Personal Statement: A Career In Film

I have been interested in the visual arts for a long time. I have worked on various animations in the past but something I have just come across that I love is cinematography. I was the cinematographer for a documentary recently and I captured the b-roll footage to put throughout the movie. The documentary was a group project that I did for a video production class. The footage I got was meant to be small interesting clips to cut into an interview. I have provided an edited version of my footage that put together to try to tell a story of how balloon pilots get into the air and fly around Albuquerque. I tried to capture the way the crew goes about setting up a balloon in a creative and interesting way. I think that I captured the beauty of …show more content…
I do my best to keep up with the industry in my own time and I am always learning new things. I have begun to watch movies and study the camera movements and how they use different angles and moves to convey a mood. I am very interested in camera work but, I would also like to learn about screenwriting, lighting, audio, and video editing. I think all of these things make a well-rounded filmmaker. Lighting and audio are both aspects of cinematography that are just as, if not more, important that the actual camera itself. Screenwriting and video editing are other fields I would like to learn so I can create and make my own movies. While I am most interested in cinematography, I would like to learn about all aspects of live-action filmmaking. Having a sense of all the different jobs can help me fully decide on a career before …show more content…
I think IFDM is a perfect fit for me and it is something I will work very hard to succeed in. I will get experience using equipment and applications that I will see in the future. I will be able to make friends and connect with people that will be with me throughout my entire career. I am aware of how hard this path is and I think that I am capable to become a professional in the field
I think that I am in a good place to start in this program. I have a bit of experience and I would love to learn more. I am serious about this career and I am ready to start working towards my future in this industry. I would like to learn all aspects of live-action filmmaking and focus more specifically on cinematography. I cannot wait to start learning in