I developed a love of narrative stories from a young age. It started with picture books like Amelia Bedelia (one of my favorites), and continued with shows like Reading Rainbow that animated those stories for my young eyes. Later on, this developed into a love of fiction that remains strong to this day. I was (I still am) amazed that people can make up stories simply from their imaginations. Even so, no matter how many pages of fiction I read, I still struggled to write a fictional story of my own. I thought that I didn’t have enough imagination, and that it was something only really smart people could do. This lack of imagination put me off of writing fictional stories for a long time. The same problem happened with making narrative stories on screen. In my past projects I’ve drifted towards documentary or experimental (the latter because it’s hard to judge a good or bad piece). Narrative pieces, for me, were like a cold. I didn’t go near them. I also felt technically, not to mention creatively, incapable of such a huge feat. But, I’ve decided for my final project to take on the challenge of creating a narrative piece. Although there’s always the possibility of failure (technically, I’m still learning many things), I do think that I’ve come up with a solid and interesting story. The fear of the narrative is still there, but if I don’t step out of my comfort zone now, then I’m not sure I’ll ever.
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