Profile Assignment

Throughout my entire life, I have always loved film. My family would always gather around our television to watch a movie together, or from time to time we would go see a movie at the movie theater. As a child, I loved the memories associated with watching movies. However, as I got older I started to appreciate the art behind films, and the filmmaking process.

         In my sophomore year of high school, I registered to take a film production class. I learned the basics behind writing a story, filming, and editing. I worked diligently and tried to absorb everything that I could from the class. My teacher was really encouraging and guided me through the learning process.

         When I entered my junior year, I registered for the advanced film class. I had all of the film making basics down, and I was eager to start making movies. I received my first assignment of the year, a film that represented something important in my life.

         Hearing of the assignment, I hopped on a subway to one of my favorite places in the world—Coney Island, Brooklyn.

I filmed an average day at the amusement park and featured myself on some of the rides and walking along the boardwalk. The film was supposed to depict the quintessential Coney Island adventure.

In class, I put my heart and soul into the editing process. I worked tirelessly trying to perfect the 5-minute film. My hard work and effort paid off when I learned I was nominated for Best Short Film in my school’s film festival.

With shaking nerves, I sat in the auditorium as my category approached, and my heart stopped when my name was called—I had won. Winning this award was definitely a turning point in my life; I learned that your hard work and dedication really does pay off, I learned that I wanted to pursue film and television as a career, and, finally, I learned that sometimes watching a movie with your family can make all the difference in the world.