Final Project

 Following your Dream

For my project I decided to create a skit with the help of my two sisters to bring the awareness of self identity and peer pressure. The overall message is to follow your dreams and to not fall into peer pressure on deciding your career. Growing up we are told to pursue school all the way into college. There are so many jobs and resources out there that help individuals figure out a career path without the attendance of college. I am not saying that you should not go and finish up college but in fact lay your options out and decide if school is right for you and your career path. My skit brings to life situations that people face everyday when deciding their career paths. We are told that certain jobs do not pay well and how we should go into certain fields that will guarantee a comfortable lifestyle. We are sometimes at the mercy of parents or guardians that tell us what major to pursue and what majors to stay away from. The idea to take away from this skit is to follow and believe in your passion. Don't fall into peer pressure from family and friends. If you want something, go for it. 

For this project I used the application iMovie. I had both of my sisters portraying and taking on the roles of the boss and wife. The video starts out with me applying for a teacher position and my wife telling me to go the investment banking route instead because teachers make “no money”. The next scene shows me holding up my child and telling my wife that I want to become a teacher and not go the boring route of an investment banker. The video then shows me being stressed out at the new job and my boss shouting out timelines and work that needs to be done on time. Finally I decided to quit the job and become the teacher I was aspiring to be all my life. The artist that gave me the inspiration for this project is a street artist that goes by the name Banksy. Not much is known about Banksy as he refuses to be interviewed but he has done street art since the early 2000s at the age of 18. His one painting that gave me inspiration was a street art picture located in Chinatown of a guy that painted the words “Follow your dreams”. The location of this picture is placed in a low income area. 

Guy Debord states “The more powerful the class, the more it claims not to exist.” This quote speaks on job class and how you can have all the money in the world but at what cost? The more you want power and lust for more money, you can find yourself in a dark pit. Money is not the key to success and happiness. Reason why I made this skit was to show that. Jon Berger states “When we read a story, we inhabit it. The covers of the book are like a roof and four walls.” This talks about manifesting your career and speaking it into existence. Everyone has their different career paths and we shouldn't deter people from them. 

Guy Debord, “The Society of the Spectacle”

John Berger (2011). “Keeping a Rendezvous”