Take it from the top..

I'm a late bloomer in the world of film making; I always had a passion to get into acting and filming, but chose to focus on my gymnastics career through high school. After retiring, I no longer had to train 5 days a week, 4 hours a day, so I took that time to enroll in many acting classes and workshops. I found out about an independent movie filming close to home, jumped on set as an extra and ended up getting a featured role. Being on set of Dear Lemon Lima changed my life; every element of the filming process fascinated me and I felt at home walking on to set everyday- this is when I knew I wanted to devote my education to film studies. Shortly after graduating high school, I did an independent short film as well as a Microsoft commercial, and assisted with casting for a Washington State Lottery commercial. The acting side of the industry has been fun and challenging, but I'm ready to find my place on the other side of the camera.

In this course, I hope to study and comprehend the basic fundamentals of all aspects of film making. Since we will be exploring all areas of film making from pre-production to post-production, I'm hoping I will find a position that best suits me and one I truly enjoy. Upon entering the film program, I was sure I would want to focus on editing, but the production phase of film making seems more appealing. I anticipate finding a balance of something I'm good at & something I enjoy. Anything could happen in 10 years, but all I know is I would rather not end up back in Washington coaching gymnastics. I want to be pursuing a career in the film or television industry. Film is still a fairly young art form and always evolving; I would love to take part in discovering/adapting innovative film techniques in whatever position I focus on.


Something new and unique about me that I love sharing with the world is that I have recently sparked an interest in training parkour! (Because most people don't know) Parkour/freerunning/urban gymnastics is not a sport- no rules, no teams, no points, and it's not about who can be the best. It's the art of moving through your environment as swiftly and effectively as possible using only the human body- primarily mixing gymnastics/acrobatic elements and martial arts. Looking at life, parkour is a lot about overcoming obstacles and not about achieving perfection (great for a perfectionist like me!)

I unfortunately don't have a picture of me doing parkour, so here is one of my friend Lauren and I climbing trees around campus :)