I think the highlight of this week was doing the improvs to get script ideas. It was great seeing people’s faces light up when their classmates interpreted their ideas. It really seemed like people were feeling stuck, like Tony, but her face completely changed after Charles and Evan created dialogue. It was very gratifying to see Tony light up like that. We have really good actors in our class. Charles and Michael in particular. I got into a dialogue with Michael and had to stop cause I was getting too caught up and emotional. That was interesting to me. Melissa also identified a key part of my dialogue that was missing and I wouldn’t have discovered that on my own. Story telling is difficult. Understanding the story arc is a challenge, but I love it. It is really exciting to me. I really like our class a lot. Everybody is really engaged. Shiela was a crack up doing her improv about Charles story. She was really able to capture that character. It was also great seeing the editing assignments. I loved Jonathan’s and Jules’ project. I also really liked mine and Tasha’s. We had a really fun time working on ours. It was a lot of hours, but we laughed a lot and marveled at the times when the scenes hit the music beats so perfectly. It was a great learning experience. Tasha picked it up so fast. I am still unsure of the mechanics, but that is no surprise. I don’t learn those things easily.

Film School continues to be a value packed growth experience that I am completely enjoying. It keeps getting more exciting to me as I grasp new concepts and expand my knowledge. I still feel a churning energy inside myself that wants out, but I know that I must be patient.

Of course I do have my favorite classes. I really enjoy Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. I also really like labs. This weekend Tasha and I spent evening hours in the editing suites. That was great because it was so quiet and we could really get stuff done.

I find myself thinking about future projects and general concepts all day long, and in bed before I sleep. I hope it won’t get out of control- crazy because we have to find time to process what we have learned and recharge our batteries.

For the most part I find that the instruction is excellent and the group we are in is particularly well balanced and fun.