I have always been very passionate about films, from a very young age I just got hooked! I suppose it all started when me and my dad went to our local video rental store. Me and my dad would go every weekend, I remember because the first VHS I got out was 'Brother bear'. My father is still amazed at how I watched this 5 times in one day without getting bored. I suppose I was just captivated not only by how beautiful the imagery was but also how much of an emotional response I got out of it.
Anyway, my love for films might have evolved and changed over the years but that initial passion, that fire never burnt out. I started to get a small collection of video's I liked and I was just amazed at how much entertainment I got out of these small little £2.50 tapes. As I got older and started to receive pocket money Every couple of weeks I would buy another DVD. There was something about them and and the time I couldn't precisely put my finger on it but in retrospect now I see... It was the way no matter what mood I am or how upset I am, when I put that film on, nothing else mattered, I was in a different world, a world where anything is possible! I could go on adventures and see things I could not even imagine and there was just something truly alluring about it.
I am not going to go on a sob story and talk about how miserable I was as a child, because I wasn't really... but my childhood could have been better, films really helped me get through any rough times, I suppose to an extent they still do. It was at this point I started to realize that I could have a job doing this! just the prospect of this got me excited. I decided to get some experience in filming through videoing my hobby which is freerunning, I messed about with the camera and got my friend to edit it, we created a couple but this on is my personal favorite: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL6-xHbc3YA
Although I enjoyed freerunning (and still do) I wanted to create more meaningful video's. So me and some like-minded friends made some other video's, we learnt quick and we became really good friends! pretty much solely on our love for for film, We still meet up and not only make films but watch them late into the night, We do this roughly every month or two and I always have such a good time! After making these videos I knew.... This is where I belong... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX5E2u5fNMY
I had picked films studies at A-level at this point. I am loving it! it really gets me through the week with 5 hours a week of film (and an extra 3 if you count the after school film classes I go to). At this point in my life I knew for absolute certainty that there is nothing else on this planet I wanted to do more than be apart of film production. To be proud to see the films I make do well! and hopefully one day I can make a difference to somebody's life and help them get through hard times in the same way films helped me! This is the reason I applied to go on BFI film academy... the journey starts here! and i have never been more excited!
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