I have a little dream..

[Lady Freedom Returns]

My Dream at this point is to get back to Tucson (Oct. 5th that is going to happen), learn to drive, get back behind a studio camera, and get a nice Studio Apartment.

Is that to much to try for?

[In_The_Wind]

1. You'll be able to achieve all of those dreams.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

2. It will be a reach.

First I have to find a job that will give me a chance since I will have to Shelter jump. Then I can get a real mailing address so the T.V. Studios will at less look at me. I will be hard enough without my transcripts.

But In there somewhere I need to find someone willing to teach me how to drive.

Dad always used the excuses of how we could not afford it. Even when I had the money to pay for the gas he would use the insurance as the excuse. Could not afford it to go up due to me.

But I think Tucson does have a driving school...

[patricia92243]

3. Any chance that one of the family would teach you now? Even if you don't get your licence for a

few weeks, you will already know how to drive.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

4. For $20 bucks an hour.

And with me leaving on the 5th of Oct, I don't have the time or the money.

[avebury]

17. Do you have any portfolio of work?

For example video work that you have done that is posted on youtube?

[Lady Freedom Returns]

18. All my work is property of KODE/Nexstar Corp. right now.

So I could not load to YouTube. And my copies went in the tornado.

That is another reason I am looking at starting at the bottom as a studio camera op. 1: I do love to work in studio. 2: many a T.V station will hire right off the street, even Senior's in High School, to work part time running cameras. That way I can get my foot in, set up payments to get my transcripts, and also get my camera gear again.


This is going to be a bit of an uphill clime, but the payoff is worth it.

[avebury]

19. When it is possible you might want to think of developing your own

portfolio. For example, the state agency I work for has a Video Production Branch and when we are hiring we ask that candidates provide some samples of their work.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

20. That is why I need to buy new camera gear.

Sadly. my gear, that was insured, was taken by the tornado. The insurance comp. found a loophole so they did not have to pay.

5 years of paying and they said that it takes 30 days after I put in the change of address for the insurance to cover everything again. It was in the super fine print.

So that is another reason I need to get a job when I get back to AZ. To get my gear back.

[Locut0s]

5. It certainly isn't too much to try for...

As you said it sounds like you know you have a bit of a hill to climb. But if you know the measure of the hill and the sign posts along the way you are already ahead of the game compared to so many who just "wish" for something. I'm sure you'll get there Lady Freedom. And you have us cheering you on

So you used to operate a TV/Movie camera? Cool.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

12. Yup! Worked 5 years at a T.V station.

2 & 1/2 years of it as the Associate Producer for the morning show.

I also did different news reporting for my College T.V station.

[Locut0s]

15. That's a cool job you had :)...

I've often envied those who had jobs even tangentially related to the film / media industry. So many interesting people there, lots of ass holes too from what I understand though.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

16. Oh yes!

But the ass holes are important to keep everyone from getting a big head and staying down to earth.

[Downwinder]

6. Truck Driver Training | Pima Community College, Tucson, Arizona

Convenient locations! You can take PCC classes at over 100 locations around Pima County. We have six campuses located throughout metro Tucson. We also have three Adult Learning Centers and a center at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base

http://www.pima.edu/programs-courses/credit-programs-degrees/trade-professions/truck-driver-training/index.html

[Lady Freedom Returns]

11. Thought about that.

But I need to handle the student loans I have before I can do it.

[Downwinder]

7. Get a Birth Certificate before you leave Joplin.

You will need that for a DL.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

9. Already got it!

I needed one to get a regular I.D. Mind you the ones from Kansas do get a double take.

Yup, born in KS, raised in MO, loves AZ!

[B Calm]

8. What you going to do, drive to the top of A mountain?

[Lady Freedom Returns]

10. In a way.

I am trained to do still frame photography. I just need to get a camera and some other equipment, and some sort of transportation to go out and take some photos to see about selling freelance style. I can help a lot with helping give me some padding finically to help pay my student loans and use my training.

[Downwinder]

13. It is a long hike up to spud rock,

There used to be a cabin up there.

http://arizona.sierraclub.org/trail_guide/HIKE17.HTM

[Lady Freedom Returns]

14. Saving link!

I could get many a seller from sites like that!