LESSONS IN FILMMAKING WITH SEBASTIAN KLEPPE

When I watch this, now, it is so funny to me. I love this!

I wonder if it will get funnier as I go through school?

Whatever...... awesome job to the folks that made this and #SebastianKleppe. What are your thoughts on this? If you're experienced and happen to read this tiny start-up blog is there anything in it that teaches a real lesson? I look forward to understanding the processes better.

#chasethedream #thestruggleisreal @SEAFilmStudent

FIVE OUT OF SIX AIN'T BAD!

So, five of my six books have arrived! The Seattle Film Institute was nice enough to send out a list of required books about two weeks prior to the start of school which is scheduled for Monday, February 24th, 2014. The list along with pricing at their time of research follows:

Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 Classroom in a Book

Publisher: Adobe Press; 1st edition (2012)

Paperback: 480 pages

ISBN: 978-0321822475

List Price: $59.99 (Amazon new: $39.00

In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing

By: Walter Murch

Publisher: Silman James Press, Revised Second Edition (2001)

Paperback: 146 pages

ISBN: 1-879505-62-2

List Price: $13.95 (Amazon new: $9.56)

Cinematography, Theory & Practice:

Image Making for Cinematographers, Directors, and Videographers

By: Blain Brown

Publisher: Focal Press, Second edition (2011)

Paperback: 384 pages

ISBN: 978-0-240-81209-9

List Price: $32.46 (Amazon new: $32.46)

Film Art: An Introduction

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages; 10 edition (July 6, 2012)

Paperback: 544 pages

ISBN-10: 0073535109

List Price: $102.43 (Amazon)

Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting

By: Syd Field

Publisher: Delta (2005)

Paperback: 257 pages

ISBN: 0385339038

List Price: $16.00 (Amazon new: $9.46)

Stealing Fire from the Gods

By: James Bonnett

Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions, Second edition (2006)

Paperback: 269 pages

ISBN: 1932907114

List Price: $26.95 (Amazon new: $17.79)

So there you have it. The list of books it takes to get started. I opted to go through Amazon as a prime member for 5 of these. I ordered them on a Thursday at noon and received them the next day (Friday) at 3:00pm. Awesome. They are all new and in great shape and I intend to destroy them gently over time.

The book "Film Art: An Introduction" was not available as quickly through Amazon so I went through Barnes and Noble, I am a member (10% off, free express shipping and so forth). I first called Cinema Books Seattle as was suggested by staff at the school but they did not have it in stock. I was able to order the book for $108.00 dollars U.S. and received notification on Friday afternoon that it shipped and should arrive Monday or Tuesday. I purchased it new and for all books my shipping was free. Easy peasy lemon squeezy!

So school starts Monday at 2pm in the Hitchcock theater with orientation. I am really stoked and look forward to what this will bring. I will continually update and am almost done creating the usual social media outlets but I have added in a website at wix. All of it is just to network but I will also have advice, tips, tricks and tidbits from other students, pros and things i find on the web. I will also discuss transportation in the area since I am still toying with leaving my car at home and taking the train/bus for school which is Monday through Thursday. #commuternightmare #chasingthedream @SEAFilmStudent #thestruggleisreal

Stacked and ready to go.

Package 2 contained these 2 books

Package 1 contained these three books

WAITING FOR MY BOOKS

Because that’s always fun.

So I have decided to go through with my grand idea to attend film school with the Seattle Film Institute. I start on Monday. I have gone back and forth on choosing this path. While it has been a dream to be in the film industry I have weighed that against reality plus fifteen years in the U.S. Army has led me down a different education path. I have an Associates of Technology and a Bachelors of Science in Health Science. I was toying with the idea of being a high school chemistry teacher. (Insert witty Breaking Bad quip here). Pacific Lutheran University has a great Masters of Art in Education in a one year program with an internship and residency teaching certificate. The cost for film school is tens of thousands more than PLU also but chase the dream it is. I don’t know if I am excited or nervous but I do know it’s going to be a juggling act. I still have two online courses with Trident University International to complete! AAAAHHHHHH!! At any rate I plan to track my learning, the nuances, highlights and other words that mean crap that happens during this struggle to become a film maker. I'm making all of the social media accounts and ready to start networking and learning, but, for now, I wait for my books. I will post separately about the cost of each book and how I chose to obtain them when they come in. Remember #thestruggleisreal #chasethedream @SEAFilmStudent