Why Consider?

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  Hi there! My name is Cat Folley. I am a young woman interested in cinema, primarily for its potential as a vessel for my own stories which are my greatest personal treasures. I have very little experience in filmmaking, though I've made a few and am positively brimming with ideas. I'm a quick and interested learner and I'm excited to see what this new knowledge will unlock for me. In this course I hope to learn a whole lot of technical know-how and what working with others to create a film will and should look like. My greatest hope is that this new experience will help to dispel some of my anxieties that thrive on the ambiguous unknown when I consider making a movie with others. I'm super excited and nervous to learn with and from my peers in this class. I've never really made art together with others before and I'm hopeful about (and a wee bit afraid of) the process. In 10 years, I hope to be making amazing films and running my own studio. Luckily, I'm a patient person so I'll happily work towards that goal even if it doesn't happen in one measly decade. Some interesting non-cinema related things about me: I am one of nine children, I've lived in various states and in England, I love languages and want to be a polyglot though I'm only fluent in English at the moment (and learning Spanish), and I love to sing, draw, act, and write. In addition to film, I am very interested in sharing my stories in novel and graphic novel form. I love animals. I have an abundance of cats at the moment, though I really love tons of creatures, so my ideal is to be a regular Dr. Dolittle in the future. I look forward to learning in this class and getting to know my peers. Best luck to all of us this semester!