Obscura

Okay, I'm Professor Penn.

I wanna welcome you to Conceptional Art Design

and their Modern Methods.

I wanna find out

from each of you what you intend to get out of this class.

What is the medium that you enjoy?

Is is modern?

Do you even like art?

Or are you using this just for another credit?

There are no wrong answers,

so you can be totally, totally honest.

Okay, I'll start.

I love art.

In fact, my favorite artist is a local man.

His name is Mitchel Burndry,

and I have sent each of you on your student emails

samples of his work so you get the idea.

You.

Okay, what medium do you use?

Watercolors.

I like it.

And you, Sir?

Graffiti, I guess.

I don't know.

And you?

Photography.

Andrew?

Go talk to that girl, man.

Please?

No, man, not tonight.

No.

You need to get out there.

It's a bad idea.

- And that girl was fuckin' hot, come on.

All right.

Please?

Will you watch this?

I will.

Did I look lonely to you?

- My friend Ryan over there wanted me to ask you out.

So, what do you do?

Uh, I'm studying art.

More specifically, photography.

- Really? - Yeah.

I'm an art major.

How have I not seen you around?

Do you go to SOC?

Um, it's her sister school.

No shame in community college.

Can I get another vodka over here, also a water?

Thank you.

What do you usually take pictures of?

(throat clears) Usually landscape stuff.

Is that interesting to you?

It is, yeah.

I mean, I can do portrait stuff as well,

but I just mainly like taking pictures

of things that don't move.

Oh.

Capture most out of it.

- So, I guess that means that you don't wanna take

my picture then, huh?

- No, you're right, I don't wanna take your picture.

Ouch.

You're too pretty for a picture.

Okay.

I've fallen for your pickup lines that don't exist.

- Perfect, then you can come take a walk with me.

Listen, I'm gonna go have a smoke.

Will I see you out there?

Okay.

So, what happened, man?

Did you scare her off?

- Do you wanna know how to get the attention of a puppy dog?

Confidence.

Well, yeah, but what about that one?

Like I said, it's a bad idea.

I need to talk to you a few minutes

about something on page 14.

- Oh. - Do you wanna come with me?

Okay, no big deal.

Oh, and Andrew, hang in there

'cause I got something else to talk to you about, too.

Coffee?

Yeah.

Thank you.

That's not very good.

I don't need it to be good,

I just need it to be right now.

Do you have a suggestion, then?

Yeah.

- I don't know if I should be taking advice

from strangers in the middle of the night.

My name's Marissa.

Now we're not strangers.

I'm Andrew.

So, what do you do?

- I work for the "Southern Oregon Journal," actually.

Like news, headlines, ads, pictures, mainly.

Kinda whatever it is they throw at me.

That's really cool.

Well (chuckles).

Is that why you carry the camera?

- Yeah, it's exactly why I carry the camera (chuckles).

You should let me take your picture.

No.

No?

No.

Photographers don't necessarily

like getting their picture taken.

I mean, you don't like paint the painter.

We just don't tend to show up well on film (chuckles).

- Well, the painter's getting painted tonight.

- Is there no way, like I can get out of this?

No.

Okay.

Just one picture.

Okay.

Thank you.

Ready?

I guess (throat clears).

Beautiful.

Well, what is it that you do?

I'm a teacher.

Oh.

Yeah, kindergarten.

Okay.

That's a handful (laughs), but-

I bet.

Enjoy that?

I do, I love my job.

That's good.

It's good to enjoy, enjoy what you do everyday.

Do you like what you do?

Do I like what I do?

It has its moments.

It's a job.

I used to like it.

Yeah.

Do you usually go around in the middle

of the night talkin' to random people?

Is that just a new thing you're tryin' out?

Always.

- Always. - No (chuckles).

This is nice.

It is.

Do you come here often?