THIS CLASS RELFECTION

I learned that part of working in a group is learning to surrender your own ideas and get behind someone else's, even if you don't dig them, you just gotta commit. I learned that in order to be successful, I might have to get behind someone else's ideas as passionately as I get behind my own. I learned that creativity is wholly in the process and there is no set way to make a movie.

As a filmmaker I have expanded into the territory of soundscapes. I was able to record and use my own soundscapes to enhance my self-portrait. I was initially intimidated by doing that, but now that I have gotten out there and given it a try, I see sound as a totally new area to be creative in.

I can take all of what I learned and all of my growth as a filmmaker with me. I feel that filmmaking is part art and part science, therefore every new skill I learn unlocks a new area to be explored by my creativity. 

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