The Life of an Artist.

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Choice count: 82

Section count: 39

Image count: 39

Error count: 19

Field Related Analysis

Education : 172 matches

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Web development : 66 matches

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Law : 61 matches

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Target Structure: (31 matches)

dead-end job (2 matches)

ins-and-outs (1 match)

invaluable (2 matches)

lack of (3 matches)

learn the ropes (2 matches)

mortgage (2 matches)

office politics (2 matches)

ojt (3 matches)

on-the-job-training (1 match)

overtime (1 match)

overwhelm (1 match)

pension (2 matches)

premium wage (2 matches)

pulled off (1 match)

retirement (3 matches)

set aside (2 matches)

straight a's (2 matches)

test drive (1 match)

the drive of work (2 matches)

thoroughly (1 match)

though (1 match)

time management (1 match)

trainees (1 match)

wage (9 matches)

worthwhile (1 match)

corruption (9 matches)

ingrained (1 match)

bribes (3 matches)

volunteer (2 matches)

volunteering (4 matches)

abroad (4 matches)

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The Life of an Artist.

Congratulations, you Graduated From College!

It is the end of the college. You have done your final project in Arts, Literature, and Communication option theater, and you got your DEC. You can stop school there, to take time for yourself, or to continue to the University. What do you choose?

Choice 1 : Take a Break of School.

Choice 2 : Go to the University.

People graduating from college

Take a Break of School.

After two years of college, you decided to stop school. You can choose to take a sabbatical year and to return school later, or to start searching for work.

Choice 1 : Take a Sabbatical Year.

Choice 2 : Search for a Job.

Guy taking a break.

Go to the University.

You chose to go to the University. Since your program was in the theater option at college, you decided to choose between three programs related to that field. But one of these needs more dedication!

Choice 1 : Go in the Acting Program.

Choice 2 : Go in the Drama Education Program.

Choice 3 : Go in the Stagecraft Program.

Univeristy icon

Take a Sabbatical Year.

You decided to take a sabbatical year. What do you want to do during this sabbatical year?

Choice 1 : Search for a Job.

Choice 2 : Enjoy your life.

Choice 3 : Work on your personal projects.

Person taking a sabbatical year, and travelling.

Search for a Job.

You decided to search for a job. People around you offer you many possibilities. What will you choose?

Choice 1 : Go work for an Excavation Company.

Choice 2 : Study to work on Your Parents Company.

Choice 3 : Go work at McDonald.

Person searching for a job.

Go in the Acting Program.

You choose to go in the acting program even if you know that it is very difficult to be accepted in this program. You have to prepare yourself for the auditions, or to choose another program. What do you do?

Choice 1 : Prepare for your auditions.

Choice 2 : Be lazy and play video games.

Choice 3 : Go in the Drama Education Program.

Choice 4 : Go in the Stagecraft Program.

A person doing acting.

Go in the Drama Education Program.

You decided to go in the drama Education program because of the travelling you did and because of all the experience you are having with children and teenagers. They taught you exercises that you can learn to your students, to help them to be prepared for a show. They taught you the importance of having a certain authority, but also the importance of being comprehensive with students, and all the development of their psychology. They finally taught you how to spot a problem on a class, and some solutions to fix it, and the basics of dramaturgy. You had straight A's, and the subjects seems easy to you. You can now start your career as a teacher, or work on your personal projects.

Choice 1 : Start your Career.

Choice 2 : Work on your Personal Projects.

A teacher and his students happy in front of a theater curtain.

Go in the Stagecraft Program.

You chose the stagecraft program. The teachers taught you how is working the rigging of a stage, the semiotics, some sewing techniques, the study of the lighting and of the sound, the conception of the stage set, and gave you an initiation to the puppetry. You also learn by your common courses the basics of dramaturgy. You got straight A's on every subject, but you had some difficulty with your time management. However, after three years and a production, you are now ready to start your career. You can also work on your personal projects. Congratulations!

Choice 1 : Start your Career.

Choice 2 : Work on your Personal Projects.

People building a stage.

Enjoy your Life.

You decided to take some time for yourself and to enjoy your life. What will you do to enjoy it completely?

Choice 1 : Travel.

Choice 2 : Be Lazy and Play Video Games.

People happy.

Work on your Personal Projects.

You decided to take your time to work on your personal project. In fact, you are planning to write a play, and to shoot short films with your friends. Do you think you have enough inspiration now or do you need to get inspired?

Choice 1 : Start to Write your Play.

Choice 2 : Get Inspired.

A person working on his personal project

Go Work for an Excavation Company.

Yo choose to go work for an excavation company. You now need to learn the ropes, and to do an on-the-job-training if you want to get a better wage. You can also stay at your wage, if you're too lazy. What will you do?

Choice 1 : Do an OJT.

Choice 2 : Stay at your Actual Wage.

People excavating.

Work on your Parents Company.

You decided to work with your parents on their company. You have to do some basic formations about hazardous materials, and to get an ASP construction if you want to work with them on the worksites because they are repairing pumps and doing electricity. You can also do small jobs that don't require these formations. What do you choose?

Choice 1 : Do the Basic Formations to Work with your Parents.

Choice 2 : Do Jobs That Don't Require Formation.

Familly business

Go Work at McDonald.

You go work for McDonald. Even after years of work, you couldn't get the wage you expected. Also, it's a dead-end job, and you don't feel fulfill and worthwhile when you work there. Too bad, that's a game over!

Choice 1 : Return to the beginning

McDonald logo

Do an OJT.

You choose to get a better wage by doing an OJT. The manager taught you and to two other trainees how to operate the excavator, and all the security procedures, and the ins-and-outs of the job. You can now get a premium wage. Unfortunately, you do a lot of overtime, and you quickly feel overwhelm. You realise that excavation is fun to experiment, but that's not what you want to do for the rest of your life. You finally gave your resignation, and you now need to restart at the beginning. Sorry!

Choice 1 : Return to the beginning

Man and woman as workers on excavator in quarry pointing at things

Stay at your Actual Wage.

You decided that you wanted to stay at your actual wage because you were lazy of getting more training. You're now stuck on a dead-end job, with no possibility of improvement. Too bad, that's a game over!

Choice 1 : Return to the beginning

Game over picture

Do the Basic Formations to Work with your Parents.

You chose to do the formations with the CNEEST. Even if the formations didn't interest you, you can at least work with your parents on their company. You do some basic electricity, and you change and repair pumps for clients on emergency call. It is nice to work with your family, but you feel like you missed something. You're not able to get the drive of work. Too bad, that's a game over!

Choice 1 : Return to the beginning

Person repairing a pump

Do Jobs That Don't Require Formation.

You decide to do small jobs that don't require extra formation. You find some clients, and you take your old father business on landscaping. You want to do something meaningful, but you have a lack of motivation, and you lose your good reputation. Let's say that it was just a test drive, and return to the beginning!

Choice 1 : Return to the beginning

A person doing gardening

Travel.

You choose to travel during your next year. You think that it's the best way to enjoy this year. You can travel for fun, or go volunteering abroad. What do you want to do?

Choice 1 : Travel for Fun.

Choice 2 : Go Volunteering Abroad.

A plane travelling.

Be Lazy and Play Video Games.

You spent a year doing nothing? Really? You wasted your time, money, and your parents confidence. Restart from the beginning!

Choice 1 : Return to the beginning

South Park guy being lazy, and playing video games.

Start your Career.

Now that you are well-known in the world of the theater or that you get you diploma from University, it is time to start your career. Whatever what was your journey to get there, you always knew that you wanted to be a multidisciplinary artist. You made many contacts while doing your works, and you decided to register in the ''Union des artistes'', and did the auditions for many castings. You also participated at the stagecraft of many productions, and did some replacement on secondary schools. After having seen that the artistic field was ingrained in corruption, and that many directors of the castings you made received some bribes, you realise that you needed to do something. What do you want to do?

Choice 1 : Try to Reveal the Corruption.

Choice 2 : Go Teach Fully at CEGEP.

Choice 3 : Start Your Own Theater Company.

Man carrying a briefcase

Go Volunteering Abroad.

You chose to volunteer abroad. The possibilities to get a premium wage when you come back and to improve your English skills attracted you. You can also use what you learned there to inspire you on your personal projects. For which cause do you want to volunteer, and where? You have two possibilities.

Choice 1 : Go to Ethiopia, and Work in Education.

Choice 2 : Go to South Africa, and Save the Wildlife.

People volunteering abroad

Travel for Fun.

You want to enjoy truly your travelling, so you don't want to go volunteering. Where do you want to travel?

Choice 1 : Travel to Japan.

Choice 2 : Travel to France.

Choice 3 : Travel to the United States.

People travelling.

Go to Ethiopia, and Work in Education.

You went to Ethiopia, and helped to build some schools for the students. That helped a lot to improve your English, and after one year, you feel fulfilled, and you feel that what you did was the right thing. However, after that year, you decide that it is time to return home. This invaluable experience inspired you a lot, but you still have life choices to do. During the next years, what will you choose to do?

Choice 1 : Go to the University.

Choice 2 : Search for a Job.

Choice 3 : Work on your personal projects.

Guy helping other countries students

Go to South Africa, and Save the Wildlife.

You went to South Africa, and you helped to save many animals, like elephants and rhinoceros. That helped a lot to improve your English, and after one year, you feel fulfilled, and you feel that what you did was the right thing. However, after that year, you decide that it is time to return home. This invaluable experience inspired you a lot, but you still have life choices to do. During the next years, what will you choose to do?

Choice 1 : Go to the University.

Choice 2 : Search for a Job.

Choice 3 : Work on your personal projects.

A group saving a rhinoceros

Travel to Japan.

You decided to travel to Japan. You were impressed by the beauty of the landscapes in the pictures, and you wanted to see it for real. It is also because of your passion for the Japanese animation. The travel was nice, unfortunately, it cost a lot, and after this you don't have enough money to live properly Even though it inspired you for the writing of a play. You can search for a job, work on your personal projects or try to restart from the beginning.

Choice 1 : Return to the beginning

Choice 2 : Search for a Job.

Choice 3 : Work on your personal projects.

Japan landscape

Travel to France.

You decided to travel to France. You were impressed by the pictures of the Eiffel Tower, and you wanted to see it for real. It inspired you for the writing of a play. Unfortunately, the travel cost a lot, and after this you don't have enough money to live properly. You can search for a job, work on your personal project or try to restart from the beginning.

Choice 1 : Return to the beginning

Choice 2 : Search for a Job.

Choice 3 : Work on your personal projects.

The Eiffel tower

Travel to the United States.

You decided to travel to the United States. You were impressed by the beauty of the landscapes in the pictures, and you wanted to see it for real. You went to the Grand Canyon, and saw the road 66. Unfortunately, the travel cost a lot, and after this you don't have enough money to live properly. It inspired you for the writing of a play. You can search for a job, work for your personal projects or try to restart from the beginning.

Choice 1 : Return to the beginning

Choice 2 : Search for a Job.

Choice 3 : Work on your personal projects.

Grand canyon

Start to Write your Play.

You start to write a play, and you're happy of your job, and confident, so you decide to publish it. Will the publisher find it good or bad?

Choice 1 : The Publisher Loves your Play.

Choice 2 : The Publisher Doesn't Like your Play.

William Shakespeare

Get Inspired.

You are not inspired enough to write your play. You are trying to write something, but no creativity comes. You think that it would be good to travel to inspire you, or to get parallel formations at the University that would help you to know where to start.

Choice 1 : Travel.

Choice 2 : Go to the University.

Get inspired logo

The Publisher Loves your Play.

The publisher finds your play very good and publish it. It is a success in the Province of Quebec and at the International. You quickly become popular, and you can now start your career. You can also go to the University if you want some more preparation. Congratulations!

Choice 1 : Start your Career.

Choice 2 : Go to the University.

A publisher loving a writing

The Publisher Doesn't Like your Play.

The publisher doesn't want to publish your play. He says that your message is vague, and that you have a lack of originality. You can either get more inspired, take a parallel training at University to learn the ropes, or modify it and try to publish it again.

Choice 1 : Get inspired.

Choice 2 : Go to the University.

Choice 3 : Start to Write your Play.

A book with a X over it

Prepare for your Auditions.

You prepared yourself for the auditions thoroughly, and now you are ready to present in front of the judges. You're already registered at the University. That's good! Will you present or change your mind?

Choice 1 : Present in Front of the Judges.

Choice 2 : Go in the Drama Education Program (change your mind)

Choice 3 : Go in the Stagecraft Program (change your mind)

People preparing an audition

Present in Front of the Judges.

You choose to present your auditions in front of the judges. You have guts! Despite it was stressful you pulled off! The judges love your presentation, and they accept you in the program.

Choice 1 : Start the Acting Program.

A person presenting in front of the judges

Start the Acting Program.

You start the acting program, and you completely love it! Teachers help you to develop your creativity, teach you methods to create a character, and to change their voices and postures. They also teach you the ''method acting'', and how to express your feelings by the use of your memories on the stage. They give you advice that will definitely help for the writing of a play too. After three years, you're now ready to start your career, but you can also work on your personal projects.

Choice 1 : Start your Career.

Choice 2 : Work on your Personal Projects.

Students doing acting

Try to Reveal the Corruption.

You try to reveal the corruption and the bribes given to the director, so you register all of his words, and follow him discreetly after the work. You saw the director accept bribes one time, but you didn't have anything to register them at the moment, so you have no proof. Unfortunately, you got caught following them, and the director kicked you out of the casting. However, it gave you a new idea for a play, in which you would denounce office politics. Now you can go teach at CEGEP to try to avoid facing corruption again, or you can make your own theater company.

Choice 1 : Go Teach Fully at CEGEP.

Choice 2 : Start Your Own Theater Company.

A man getting corrupted

Go Teach Fully at CEGEP.

To avoid facing corruption, you decided to go teach at the CEGEP, where they offer you a job steady. You teach them elocution, posture, gesture, writing and method acting. It is nice for you to see the development of your students, and they make you proud. After many years of working at CEGEP, even if you loved it a lot, you get tired of the stability that it offers you, and you want some more action before your retirement. With all your experience, you think that it would be a great idea to create your own theater company, without any corruption.

Choice 1 : Start Your Own Theater Company.

A teacher at cegep

Start Your Own Theater Company.

To create a place where there is no corruption, and where you could do and create anything you want, and participate at all the tasks of the creation of a show, you decided to create your own theater company. You name it ''CJCL'' theater company in honor of your parents' company because they always pushed you and encourage you in your projects and in your career. At your company, you recruit many good actors and producers, with auditions without any corruption, and you make it a place of creation, where artists can work on the creation of a text with the actors, produce a show, and make repetitions. You have all the stuff to make a new show, and the idea of denouncing office politics is still in your mind. So, you start writing proactively, and create a canvas with the actors. You also give ideas for the production of the stage set, and for the sounds that you would like to hear. You even played a small character! The play is a success, and your company does one project after another. You're now 65 years old, and the drive of work is still there, but you're getting tired. You decide to retire.

Choice 1 : Retire and Take a Complete Break.

Choice 2 : Retire but Still Manage and Create for the Theater Company.

Theater company logo

Retire and Take a Complete Break.

After 40 years of working on an artistic field, you decide to take definitely a break of this, and to spend your last years in peace. You spend time with your family, like your brother, children, and grandchildren, and you travel to all the places that you wanted to travel in your twenties, but that you didn't because of a lack of time. Your mortgage is fully paid, and you set aside money for your retirement during 40 years, so you're completely fine. You get a regular pension of $55 000 a year, and that's enough to make you happy. The End.

Choice 1 : Return to the beginning

A retired man with his family

Retire but Still Manage and Create for the Theater Company.

After 40 years of working on an artistic field, you decide to retire. But your drive of work is so big, that you can't get rid of it. So, you still do a little bit of management on the company, and you still write some play, for your own pleasure. You spend time with your family, like your brother, children, and grandchildren, and you travel to some places that you wanted to travel in your twenties. Your mortgage is fully paid, and you set aside money for your retirement during 40 years, so you're completely fine. You get a regular pension of $55 000 a year, and a bit more because of your company. You would have liked to enjoy more your life, and to work a bit less, but now it is too late. The End.

Choice 1 : Return to the beginning

A retired man working