My first week at BDFI was exciting. Just the fact that the movies like Amadeus was made there, I was impressed. But I was even more impressed that I was greeted by the dean of school, Patrick Kriwanek on my first day of school. Also the previous semester students were very welcoming. What a nurturing environment!

You begin the week with a Producing and Directing class, with a full intro to what’s to come this semester. You will get to write your own script, shoot and edit your own movie. This is fabulous. Not many schools that I’ve visited offered immediate hands-on on your first week. The second day covers Cinematography, hands-on instructions on how to handle a digital camera. A Panasonic, standard definition camera with all sort of functions, was a great way to get your feet wet. In the afternoon, your lab exercise is to shoot on tape what you just learned in class. On Weds, you start emerging into Script Writing, technical to creative aspects of script writing. It was fun discussing about movies. It’s even more fun that your homework is reading scripts. I’ve downloaded many famous scripts On Thurs, Editing class gives you hands-on experience on how to use the Final Cut Pro tool along with some tips and hints on important things to consider. On Fri, an Improve/ Acting class, you actually get to do 4 to 5 improve scenes with your classmates. This class gives you experience on acting, but mostly to help you understand what acting is, so that you can speak about it intelligently. That goes for all areas, Producing/ Directing, Cinematography, Scripting Writing, Editing, Improve/ Acting.

The Instructors are very knowledgeable and nurturing. I appreciate that each of these instructors are bringing their field experiences to the class. I look forward to learning and making my reels.