Boundless Dreams

Fantasy is a truly an otherworldly place, capable of building the most exquisite worlds that exist only in our minds, as realistic as the most intricate of dreams. If the dreams were a good book it would be nearly possible to reach out and grab the words directly off the page and toss them into the world. Growing up I spent most of my time drifting off and day-dreaming about places I’d read about in novels, comics, and explored in games and movies. There was something that kept drawing me back to these stories, as if some strong adhesive. I couldn't break free from them.

Having been raised in a household with an ill parent gave me a very different outlook on life. I had to grow up quickly. It was something that made me appreciate every waking moment in life; unfortunately it also made it extremely difficult for me to connect with many children my age. I didn't understand half of the things they did, nor why I was rarely able to play with them. My mother was sick, having been ill since her own childhood. I was sickly. Even my pet dog was sick. Everyone in the house had their own array of problems to deal with. As a child it was hard to make sense of everything happening in life. Back then I was angry that I didn't have anyone to share my interests with. I felt helpless that I couldn't do anything to improve my family’s life. It seemed like everything was out of my hands, and i was hopeless.

Without realizing it, I had come across my saving grace around that same time. It appeared in the form of a book that took me through platform 9 ¾ to a magical academy named Hogwarts. It appeared in a game that allowed me to take control of a ragtag group of mercenaries trying to take down both Shrina Electric Power Company and a...

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...am about something more. Virtually anything is imaginable through storytelling. What we see superficially doesn't necessarily have to be set in stone and we can exceed the expectations of others. We can be so much more, push forward and never give up in spite of how difficult it might seem. I hold on to hope of one day creating great films others can one day drift off to and be inspired by. It’s one thing to tell a story of people and places that already exist, but it is something entirely different to build a world from the ground up, to bring to life people that no one has ever seen or heard of or believed in. Storytelling is making something from nothing. The Cinematic Arts is building on that, creating something that people can believe in, despite how far-fetched the tale may seem. How great it is to bring to life the worlds we see only when our eyes are closed!