Hello everybody, my name is Albino Mendoza and I made this podcast to help tell my story about the experience that changed my life. If anybody has any input please let me know and if there are some sound effects I can add with my narration let me know. I have been working on the script for about 2 hours a day. Since this is a podcast I have been working on my sound effects, background music on Garage Band and I have a good 10 hours of work on them so far. Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Script

I am sitting in the movie theater with a couple of my buddies and were all anxiously waiting for one of our favorite cartoons to come to life. At the time I had no idea that everything in my life was going to change. I was a graphic designer for the military and eager to explore the world and everybody in it. At the time all I knew was Photoshop and apparently I was very good at it. I had always wanted to take it another step forward but I didn’t know what direction to take it to. 

Oh my god when the title came on screen I was strapped in as if I was in a roller coaster ride. I had never felt like this about a film ever in my life. I’m trying to soak in every single detail in amassment. My eyes are growing larger with every single large scaled robot that took over the big screen. At first they would start off as vehicles and then all of the sudden (transformer sound) we got a large fighting machine.

Of course I am talking about the Transformers, a movie that has taken over my life since I saw it in 2007. I found myself asking more and more questions like, “What, how did they do that?” While my buddies are checking out Megan Fox, I am more attracted to the visual effects and all of the CG goodness. Everything looked so real and I wanted nothing more than to get my hands on the programs they were using. My first questions were “How can I do this?” and “Where can I learn this?” I had a life changing moment that night and I was already picturing my name in the credits. 

Like a child I was drawing as if I just got my first box of crayons. I had books and books of concept designs from anything to robots and futuristic scenes. With more and more research I was learning about an amazing industry. The industry of Visual Effects and I kept finding myself leading towards Animation, Concept Design and CG Artist. I began tackling programs such as Flash, After Effects, Premiere and advancing in my Photoshop skills. Maya is a program that is very complex for me and I knew that I needed an instructor. 

Filled with drive and motivation from the Transformers movies, I took it upon myself to start looking for schools that would teach 3D Animation. Thanks to a friend of my I found out about Full Sail and I was hooked. As soon as I got my laptop I placed a transformer on my wallpaper so I can always remember why I started. It amazes me how watching one movie can change my entire life. I want to be a 3D Animator and I can’t wait to get started with my classes. I am more than ready for the long hours and tedious work but the payoff for me would be to see my name in the credits.

I am Albino Mendoza and thank you for listening to my podcast and I hope you enjoyed the journey as much as I have.


Albino Mendoza Podcast

Script:

I am sitting in the movie theater with a couple of my buddies and were all anxiously waiting for one of our favorite cartoons to come to life. It is very rare that I attended midnight showings but for this movie I definitely had to make the exception. At the time I had no idea that everything in my life was going to change for the better. I was a graphic designer for the military and eager to explore the world and everybody in it. Originally I’m from Texas and I was stationed in Fort Meade, Maryland as a Graphic Designer and I was pretty far from home. I needed some cheering up and I wanted to go back to some good old childhood memories. I couldn’t think of a better way to re-live the past then one of my favorite cartoons to come to life. As a Graphic Designer all I knew was Photoshop and apparently I was very good at it. I had always wanted to take it another step forward but I didn’t know what direction to take it to. I had so much on my mind but it was all about to come to a screeching halt in a couple of hours.
Oh my god, when the title came on screen, I was strapped in as if I was in a roller coaster ride taking me far away from the world that I was in. I had never felt like this about a film ever in my life. This is what people in the 70’s probably felt like when watching Star Wars for the first time. I’m trying to soak in every single detail in amassment. My eyes are growing larger with every single large scaled robot that took over the big screen. At first they would start off as vehicles and then all of the sudden (transformer sound) we got a large fighting machine. It was amazing how a million moving pieces can fit so perfectly together. I was looking at perfection and wanting more of it. 
Of course I am talking about the Transformers, a movie that has taken over my life since I saw it in 2007. As a child I owned comic books and I would always wonder what it would look like if one transformed right before my eyes. Years after reading my first comic, my wishes came true, Autobots and Decepticons, flying, shooting, fighting and destroying everything in large-scale battles. I found myself asking more and more questions like, “What, how did they do that?” While my buddies are checking out Megan Fox, I am more attracted to the visual effects and all of the CG goodness. Everything looked so real and I wanted nothing more than to get my hands on the programs they were using. I only knew Photoshop and some After Effects but this was on a completely different level than what I knew. My first questions were “How can I do this?” and “Where can I learn this?” I had a life changing moment that night and I was already picturing my name in the credits. “How cool would it be if I could work on something that awesome,” I kept asking myself over and over.
Like a child I was drawing as if I just got my first box of crayons. I had books and books of concept designs from anything to robots and futuristic scenes. People that would walk by my computer would always say, “There he goes again, drawing aliens and weird stuff.” That never slowed me down; it would just encourage me to keep drawing. Slowly I would notice a small group, gathering around my computer just watching how I create my concepts and designs. Pretty soon people started asking me “How did you do that?” With more and more research I was learning about an amazing industry. The industry of Visual Effects and I kept finding myself leading towards Animation, Concept Design and CG Artist. I began tackling programs such as Flash, After Effects, Premiere and advancing in my Photoshop skills. I needed to push it even further, so I started experimenting with 3D software but for some reason it was just too much for me to understand. I couldn’t stop this from pursuing my goals, I had to keep going.
Filled with drive and motivation from the Transformers movies, I took it upon myself to start looking for schools that would teach 3D Animation. Thanks to a friend of my I found out about Full Sail and I was hooked. As soon as I got my laptop I placed a transformer on my wallpaper so I can always remember why I started. It amazes me how watching one movie can change my entire life. I want to be a 3D Animator and I can’t wait to get started with my classes. I am more than ready for the long hours and tedious work but the payoff for me would be to see my name in the credits. I have a long road ahead of me but I know it will all be worth it.
I am Albino Mendoza and thank you for listening to my podcast and I hope you enjoyed the journey as much as I have.

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