Welcome to my blog!- Why I Wanted to be a Film Major

​Hello and welcome to my blog!!  I don't have much experience in blogging but I've just finished college with a degree in Film Production and Digital Media and through my experiences I can say I have written A LOT of film related essays and stories :) I'd love to share some of my professional analysis and ideas with you all in the future but for now I just wanna talk about how silly the world of film is!  We get to play and create make believe worlds all day and it's a real job!  Filmmaking is awesome :) 

My idea for this blog is to share my love of films and television and engage with you in conversations about what everyone has been watching lately and how you're feeling about it.  The main components I like to analyze during a screening is the film's overall color, mood, props, lighting, characters, actors and time period.  I love a good period piece because I always imagine the costume designers, and production designers had a blast creating these worlds.   

I am not at all claiming to be an expert on anything (I mean I haven't even see all Godfather films!  Don't kill me I know it's bad...) but I do watch a lot of TV and like to keep up to date on most casting and film release dates on my Twitter page.  Check it out! 

I want to start by talking about why I wanted to be a film major in the first place.  Growing up I wasn't much of a reader.  Sure I sped through all the Harry Potter and Animal Ark books within a few hours or so, but I wasn't drawn to them as much as other kids.  Instead I made up my own stories.  Imagination was a big part of my childhood and dolls were my favorite.  I'm not afraid to admit that I played with Barbies until I was in the 7th grade.  Growing up in farm country there wasn't a lot to do.  It wasn't until I was a little older that I realized I didn't enjoy Barbies for the characters.  I enjoyed it for the circumstances and sets I put the characters in.  I planned out what was going to happen much like scenes in a script.  I spent hours inventing scenarios in which the characters would get involved in until I had the whole thing planned out.  Then when it was time to actually start playing I got bored and called it quits.  The script building was way more interesting to me than the actual playing.  Around 8th grade I knew I wanted to work in the arts.  Art was the only way I knew how to relax.  I had a knack for solving problems and figuring out a way to fix them.  Painting allowed me to fix these problems by letting time melt away.  I was playing, just like a did with my dolls.  But I would also consciously plan out my next move in a painting which unfortunately meant I was a total procrastinator (a typical filmmaker in the making!).   

Barbies also fueled my love of props, sets and costumes.  By picking out specific elements of a world I envisioned my dolls living in, I was creating an environment tailored toward a certain era.  I built upon the script/plot with the help of props and costumes.  These early experiences helped me realize how important these elements are in bringing realism within a film.  I love props, sets and costumes and can't wait to share some of my favorites with you all! 

The world of film and art is all I've ever known and I can't imagine what I'd be doing without it!