A Day In The Life
I started off today with eager anticipation. I have been in Berkeley for two weeks alone now and have been waiting to get started. I walked to class this morning listening to some beatles tunes to calm my excitement.
Once I reached the building I was a bit nervous, I went up the elevator and into the class where the rest of my class mates were seated. It was of course a bit awkward at first, and I hate awkwardness so I just started asking people where they were from.
Of course everyone after me started doing that also so it was a bit repetitive.
Finally when Patrick came in everyone seemed eager to get started. I’m not going to lie I don’t really know how I felt I had all these different emotions, excitement, fear, calmness…etc..etc.
When everyone started telling what they all have done I felt a bit nervous, has everyone done more than me will I be behind the pack? Luckily it seemed that the class is fairly spread out, and not that it mattered because everyone in the class seems to be amazing.
When Patrick started talking about getting into the industry I felt sick to my stomach because this has been something I have wanted to do since before highschool, and now I was finally sitting here and having the opportunity to learn and become a great director (fingers crossed). I know this is going to be ALOT of work, which scares me a bit. But I also know that it is going to ALL pay off in the end.
It made me think of last night when I was sitting and watching Philadelphia for the first time and it came to a scene where Tom Hanks is describing an aria from an opera to Denzel Washington. I sat there in awe during this scene, it was such a beautifully filmed scene and after today’s class I hope that I will be able to film such a scene in my future film making career. I can’t wait to see what else this school has to offer in the rest of it’s classes!
