#ILM
If I were you (and I'm not, but anyway…) I'd look for a job and get a few
years' experience in one of the fields you're prepared for, in the kind of
company that allows the opportunity to learn other areas informally. For
example, you might get a job doing graphics at a small video production house
with the idea that you could be an assistant on actual shoots. I worked for a
small company like this for about a year and I learned tons. For example I
learned how to operate the editing equipment and when the editor was on
vacation they had me do it. I also looked for locations, cataloged the
existing footage, and witnessed an all-night lighting session where the
director *finally* got that tinfoil/fire look he wanted (don't ask, but I
learned quite a bit that night).
A big TV studio might be a nice job but you get sort of locked into your
department, and everything is so spread out that you couldn't, say, nip off to
the graphics dept to watch the Paintbox artist every time you have a bit of
downtime.
THEN, when you know a little more about the real life job market, the current
jobs available, the latest technology, etc. you can always go back to school
(full or part time) to round out your education.
I just think that in a few years your knowledge will be that much more
obsolete. The only way to really stay up to date is to get out into the
market.
Michele