Hey it's me!

So you really want to know more about me? Well OK then, but you've been warned!   My name is Bryen Miller and I transferred to IUSB in the fall of 2013 as a senior majoring in New Media with a concentration in Informatics after a considerable hiatus in my education.  Why the hiatus?  Let's just say life happened and someday I'll have an Oscar winning screenplay on my hands!   Previously I attended the University of Evansville majoring in Mass Communications with concentrations in public relations and journalism, but decided to switch to New Media to further develop skills that don't come naturally to me.

When it comes to movies, television and music, I have a very eclectic taste.  Some of my favorite movies include Cruel Intentions, American Hustle, Identity Thief and pretty much any superhero film.  As far as television goes, I'm a self-proclaimed news junkie.  However, when I'm not watching Anderson Cooper, I absolutely love Scandal, The Crazy Ones and American Horror Story.  Sadly, I have also watched Days of Our Lives since high school, so if I don't write an Oscar winning screenplay I probably have a future writing soap operas.  Music has always been a huge passion in my life and I tend to favor electronic dance music, but I also love everything from country to classical as well.  A few of my favorite artists right now include Avicci, Fall Out Boy and Hunter Hayes.

Making media is such a creative and powerful way to communicate an idea or story, and I love how it has the ability to illicit strong emotional responses that can truly change people's thoughts and perspectives.  While I love media for the pure entertainment of it, I am more interested in they way media can be used to create change in the world.  I am also finding myself drawn more and more to audio technology and intrigued by the emerging field of music informatics.  After graduation I would love to find work with a public relations firm or even a non-profit organization and work in their media department.  (Of course on the side I'll be working on that screenplay!)  In the meantime I am looking forward to this semester and developing my skills!