May 13, 2013
This Week at Full Sail: Behind the Scenes, Holland America, and More
May 10, 2013
Work-Life Balance: By opening his own studio, grad Devon Kirkpatrick has avoided career burnout
Once, back when he working as an assistant engineer in a major New York recording studio, an old industry hand gave Devon Kirkpatrick an ominous prediction: He’d be divorced before he made it. “If I’d have gone by his definition of making it, I might have been,” Devon says. It was the late ’90s, and [...]
May 10, 2013
Just Announced: #MyBlueprint Instagram Contest
You’ve probably been asked before to describe yourself in one word. Easy enough. But what if you had to do it in one photo? That’s the premise of our new #MyBlueprint contest happening over on Instagram starting on Monday, May 13. Here’s what you have to do: Follow @FullSailUniversity on Instagram, take a picture of what [...]
May 9, 2013
Full Sail Student and Grad Perform at Orlando Magic Games [Video]
For the third year in a row, we teamed up with the Orlando Magic to host the National Anthem Contest: an awesome opportunity for a Full Sail student, graduate, or staff member to win a chance to showcase their voice in front of thousands by singing the National Anthem at an Orlando Magic game. After [...]
May 9, 2013
Recording Arts Student’s Music Credited on New Colin Firth Film
Congratulations to Full Sail student Vika Beacham, who wrote and performed the song “Want You,” which was featured in the new film Arthur Newman. The film stars Colin Firth, Emily Blunt, and Anne Heche. Beacham is a singer/songwriter from the Ukraine who is graduating from the Recording Arts Bachelor of Science degree program this month. Beacham [...]
May 8, 2013
Student Film Spotlight: ‘Men of This Life’ [Video]
One day, while driving around Orlando, then Full Sail Film student Paris Lay noticed a group of kids playing with toy guns in front of a house. That one simple scene became the inspiration for the entire plot of Men of This Life, the film Paris wrote and co-directed for his 35mm [...]
May 8, 2013