Found out this morning that I didn’t get into the film school, but whatevs, right?
I mean, it would’ve been cool to be the first person in my family to go to (art) college, but whatevs, right?
Whatevs.
I just talked to friend and filmmaker Kelly Li, and unbelievably he also didn’t get in. We worked at resTV [...]
(To explain the picture up above, you must first know it is from the movie Rushmore, and that the main character’s name is Max Fischer. He is who I said I identified most with when asked to identify with any movie character, regardless of gender, race or age.)
Well, after the weeks of waiting for [...]
Well, well, well. I received a few questions over the past few days, some posted publicly in the comments and others received in my e-mail, and as I promised (for my benefit and your interest?) I will respond to them. The interview is in a few days, the clothes are ironed and the faux hawk [...]
I let some of you know, but I was trying to keep this a secret until I could tell my parents in person…
By some struck of luck or clerical error, I will be interviewing for one of the 15 spots at the UCLA Undergraduate Film School next Friday. It is with some degree of sadness [...]
I should get to bed since it’s past 1 and I have to get up at 8, but why not regale you with tales of the film school application process while it’s still fresh in mind?
Applying to film school was something I thought I would do before coming to UCLA (and ironically, that’s why I [...]
I haven’t done much in a while, I know. I’ve had some weekends away, an award ceremony, a retreat, and now a hell-ish Film App (summary post coming after its completion), so while I have been doing things, they’re not things that I can actively post on my website and spam you about, so it [...]
So, that film app. I have a poor rough draft done of the critical analysis, some corrections to make. I have the creative short story in my head, and I’ll jot it down maybe on the bus Tuesday on the way to Venice to volunteer. The personal statement is now a little erroneous, so I [...]
