Glittaku
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Hi! I'm Glittaku. It's an online name. You can call me Glit.
Currently a high school senior looking to take a film program at college, but I'm eyeing a lil' more business-sided and communications-related programs like Boston's COM and Syracuse's Newhouse. (Those two I have EDs.) But that doesn't mean I don't currently have applications to NYU, Chapman, Emerson, LMU, etc.
I've heard a ton of mixed bags about Film School (mostly about the price) and I'm sorta split on things. On one hand, I consider myself contending for the most creative kid in my entire high school (debatable) (my school's very small), but on the other hand, there's a lot of stigma surrounding the education, industry, and stuff like networking. I'm aiming to do a double major in Film and Business, such as COM FT 310, 493, and 591. I want to get myself involved in the industry and production early, since that seems to be what the industry wants nowadays.
Annnd my application circumstances aren't much better either... to put it straight, I'm applying to Film Schools with:
But y'know what? No matter how crap my situation looks to be, I'm still gonna shoot something in. I've got permission to shoot a film in my school after classes, and have got some sick plans for a short film. I've also been writing in my absolutely minuscule amounts of free time ever since Grade 11, so I believe in my creativity and talent. So, hey, me in a year, if you ended up making it, then you truly defied all odds.
Fingers crossed for applications, let's do this!
Currently a high school senior looking to take a film program at college, but I'm eyeing a lil' more business-sided and communications-related programs like Boston's COM and Syracuse's Newhouse. (Those two I have EDs.) But that doesn't mean I don't currently have applications to NYU, Chapman, Emerson, LMU, etc.
I've heard a ton of mixed bags about Film School (mostly about the price) and I'm sorta split on things. On one hand, I consider myself contending for the most creative kid in my entire high school (debatable) (my school's very small), but on the other hand, there's a lot of stigma surrounding the education, industry, and stuff like networking. I'm aiming to do a double major in Film and Business, such as COM FT 310, 493, and 591. I want to get myself involved in the industry and production early, since that seems to be what the industry wants nowadays.
Annnd my application circumstances aren't much better either... to put it straight, I'm applying to Film Schools with:
- A small international school all the way in Europe with almost 0 opportunities for extracurriculars regarding my major (though I did take a lot of opportunities compared to others.)
- A hellish IB curriculum that emphasizes tests 50 times more than your average US AP program (I have a 30/42 for my Grade 11 Finals) that fits horribly with a kid that has a habit of panicking over tests but performs 100 times better outside of tests
- No Film classes offered except for some Film Studies in my English class
- An English class that has offered absolutely no creative writing opportunities (EVERYTHING is analytical)
- Like a total of 3 months to finish my entire application and portfolio from almost scratch (I made some plans during the summer but most of it was just spent working on EE, IAs, and other IB shenanigans)
But y'know what? No matter how crap my situation looks to be, I'm still gonna shoot something in. I've got permission to shoot a film in my school after classes, and have got some sick plans for a short film. I've also been writing in my absolutely minuscule amounts of free time ever since Grade 11, so I believe in my creativity and talent. So, hey, me in a year, if you ended up making it, then you truly defied all odds.
Fingers crossed for applications, let's do this!
