One of the great pleasures of life is that moment in the cinema when the lights finally dim fully, the screen widens, and the whole room is silent. The anticipation. The energy. The incredibly human experience of sitting in a large, darkened room with others to be whisked away into a story.
It's safe to say I've always been a movie geek. I love stories. And I've grown to love creating those stories for other people to experience. The process fascinates me, which of course is why my career aspirations lie in the field of movie-making. Even when I was young (we're talking single digit ages), what came after the movies enthralled me. I coveted the behind the scenes features on my precious DVDs, becoming captivated by how a bunch of people created what I just watched. I learn terms like "dolly zoom" and "ADR," intent on one day being able to use them.
Further yet, I fell in love with watching interviews and press junkets with directors, producers, actors, anyone involved in the process. I'll hardly be able to contain myself the day that I premiere a film or do any sort of press for it. That's the goal, really; to craft stories and tell people about them. Anytime I get to do any work related to my field of (currently independent) study, my severely geeky side comes out. My energy level goes through the roof when I'm working on a project, despite how little sleep I've probably gotten. And here's the real geeky truth: I am incredibly excited for all the sleepless nights and abundant stress that awaits me in my career. My outlook is if I'm stressed about what I love, if I'm losing sleep over what I love in order to better it, then I will content.
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