Let It Begin

Have you ever sat down, gazed off into the distance, and thought “wow that actually happened?”  That potent statement basically sums up the past three years of my life.  Don’t get me wrong, I love my plans, yet sometimes I just decide to jump off the cliff and feel the rush of air.  I just hit the water today, so let’s begin. 

If you want to take a look at some of my past feel free to take a peek, but I suggest you just read post by post.  I love telling stories and this is my true story, the non-fiction.  Or at least the mildly academic version of it, I’m going to see if I can pull this one off too.  Nice to meet you in our lovely digital age, I’m Media Mike. 

I’m a senior at Furman University majoring in Japanese and Communications with a potential minor in Art.  This year I’ve traveled to 13 countries, become close with CEOs and Nobel Peace Prize Winners, lived in a whole new city, and done too much partying for my own good.  Never mind about the partying bit, it was pretty awesome.  Next Fall I will be a published author, a college graduate, hopefully not homeless, and as content as I am currently. 

I’ve always loved how media seems to coexist within certain mediums.  Over the past few years the world of television and books has changed.  Not only are books being made into movies, but tv shows into books, and the occasional actor into a writer, director into screenwriter.  The options are truly limited and I’d love to take various peeks at how different stars take their impact on each facet of the media world that we know and love. 

One important facet of study I’d like to do is the translation from certain genres of media to others.  Within the upcoming posts I’d like to take a look at certain aspects of translation among the media.  After all I don’t call myself Media Mike for nothing, I dabble in each section of the media. 

In this blog I commit to putting my twist on the media world.  I hope to look at agencies and their regulations between the artist and the outlet, yet I may take a gander at some more topics I fancy.  I promise to do my best to make a reader smile and educate a bit too.  Look forward to some more posts!  The next one shall be soon enough!

~Love Media Mike