Amy Anderson

Our project was to go onto the no film school website and find an article that spoke to what we have been doing in this class. I decided to go with an article called  Never Ask for Permission: Alexander Payne’s Seven-Step Filmmaking Crash Course . The article talked about some important things to consider when taking the risk of making a film or just in general taking risks. The main ideas brought up were to be open to new possibilities, don't snooze and lose, savor what you know, value editing and writing, make scrambled eggs (take what you have and make something even if it isn't what you originally planned, find joy in pain, and lastly to not ask for permission. I learned that professionally everyone should be willing to take new risks and be able to take action for the goals you set. The author talked about how it is important to let whatever happens happen and be okay with it. The process of film making is hard and very difficult and it is never the same. In the future I w

What i've learned over the past 4 years- When I was little my friends and I would hangout and make funny little videos to upload to Youtube. This is where my interest was peaked. Video making was something I wanted to do in my free time. I had my own little editing system on the family computer and I loved watching other Youtubers because they inspired me to make the videos I did. Then in Middle school my mom brought up the e-Communication program. It sounded so sweet because I would be able to do what I loved and also go to school with my brother. I then came to northwest and since i wasn't from a feeder school it was hard, I was brand new. A fresh start, a new beginning, a chance to start over and redesign myself. Middle school wasn't the best for me for many reasons and I was looking forward to bring something i did in my free time to my school education. Over my 4 shorts years here at Olathe Northwest in the e-Communication program I was able to learn a lot about my