UNS — Content creator, scriptwriter, and actor, Jovial da Lopez shared tips and experiences with the Vocational School (SV) Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta students to work in the creative content field. Jovial da Lopez shared the materials as the speaker in the Vocational Week 2021 Closing Ceremony on the “Power of Vocation” held by the Student Executive Board (BEM) SV UNS on Sunday (1/8/2021) through the Zoom Cloud Meeting.
Jovial da Lopez who recently stepped out of the YouTube content-making activities stated that in working in the creative content field, the young generation should be brave and consistent. Brave to make a different decision for a job even though they have a different educational background with their job decision. This case is especially true for Jovial da Lopez who graduated from Undergraduate Program in Physics majoring in Nuclear and Particle Physics from FMIPA Universitas Indonesia (UI). He also learned theatrical arts at Institut Kesenian Jakarta (IKJ) before studying physics.
Despite his Bachelor in Physics degree, Jovial da Lopez felt attracted to writing scrip and acting like what he learned from IKJ. “Andovi returned to Indonesia then focused on shooting for YouTube (videos), then I observed that the result is quite exciting. Then I am attracted to (theater) again after studying nuclear physics for 3.5 years; suddenly I am attracted to my initial interest in theater,” he explained.
When he first started his YouTube channel with Andovi da Lopez in SkinnyIndonesian24, their YouTube contents were not monetized. Only in the following years that their uploaded content started to generate money together with the increase in SkinnyIndonesian24 subscribers.
“Selecting career depends on our interest, but honestly, at first, YouTube did not generate money. Rationally, it was not a good choice, but at the time, we have side jobs. Thus, it can be a subsidy,” he said.
The actor behind the ‘Jovi’ character in Bucin movie also stated that in creating creative content works, someone needs to be consistent. The boss in this kind of job is oneself. Thus, being lazy and only work based on mood must be avoided.
“If we are lazy, we will always be lazy. We need to realize that life is moving. We need to do something; we need to create. This is the key to consistency in SkinnyIndonesian24. If we are do nothing because of mood or if our brain is only full of mood than the truth, we will lose, because everyone in this world move,” he said. Humas UNS
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