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.
