u/Noeoneknows

So I'm in the video editing, videography, social media, marketing sphere, and as we all know the market is kinda ass right now. Im a recent grad and I had an internship but it ended 2 weeks ago and they told me they wont have a position open until September which then I can sign up for. Obviously thats not a guaranteed position so I've been applying to other places as well but no luck so far.

The available jobs in my area is abysmal in terms of quantity so its very competitive and having not a ton of experience is shooting me in the foot due to only having graduated in May. While I wait for any responses for long term positions I'm gonna look into to doing cheaper freelance vdieo work so I can get even a little bit of income. I was wondering if the time period I'm unemployed (how ever long that may be), I'm doing freelance work the entire time, should I list that on my resume so theres no gaps between jobs? I don't know if thats taboo or considered a red flag since theres no specific company you can site directly.

For some context all the freelance work I do will be related to the positions I am applying for so they will be relevant experience, they won't just be random odd jobs.

I've always wanted to work with Animals but due to some stuff that I won't bore y'all with I pivoted my career path to doing video production. Recently my want to do an animal related career path has sparked again but I don't have enough resources to go back to school and get a new degree so I was thinking of how I could combine my two interests into one! So I wanted to ask some questions to experienced nature videographers since I don't see many people speak about this niche.

1. Do you do nature videography full time or do you do other categories of videography as well?

2. What are the types of places that hire you? Is it usually non profit organizations, environmental organizations, science based media channels, or something else? Are they usually gigs or long term positions?

3. How did you get into nature videography professionally? What would you recommend someone who is interested but has never done it to do to get into it?

4. How did you get your current or most recent job?

5. What is something you wish more people knew about it?

6. What is some must have gear for a beginner (in your opinion)?

7. If you want, share a link to the best video you've shot!

Thank you in advance if you answer literally any of these and I apologize if any of them are a little silly. I'm super interested in knowing as much as I can.

I've always had extremely bad self hatred. From my body, to my personality, to every decision I've ever made, to even my genetic composition, I've hated it. This has made me feel extremely worthless and like I don't deserve to be here. I've struggled with a bad eating disorder and self harm in the past because of this.

I was actually doing pretty good for awhile, I have a partner who is very supportive of me and helped me see that there were actually good things in life and the fact I could help him and make him happy made me feel less like a waste of space. And I was going to college and getting good grades which my dad was very proud of me for.

But of course nothing good can last for me and I got diagnosed with Narcolepsy and my TMS treatment for my treatment resistant depression didn't do shit to help with anything. I was able to truck on fine for a while until I graduated from college and entered an internship where I was treated like garbage for minimum wage. Now that internship is done and im stuck with no income because my career paths job market is severely over saturated right now.

I've always equated my worth to my success in school and now in work so I feel like a failure. I keep kicking myself in the ass for not pursuing a better career path and I should've put my interests on the back burner and picked something actually lucrative instead of following that "do what you enjoy" mind set.

This has been stressing me out so much and I've literally stayed up till 5AM redoing my resume and applying to different positions. My narcolepsy symptoms are getting worse and I can barely stay awake during the day now l. I'm at a point where I don't even want to work anymore. Not even in the field I orignally was aiming for, nothing sounds good to me at all. I feel like no matter what job I get I'll feel miserable and fuck it up somehow like I have literally everything up to this point. I just want to sleep all day and get money somehow. I have absolutely no drive or passion anymore.

I know thats not an option but it keeps going through my head and I feel like such a lazy POS because of it. Like I have a freelance gig for the next 3 days that im going to get an okay pay check from, and I'm doing drone videography which is something I actually used to really love doing. But now I dont even want to go because I feel no drive for it what so ever and I'm convinced ill just fuck it up somehow. I'm still gonna go ofc I need the money desperately but I am dreading it.

All of this has just been triggering me so much and I'm falling back into very harmful ways of thinking. I've been able to hold myself back from being stupid but I cant lie that the thoughts are extremely present like a nagging voice in the back of my head. I just wish I could enjoy life without it feeling like existing is a chore

Obviously this is not referring to companies who request cover letter in the position description.

I just finished optimizing my resume to be more ATS friendly because I unfortunately had no clue what that was until today and I've been reading a bunch of posts from recruiters here who are saying they only look at a resume for 10 seconds before deciding if they'll pass or not. And with all of these new things of "make sure your resume is only 1 page" and "dont describe position responsibilities" it got me thinking, do people even care about cover letters anymore? Like if they're barely looking at my resume why would they bother with a cover letter? If a company doesn't explicitly ask for one should I not bother?

And if a company does ask for a cover letter do any new standards and AI bs apply to that too? I feel so out of touch despite being in my 20s because literally no one talks about this stuff irl.

I've been reading resume tips and I've found a few things helpful and easy to fix in my resume but one thing that I keep seeing and I don't know how to approach is the listing of statistics in your job descriptions?

I'm a recent graduate and I'm in the creative marketing, Videography/Video Editing, social media world. I've had 2 relevant internships to the positions I'm applying for but due to the fact I was an intern I have NO CLUE how my work impacted the company. I don't have access to those metrics, I have examples of work I've done but I have no idea how those actually impacted the company. I know how to read social media metrics as I've done it for my own accounts but since I dont have access to these accounts dashboards how would I even list statistics?

The only thing i can think of doing is going through and counting up the total amount of views each video I produced for each internship got and writing "Amassed a total of X views for the brand in X Days/Months". The issue with this though is my most recent internship my biggest project I did is behind a pay wall (educational course) where it doesn't even list views, and my team isn't even in charge of tracking how many sales we got so even if I was still there I wouldn't be able to find out.

Also how would I handle my past jobs that aren't related to my field? Should I just trash them completely or keep them to show that I've been in the work force for longer than a year. Since my past experience is mostly retail and food service its not like I can pull "X Customers left happy" from my memory.

Is there anything I can do? I can't say accurately how much engagement/followers I generated because I wasn't running the account I was just producing the content for it. And I don't want to just make up numbers that seems like it could land me in so deep shit.

So I read through the wiki, read what everything does and is used for, and where to get it but im so lost on what exactly I should get!!! How do you guys decide what you need? As much as I'd love to just buy one of everything and use whatever I need when I need it, Im on a budget so I need to be wise about what exactly I chose and from what I've seen theres literally thousands of things you could use.

I'm planning on doing anime styled faceups if that gives context. And I know the specific brands of sealant and remover I should get but I am lost on what I should be focusing on getting for the actual make up itself. And how do I know what brushes I should get?

Choice paralysis is very real right now LOL

I struggled with an extremely restrictive and purging eating disorder in the past. I lost a significant amount of weight and started going through recovery. For a while I was at a very healthy weight and I wasn't focusing on food and was instead focusing on keeping myself fed when I was hungry and staying active.

Well life happens and I was diagnosed with a chronic illness. I have Narcolepsy so my lack of energy makes it so working out feels impossible and I've been on a lot of changing medications. Some of those medications had the side effect of weight gain and now I'm nearly back to the weight I was when I first developed my eating disorder. I'm trying to find treatment for my narcolepsy that makes it so I have enough energy to function day to day, allowing me to be active again and I'd like to lose weight in a healthy manner this time but I don't think I'll have the mental fortitude to not fall back into disordered habits.

I was thinking about finding a nutritionist/dietian/whatever its called that specializes with helping people with eating disorders if thats possible but I was wondering if anyone else has tried it and if it helped or made things worse? Im extremely worried that talking about food and becoming super focused on things like what I'm eating and how much I'm working out will just trigger me, cause overwhelming food noise, and make me go to the extreme. But at the same time I'm afraid that if I do nothing and keep gaining weight I'll hit a point where I relapse as well. So I'm at a loss of what to do. Does anyone have any advice?

So I'm job hunting and this question popped into mind while I was doing a follow up on an application. This company wants to remove preliminary interviews so they asked applicants to answer some questions and send it in via video. In all the video is like 2 minutes and the questions were very basic stuff like how you got into the field (Videography, Video editing, and social media in this case) what your experience is and why you wanna work for the company.

Due to how short it is and it wasnt an actual formal interview I didn't bother putting on makeup, I just brushed my hair and made sure I didn't look disheveled. The thing is I look quite ugly in the videos. I'm not conventionally attractive at all, I have very stereotypically masculine features (which isn't great as a woman) that I often need to soften with the power of make up. I'm also over weight which I know isn't really the societal standard. I also have some flaws like crooked teeth and not perfect skin. But I take good care of my hygiene, I dress well (I love fashion), and I always make sure I'm presentable if I'm going somewhere that isn't like the local convenience store, so I'm not worried about coming off as unprofessional.

I'm just super paranoid that I'll be ignored based only on my looks. I've been in positions in the past where I feel like a position that I was qualified for was instead given to someone less qualified than me but more conventionally attractive and I dont know if I'm just over reacting or if theres some rationale in my thinking. Has anyone else experienced this?

I'm just super pissed rn and I need to vent.

I haven't found any meds that work for me at all so my doctor decided to finally try me on Xywav. I was told itd be a long process but it should only take about 2 weeks.

Well after a few minor wrinkles that I've gotten ironed out I get a call from Jazz (the place that does Xywav) and they tell me my insurance denied me the meds... Oh cool thats just dandy.

So I give the insurance a call and they say its because I haven't tried all treatment options yet. For context ive been on Ritalin, Modafinil, Armodafinil, Sunosi, and Wakix. Including multiple antidepressants that are specifically supposed to increase energy, and nothing has worked. I ask the insurance what specifically they want me to try and they say Modafinil and Armodafinil which like I said I've already tried. Then they say I should try Xyrem or Lumryz first... bro really you're going to be that much of a stickler about which type of Oxybate I try first??? They said my doctor has sent in an appeal but it could take up to September 12th. I am going to be seeing an entirely new sleep specialist by then because I'm moving doctors so I don't even know what to do.

My family pays 500 DOLLARS A MONTH FOR OUR COVERAGE! What the hell is the point of such a large price tag if I still have to pay 50 for every specialist appointment I see and I can't even get Narcolepsy medication as someone diagnosed with Narcolepsy.

I'm very picky about the kits I get because I only like certain character designs and clothes. I've seen a lot of characters that I think look gorgeous then I see they're from a TV or game series I've never heard of. I feel like id feel a bit like a poser if I bought a character from something I never consumed nor have interest in consuming but at the same time some of them are so cute!!!

Have any of you bought kits of characters you don't know just because you like the design?

I have Narcolepsy and a very common side effect of a medication I'm about to start is bed wetting because of how deep of a sleep it can put you in. I frequently wake up during the night to use the bathroom (much more than the average person) so I wouldn't be surprised if I experience this side effect, I'm preparing ahead of time by getting diapers and a waterproof mattress cover.

The thing is I'm not sure what to get in terms of diapers? I was thinking just the normal disposables but I'd feel terrible throwing away so many diapers if they're not even used (since I'm not sure how my body will react yet) are there good reusable diapers that you all would recommend? Or should I just test it out with the disposables first? Any recommendations are very appreciated. Bonus points if they're a bit discreet, I still live with my family and while they know my condition they don't know this potential side effect and I don't want my family to be worried about my health (they tend to freak out over fairly normal side effects sometimes lol)

Warning for potentially uncomfortable topics like urination.

So I'm in the process of getting on Xywav and I'm extremely concerned about the bed wetting side effect. I wake up at least 4 times a night to use the bathroom, even if I don't drink water before bed I'll still wake up that frequently to use the bathroom. It was so prevalent in my sleep diary and during my sleep study that they made a note of it in my results.

I also had a run in a few months ago where I had an accident while sleeping twice, given I was going through anti depressant withdrawals so I dont know if that had any affect but still it happened. I'm just worried about how to approach this. Does anyone know how common the side effect is and if it happens if I should be worried about my dosage at all?

I'm planning on getting diapers and a waterproof mattress cover to have on board during my first couple of months, as embarrassing as that feels to be doing at 23 I'd prefer that over potentially ruining my mattress.

Any one have any insight or advice on the topic?

I have N2 and I'm waiting for my insurance to approve of my Xywav prescription but when I'm not working and I'm home I legitimately feel like I cant function until around night time.

Im in between jobs right now so I'm spending a lot of time at home, when I worked, although I'd feel miserable I was able to wake up on time and work my whole shift because I had responsibilities to do and I had to make money. It was hard most days but I was able to push through. But when I'm home I'm essentially useless.

I will sleep all day essentially and only get up for 2-3 hour periods at a time. I have some unpaid projects I need to work on but I legitimately dont feel like I can muster enough motivation to get up and work on them until around 7-9 PM and even then its rough. I usually go to sleep around 12 to 2 AM so doing some really rough math I'm usually only able to function on my own without any external factors after 15 to 17 hours of sleep.

Does anyone else experience this? I dont think its insomnia or anything because I'm able to go to sleep at night (admittedly very restless sleep but still sleep), I just feel like I can't function without actual copious amounts of sleep and its incredibly annoying because I pretty much can't live my life outside of work.

I've tried multiple stimulants but none of them have worked, I still haven't tried some big name ones like Adderall because my doctors haven't wanted to try it for some reason. I'm waiting to see if Xywav works at all. If you feel similarly how do you cope?

Sorry if this is a silly question, I'm a video editor but with the rise in demand I've been thinking about expanding my skills to motion graphics as well since its almost expected for an editor to also do motion graphics at this point.

But the thing is a lot of what I see seems like people animating things from their own art work and I have the drawing skills of a 6 year old. It also seems like a lot of 3D graphics sometimes which I feel like I can get down the actual modeling part if I locked in and practiced a bunch but I'm not very confident I could get down the actual texturing/coloring part.

Pretty much anything requiring 2D art skills I feel like I may not be the best at, I practiced drawing for years and could never wrap my head around it or how to get better honestly. So I'm wondering if theres motion designers who don't have 2D art skills or if its required?

I'm sure there's a million of these posts on this sub but I want to share my experience since theres a unique aspect of it I don't quite know how to approach.

So my sibling struggles with what seems to be (no official diagnosis) insomnia and seems to think that narcolepsy is just the opposite of all their struggles. They don't seek any treatment for it because of past trauma that I wont disclose, they barely take any medications, they're even hesitant to take Asprin sometimes. I respect their experience and won't judge them for doing what makes themself comfortable but they don't seem to do the same for me.

They often make weird remarks about me having "Taken all the sleep" genetically, saying things like "I wish I can sleep that much", one time even hit me with the "I wish i could have Narcolepsy for a day and see what its like". All of which I've rebuttaled and explained how Narcolepsy is a severe condition and not just "i sleep a lot" I have type 2 so it seems like because I dont have cataplexy they just assume I don't have any severe symptoms. Despite me having expressed to them that I havent felt energized in years, it makes working much more difficult for me which really sucks as a career oriented person, and that I experience a myriad of other side effects outside of just the daytime sleepiness like sleep walking which has lead to me physically getting hurt, hypnopompic hallucinations, and extremely vivid nightmares.

The thing that sparked me to make this post is because we were having a conversation about one of us moving our rooms to accommodate a new family member joining the household. We're going to have another room built next to the kitchen where there will be a lot of foot traffic. My sibling said something along the lines of that they didn't want to take the room because they struggle with sleep and if something wakes them up they wont be able to go back to sleep easily while I have Narcolepsy so I'll be able to just go back to sleep whenever I want. This really got under my skin because ITS NOT TRUE FOR ME AT ALL. I'm literally writing this at 4AM because my partner is staying over for the night and he's a snorer (hes going to a doctor about it soon no worries) and I'm an incredibly LIGHT sleeper that will literally wake up at any sound unless im in the middle of sleeping after an intense sleep attack. And the even weirder thing is I already agreed to take the room so the comment was really unnecessary!

I've tried over and over again to explain to them how they view Narcolepsy just isn't true. I mean fuck there's people with narcolepsy who have insomnia too! Its not just a magical cancelation of literally any other sleep problem, its the exact opposite and most of us have SEVERE issues trying to sleep. But no matter how many times I try to explain this it seems like it gets brushed off and I dont know how to approach it.

I don't want to down play their experience at all but its just statistically true that insomnia is much more common than Narcolepsy and that there are a bunch of treatment options they can look into if they wanted to but they haven't even bothered getting an actual diagnosis. I mean shit even if they magically changed their mind and wanted to see if over the counter supplements like melatonin help they have that option! I don't think theres been a single Narcolepsy medication I've gotten that hasn't required me pulling teeth to receive it. How do I tell them they're comparing apples to oranges at this point without it seeming like I'm trying to make it a "who has it worse" competition? Because I feel like they take it like that whenever I mention my struggles even though I dont mean it like that at all, I'd never want to make someone feel like their condition is being down played by me

Im new to this hobby and I know that this may seem lame to some people but its just a personal preference!

I'm personally not a big fan of how sexualized some of the clothes on some of the figures are, along with the exaggerated chest proportions of some. If that's your style all power to you! They're just not my cup of tea.

So I was wondering about brands that have more "modest" (I guess you would say not sure what other word to use) kits? An example of a brand i like is Chitocerium, their builds are perfect in my eyes and I love their dark aesthetic I already have 2 of their kits and would love to buy more. But I was wondering if anyone had other recommendations.

If you have any follow up questions feel free to ask :]

So I've gotten super into collectibles figures and dolls recently that you can customize. One of the communities is called BJDs (more your traditional type of doll, a very fem dominated community) and the other is model kits/girlplas (Pretty much Gundams but you make cute anime girls and can customize different accessories if you want, a very masc dominated community).

My experience with looking for BJDs has been great, of course you're bound to find sexually charged dolls and stuff from time to time but its not something thats really shoved down your throat. And I've found its present in both the feminine and masculine frame dolls. The only issue is due to the nature of the dolls mostly being made out of more expensive materials like resin or vinyl compared to something like plastic, and often being produced by small companies rather than mass produced, these dolls can get extremely expensive very quickly. Thats why I turned to looking at Girlpla model kits in the mean time and oh my lord.

When I say 90% of the models are half naked and obviously made to appeal to the male gaze im not joking. I purposely buy only ones I believe are tasteful and not overtly sexual. And I get it some things are going to be sexual in nature, that part doesn't bother me enough to ruin my day. The part that bothers me is that there are SO MANY THAT LOOK LIKE LITTLE GIRLS. And they're dressed in essentially no clothes. I've literally had to avoid certain companies even if I found a kit I liked because I looked through and would see they sell what looks like a 10 year old girl in something abhorrent. And the community just regards it like its normal and have these scantily clad little children on their shelves and don't care because "they're not real" its honestly fucking disgusting how people treat the image of young girls.

Also if you look at some of these kits it's literally the meme from the early 2000s MMORPGS where its like "Level 100 Female Mage Armour" and its just a bikini. Some of these kits literally will have the character in full suits of armor then cut out the middle of the chest plate so she can have extremely exaggerated boobs. And I'm not even talking normal large chest I'm talking physics and anatomy defying boobs.

Don't get me wrong I'm not hating on this hobby at all, I've fallen in love with it and I've been having a blast making cute little figures but Jesus christ i wish I could scroll through the available kits without feeling dirty or like I'm gonna get put on some type of watch list just so i can eventually find one that isn't terribly oversexualized. Being a woman in a space that isn't meant to feel safe for women really fucking sucks, can't even use a hobby as escapism without realizing society views us as inherently sexual beings even if we don't do anything.