For as long as I can remember, movies and television have been my escape. No matter what was going on in my life, I could always get lost in the fantastical adventures of Star Wars or even the mundane happenings in The Office. With each new story that I consumed, my mind created five more. For me, writing just started out as a way for me to clear all of these thought-tangents out of my head. I would keep random journals everywhere and just jot down whatever came to me throughout the day. I did not fully realize that I wanted to pursue writing, specifically screenwriting, until my freshman year at college. I was constantly being barraged with questions from family and friends about what I wanted to do with my life and one day it finally clicked:
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While I believe that my specialty does tend to be writing scripts for movies, I decided to make the project I am working on a television series in order to give me the opportunity to give the story endless more directions that I would normally be allowed in say a 120 minute film. This series would be a semi-autobiographical story based not only on my college experience, but more specifically on the place that I work: University of Maryland Athletics Facilities, Operations, and Events. Following in stride with countless other popular shows such as The Office and Parks and Recreation, I would also have my show be expressed in a mockumentary fashion. While it may seem that these types of shows are becoming overdone, I think having the perspective be from that of college students would give it a fresh new look while also added to its brilliance. I also believe that there is a utter lack of visual art depicting what college is actually like. Every film or show you see basically only focuses on the partying and relationship aspects of it, which honestly only account for possibly 20% of the actual experience. While my series would mainly be light-hearted and deal with the way students have to maintain classes, work, a social life, and their health, I would also want to use it as a platform to discuss serious issues, such as the effects of depression and anxiety
While I believe that my specialty does tend to be writing scripts for movies, I decided to make the project I am working on a television series in order to give me the opportunity to give the story endless more directions that I would normally be allowed in say a 120 minute film. This series would be a semi-autobiographical story based not only on my college experience, but more specifically on the place that I work: University of Maryland Athletics Facilities, Operations, and Events. Following in stride with countless other popular shows such as The Office and Parks and Recreation, I would also have my show be expressed in a mockumentary fashion. While it may seem that these types of shows are becoming overdone, I think having the perspective be from that of college students would give it a fresh new look while also added to its brilliance. I also believe that there is a utter lack of visual art depicting what college is actually like. Every film or show you see basically only focuses on the partying and relationship aspects of it, which honestly only account for possibly 20% of the actual experience. While my series would mainly be light-hearted and deal with the way students have to maintain classes, work, a social life, and their health, I would also want to use it as a platform to discuss serious issues, such as the effects of depression and anxiety