Day one
I woke up this morning with high hopes. I’ve been living in the Bay Area for a few months now, poking and prodding at the different options and avenues I could take to lead to a successful film career. My search brought me to BDFI. I applied, I got accepted: fast forward to today.
Day one.
Now, until this point, I’ve always equated the first day of school with nervousness, awkward silences and sweaty palms. Everyone’s always feeling out everybody else, trying to see inside to find, A) a weakness, or B) something to confide in. We all do it. You walk into a room of people you don’t know and almost subconsciously we walk to a person or a group that looks hospitable. Cool. Every school I’ve attended has had this on day one. I’ve always called it “Darwin Day,” because generally
you see who’s going to make it and who’s not. Survival of the fittest. May the strongest win, but there’s strength in numbers.
BDFI was different, though. As I walked in and sat down, other students trickled in after me and each and every person was outgoing and friendly. Twelve students in all, Patrick sat down and we all went
through the process of introducing ourselves.
After a short first day lesson, we were invited to schmooze with the senior students. Fantastic! A few snacks were put on the table, and we were given the liberty of walking around talking to current students. All of the current students seemed elated to be attending BDFI, which
raises my confidence incredibly.
I hear we’ll be handling cameras while going over cinematography tomorrow. I’m thoroughly excited.
