Personal Statement Draft

I have always been fascinated by the way writers can influence, and even manipulate the readers’ emotions by their expression of thoughts – through character, dialogue and narrative plot in movies and T.V shows. One line can move people to tears, sometimes a line becomes so socially recognizable, that people quote them as they discuss the film or TV show in their day to day lives. But for me, it goes beyond just wanting to watch and discuss those shows, for me it is a passion and hopefully a future. My biggest inspirations are Stephen Moffat and Edgar Wright, whose journeys from little known sitcoms to mainstream worldwide icons are inspiring. I am inspired by how creative and innovative the characters are, which these writers have created. It is my love for memorable characters and great witty dialogue that stimulated me to write creatively for pleasure. To further my interest and develop my skills, I want to study film and creative scriptwriting, to extend my knowledge of a subject, for which I have developed a passion. I am creative and have been since I was a very young age, for example, in primary school, I would write page long short stories and read them to the class at the end of each day. My enthusiasm for creative writing and media became greater and when I entered high school and took up Media Studies, Art and English. This enhanced and developed my skills, and furthered my knowledge of media. My first ambitious project was writing my own novel, which then pushed me to learn the skills required to turn it into a script. I then expanded my writing to sitcom ideas, sketches and short stories. I also contribute to a blog, in which I review Dvd's on a weekly basis. I am a huge fan of stand up comedy, I have so much respect for anyone who can get up in front of a crowd of people and make them laugh, this has led me to perform around local bars. I'm not sure what kind of style of comedy I perform, I take the audience on a nostalgic journey through my short life, and find the funny, I've always been quite good at that. The first moment I knew that I wanted to go into film making as a future career, was when I was in high school. I wrote diary extracts from the point of view of a man who had died, and found himself as a ghost at the beginning of time, I wrote this as part of a art project I was doing, but found I enjoyed the writing a lot more than I did the art work. I still enjoy art, and during my final year at 6 form, I volunteered to help put together an art exhibition that showed of mine, and my classes work. As much as I loved writing for my own pleasure, I knew that I wanted to take it one step further, I wanted to write something that I could then film, that is when I entered college, were I studied Film and Television. Each unit taught me new, valuable skills and techniques that really pushed my creative side to an area I really needed. I aimed to film and write at least one of every genre, from animation to horror, this was to find out what kind of genre I worked best with. I would work on each of the technical aspects as well, for example, I would be a cameraman, using the X-100's on one project and be on sound, and using zoom mics for another, this was to give myself a variety, and to give me as much experience with the equipment I could possible get. I also got the opportunity to film in professional environments, I worked on filming the "Lancaster Lights" last Christmas, and I also worked on sound, in a film entitled "The Wedding Dress". The director then asked that I work on a short with her to be submitted to the "48 Hour Challenge" This was called "The Constant Couples". I am a conscientious, sensitive and committed student and I’m confident that I have the qualities and skills to succeed at university. I look forward to the challenge of a demanding course, and to the opportunity to play a significant role in university life.