Story

Stories were always a huge part of my life. When I was younger, my mom would always read to me every night before bed, and not necessarily children’s books. By the third grade, I had already had already had The Chronicles of Narnia, The Lord of the Rings, and most of the Harry Potters books read to me, and I loved them all. The idea that I could be transported to a different world was amazing to me, but it soon it was not enough.

After a wile I needed to create my own stories. Writing however was not an option to me at that age. I am dyslexic so reading and writing were, and sometimes still are, a challenge for me, so I drew. Drawing was a way that I could express myself and tell stories wile avoiding writing. I have continued to do art ever since then and still do today.

Books and art were however not my only source of story. My parents also introduced me to a vast verity of movies (often very strange), Beetlejuice and A Nightmare Before Christmas directed by Tim Burton were some of my favorites. These movies introduced me to worlds of Burton. When I got older I discovered Edward Scissor Hands. This movie directly influenced my decision to study film. It was one of the first movies I saw that was really strange but still made you feel something and wasn’t, just, a comedy (I cant help but tear up every time I see it).

His stop action movies also influenced my filmmaking career. I always loved A Nightmare Before Christmas, and Corps Bride, and later Coraline directed by Henry Selick, and Paranorman directed by Chris Butler and Sam Fell. These moves were, for me, a perfect combination of the bizarre, emotions, and, in a way, were very similar to the two-dimensional art I was used to doing. These movies influenced my decision to make stop action movies for both projects last year in cinema production one, and I ended up loving it. 

Continue to Inspire

Thank God For Movies

For over more than a hundred years, film has taken a very prominent role in our society. It has brought millions of people together all for one thing: to learn a story of another. Each film that is made speaks to each and everyone of us in a different way. Whether it is because we relate to a character, or we are familiar with the story, or merely because it makes us feel a certain way. Film does this for everyone. It is what inspires us to continue onto our dreams. It is what makes us laugh to the point where abs start to grow. It is what makes us cry so hard that we have to bring tissues with us to the theater. It is what makes us mad and gives us drive to make a change in the world. Film does it all and it does it for everyone.

     Growing up, I was immediately drawn to film. Over the course of my life, I have watched several different movies, where not one character was the same. All these stories each had some kind of uniqueness. This uniqueness was brought out through many characters. Many that I wanted and still want to be. Somehow I want to incorporate all of the amazing qualities I have observed, into myself. These qualities are something that I ultimately want to possess for as long as I live. I want to be Ariel, from The Little Mermaid because she can sing. I want to be Cinderella because of the strength she had shown growing up with two evil step sisters. I want to be Rose, from the Titanic, because she would rather die with the one she loved, than to live alone.

I want to be Mrs. Smith because of her daring job, and how bad ass she was. I want to be Marty McFly and travel through time and experience a life changing moment. I want to be Edward Scissorhands because he is so compassionate and empathetic. I want to be Donnie Darko and be able to question certain occurrences in my life. I want to be them all.

 I think most of the time people tend to forget where they came from. My generation, our generation, has come from a time where we were taught it is okay to put yourself first. But in order to do that, you have to know what you want, and what you truly believe is right for you, for who you are. And it is these characters that have helped shaped us as people. And we cannot forget that. My point is that these movies, these characters, are what inspired us to grow up and do what we want to do. They taught us to reach for the moon and to never give up, nothing is impossible. In order to continue on with our dreams, we have to reach back into our past, so we can continue to make these
characters that help children, teens, adults, everywhere to aspire for more. In The Little Mermaid, Ariel learns that she for once has to put herself first, and by doing that she falls inlove with Prince Eric. In Mr. & Mrs. Smith, they both realize that their jobs aren't worth losing each other. All of these movies are teaching us key lessons in life. Without them, what guidance do we have to look up to? These are the ideas that will inspire future generations to come.