Patent ID: 8475173

Claim:
A method of facilitating interest in the arts and facilitating preparation of a portfolio of creative work in the form of a digital resume which is adapted for use in applying for positions in the entertainment industry while attempting to foster an interest in education, the method being automatically performed by an apparatus including a virtual workstation configured to access multimedia tools, the method comprising: allowing input by the person to access the multimedia tools via the virtual workstation, the multimedia tools comprising a music sequence editor and a video sequence editor configured to facilitate the creation of an original digital composition; allowing input by the person to select whether to access the multimedia tools via a video studio graphical user interface or a music studio graphical user interface; allowing the person to access the virtual workstation to generate the original digital composition based on the creativity of the person; requiring that the person complete at least one educational project to continue accessing the virtual workstation to generate the original digital composition; storing the original digital composition on a storage media to create at least a portion of a digital resume adapted for use in applying for entertainment related positions, the digital resume comprising subject matter related to the person's academic performance, experience, skills, and marketability.