And Goodbye

This is it everyone. I'm done with one of the biggest goals I've held since the beginning of this blog. I've finished applying to all of the institutions I'd like to go for a graduate degree in Directing or Cinematography.

If you haven't been with me since the beginning take out the time to read one of my firsts posts, The Graduate School Quest. This was the first time I legitimately looked into pursuing film academia after my time at The University of Alabama. I wrote that on July 14, 2010. It's been over a year since that period in my life.

Honestly, it's amazing to be able to look back and have a record of my thoughts concerning a future I'm now consolidating. During the time I had my eyes set on USC, UCLA, and The American Film Conservatory. Now, the list has expanded to include NYU Tisch School of Arts and Columbia University. It's pretty ambitious and I'm nervous. I didn't apply to a safe school so it is all or nothing.

I should've done so, but for the past four years I've complied with being at a University I was not happy with. Now, as I progress forward I want to be somewhere of my own choosing. I've worked hard and I'm ready for the payoff.

Now that everything is done I'd also like to showcase my latest short film, And Goodbye. 

I directed, DP'd, and edited the short film specifically to showcase to my prospective graduate schools. I also sent my short film Portrait of the Storm as my second visual submission. I consider these two the best work I've done so far. Hopefully, they'll see merit in each of them.

I'd also like to say thank you to a few people who helped put this together. My homeboy Kevyn Bryant (of K.Bryant Photography) helped me find the talent in the film. My producer, Matthew Cocozza, put everything together smoothly. I believe this is the first time I knew I didn't have to worry about the logistics.

 My 1st and 2nd camera operators Greg Kubik and Tyler Plemons did a great job as well George Miller (who acted as our main sound operator and helped me shoot the time lapses earlier this year). The music was scored by Michael Maffei and Sundeep Kapur.

Overally, I'm happy with the final product. I'm already looking forward the next project, but I recently got in touch with Mike Gordon, one of the first people who let me touch a camera. It was amazing to hear him say the growth he's seen in my work has been exponential.

That's all I truly want. To keep getting better.

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