Before I am Famous

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I Really Am Not Speilberg

Posted on | March 30, 2008 |

The previous movie was the first to be  made public via the interent however not the first movie I made. I really have no idea why teachers want you to make a movie. Of course, I am not a actress either. Cameras either video or still make feel uncomfortable and I hate my picture being taken. I don’t know what it is but when I make a movie there is always something wacky about it.

When my family and I went to Universal Studios they had this thing where you can pick a scene from a movie and you can star in it. Well my dad, brother and I picked “Star Trek” and I got to be Spock. For some wacky reason, I lost my ear and I don’t know I look really stupid. I believe my mom has the video yet.

In eleventh grade I had to make 2 movies. The one for English was decent because I was the head writer and my part on the movie lasted maybe 2 minutes only because I was the other girl. The one for history not so good. My partner for whatever reason decided to bail on me and then I was left to make the movie myself. The project was about coal. It turned out awful. She was the artist and when she bailed my brother and I drew the pictures. My brother could draw but as you well know I might as well quit well before the pencil lands to the paper. He helped me film it but it was bad and stupid.

Senior year wasn’t better. Somehow I get stuck in a group in health that wants to make a movie for the project. I already know how this is going. I played the mom in that one and my part lasted a minute or so. We did a thing on drug addiction. I took some soda cans and covered the labels and then drove my car to the park down the road from my parents. The lead girl got in the car and laid her head on the horn. Of course, the blaring of the horn caused all the nosy neighbors to watch. And because we didn’t get it right the first time we had to do it a few times. I bet you can imagine how annoying that would have been.

One last adventure in film. In my sophmore year of college, I participated in the talent show only to fill time. I performed a monologue called “The Last Cigarette” I can’t remember who wrote it but I love it. I am standing on stage and the dean of the campus is the front row. I am going along with the monologue and I take my cigarette and light it, by accident. I practised and practised about the fake lighting. I don’t know maybe it was nerves but I really lit it. While trying to stay in character I snuff out the smoke. I didn’t laugh nor did the dean however he winked and smiled a little. Afterwards, this was the highlight of the show and of course caught on tape.

I am really glad you tube was not around during these times or I would be called the “self-imposed jack ass of the internet”. I think I will stick behind the camera. The world is a much better place if I do.

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