Introduction and First Impressions

          Dear whoever is reading this, my name is Omar Villasana and I am working alone on possibly the most challenging project I've ever completed. I would like to preface this by saying that this is the first blog post I have ever published (including outside of this project), so I am not too experienced when it comes to documenting things as they are happening.

           I usually just summarize events in their entirety after they have concluded and passed. However, this project is forcing me to step out of my comfort zone and write about my thought process as I'm going along.

          The reason why I chose to create a film instead of a magazine is because I love the art of film-making and magic of editing. Although being somewhat of an amateur when it comes to physically shooting and setting up props etc., I have found myself editing videos since I was around 10 years old. That's why it was an easy decision to do a film as opposed to a magazine; I'm planning on using this project as a tool to further my skills with both editing, shooting, and the creative use of props and scenery to create a compelling story and build a narrative. I'm a somewhat indecisive person, so the genre, and every detail about the finished product is mostly unknown to me now. However, I am fairly certain that I want to make my project either centered around a Sci/Fi or Psychological Thriller philosophical concept. 

          I feel like making a film in this direction would be easy for me since I am both interested in Sci/Fi and human psychology. For a film like this, I have always felt like what drives it forward is the concept it's tackling instead of the production value or special effects.

With that said, I look forward to working on this project! -edited 2/24/19