documentary. Granted, it would have been short, but the process of filming and editing would remain the same. After shifting my project, I felt so relieved, as that past version of me would have been in way over her head with the workload she was giving herself. Remember, you have other classes and personal things, and most importantly, your mental health to worry about outside of capstone. So, do something you know is measurable with your life and free time. For instance, I wish I had brought a social media aspect to my project, as that way I could constantly access it on my phone to work on it or grow my account, as with a talk-story series, all of my post work happened on a laptop which I couldn't bring everywhere. 

2. Have a back up plan (and people!)

HAVE A BACK UP PLAN, ALWAYS! This piece of advice came to me when I thought back on having to scramble for another interviewee on the day I was finally filming because someone dropped out only hours before, and like a dozen people declined me to fill their spot. If you’re doing something that requires help from other people, always plan for them to drop. It never hurts to communicate with others asking for them to just be on standby, and it really helps you know who you can trust. With the project itself also have a back up plan for anything that might not pan out if you have those resources available to you. For example, if you’re doing a film or video and can’t record somewhere, look for stock footage online. That’s just an example now, but you get the point! 

3. Timing, timing, timing! 

Probably the biggest piece of advice I can give -- always be aware of your timing. I thought I had everything planned out for myself and then weeks flew by in a flash. Even 15 minutes can feel like 1 when you’re under enough pressure. My flaw with timing was not making enough room for outside factors that might hold me back. LIFE HAPPENS, YOU HAVE TO ACCOUNT FOR IT. You might get sick, busy with other classes, or anything else you just can’t control. Even if you think you have it all planned out, never think the universe won’t throw something your way to test you. 

Btw Am I the only one that think that Zeno was only joking about the friendship thing between Hunter and Willow? Idk I think he was just playing around but maybe that's me,even though he wasn't joking,it's completely ok to not to ship Huntlow, because everyone can have their opinion. But I'm happy that they are canon now except if Dana want to let them have a sad ending and I'm gonna fucking riot💀💀💀 but I'm still gonna ship them UNTIL THE END.