Becoming a Film Director

Long ago in a time as far back as I can remember, I have always been and shall remain a day-dreamer. Imagining myself in some far off place or in some adventure of my own making. As a kid, I didn't really want to be an astronaut or a fireman or even a famous baseball player. Most of my days were spent thinking of most anything I could conjure up; some military forts or battle, or some far off place, even building roads with my Tonka trucks. I'd be in some strange wonderful world filled with these scary creatures playing about and in a story where there was never truly any danger.

Even now as an adult I find myself with the same drive, tenacity and motivation to continue with those same childhood dreams.

As I grew older and explored the real world, I found myself wanting to find new adventures. Luckily, my parents traveled to many different locations giving me the opportunity to see what else life had to offer. As chance and maybe luck would have it, I ended up in Hollywood quit a few times and found myself going to places like CBS Studios (where my mom was obsessed with 'The Price is Right'), or Universal Studios, where I met many people working in the industry. And it was perfect! It was there that opened my eyes to a new and wonderful world where everywhere I looked became my own personal playground. To this day I have never really lost that same spirit, that same sense of imagination as a child. Even now as an adult I find myself with the same drive, tenacity and motivation to continue with those same childhood dreams.

Over the past several years, at least since 2009, I set out to reaffirm my passion and love for film-making. It wasn't too far of a leap for me to realize that it was movies and television that called to me. So I reset myself, and made a plan to change my career to what I truly wanted to do with my life. So I bought my first video camera, created YouTube and Vimeo accounts, and started creating as much original content as possible. I also bought every book I could get my hands on about creating videos and film. Books on editing, visual structure, cinematography, directing and so on. It was something I had to do! I would put my new skill set to the test , always practicing and creating and doing as many projects as possible. As I began to feel more comfortable and confident of myself and a few years of more practice, I found my way to film school. It was there that opened my eyes, and some doors to even more possibilities.

Eventually, my new career path would lead me to getting an internship at, Seacoast Multimedia, a small studio in San Diego CA., and after being there for only a few months I then became there main camera operator ultimately becoming a producer and editor not too long after finishing film school. In the past few years, I have either produced, directed, shot or edited over 31 projects some of which received awards. I also found my way to being accepted into the WGA Veterans Writing Project as well as a great program called Production Assistant - 101 for Military Veterans where I not only gained skills as a creative but also as a crew member. It was because of all these opportunities that lead me to also eventually becoming a member of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (The Emmy's) which has helped make it a long and wonderful journey.

As I continue with my new life I always try to make the best out of it by constantly learning and meeting genuinely nice people in the industry. All those that I've meet have given me the motivation to be the best at what I want to become. And as I progress in my new found career, I hope to create new and wonderful films or T.V. projects that not only inspire but bring a fresh new look at how stories are told.