I am 24 years old and have a major passion for the creative industry, specifically film and music production.  

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My home town Hull has always been pretty bleak for creative opportunity. Although there are many great attrations here including our infamous Humber Bridge, only submarium in the world The Deep and extensive history in the fishing industry, there has never really been a great deal to explore here in the city and outskirts. There are also next to no opportunities for young people to explore their imagination because of lack of artistic facilities. Due to this, since a yound age, I have had to rely on the power of my imagination to create my own entertainment.

 

Since I was around three years old, I would watch at least four different films a day. From original Disney cartoons and late 90's Warner Bros and Universal productions including the likes of The Mask (Chuck Russel 1994), Stuart Little (Rob Minkoff, 1999)  and Big Daddy (Dennis Dugan, 1999) .

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Whilst running wild at nursery and studying at my primary school, I grew a powerful bond with creative writing and art. I would often write my own fictional stories as well as painting and drawing the wacky imagery that would sprout into my mind when using my imagination to its maximum potential. These images were often what I like to categorise as "the weird and wonderful", as I would often create things that were considered 'outside of the box' and odd. 

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These are my greatest memories as there were no worries and I had all the time to explore my imagination! 

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My creativity expanded further throughout high school as I endured extra-cirricular GCSE courses in Fine Art, Media and Computing alongside my standard courses to express myself in as many imaginative ways as possible. I thoroughly enjoyed these subjects in school, particularly Fine Art as it drawing and painting as my favourite hobby at the time. It was also the first time utilising materials I had not previously worked with at home including oil pastel, watercolour and bleach techniques. I created many fascinating pieces in various subjects including natural forms, the human form and sealife. Feel free to browse these in my Early Arworks section!

 

Though undertaking these creative courses was joyous and expanded my experience and skills, it also became a big issue when trying to narrow my passion down to just four subjects when transitioning to college. After weeks on end discussing with my parents and peers to decide what would subjects would best suit, I  finally narrowed my pathways and chose Fine Art, Creative Writing, Film Studies and Applied Science.

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After studying hard in school and achieving solid grades across the board in my exams, I obtained my place at my desired college at Wyke Sixth Form. My first year was a rollercoaster of unexpected emotions and experiences. I fell madly in love with Film Studies, exploring the historical and present contexts in film, the film indsutry and the practical elements actually making films. Creative Writing covered so many interesting topics such as poetry, script-writing, fictional and non-fictional storywriting which allowed so much freedom to be expressive. I even had a poem published in a competition winner book, be sure to check it out in the Creative Writing section on this website.

 

Sadly, Fine Art was a great struggle to pursue. There was a complete lack of creative freedom from having very set ways in developing pieces and having to adapt into styles I was not comfortable in such as material placement, cubism and large-scaled water painting. My teacher would tear up or bin our work up if it was not to his standard, which completely destroyed my confidence in this subject, I seriously struggled to finish Fine Art in my first year. Also, Applied Science had no benefit to my creative endurance. I simply chose this subject to better my average results I obtained in high school which had just lined to the same pass result. 

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Due to the intensity of second year, we were all required to narrow our subjects down to three subjects. Applied Science was an obvious discard, but I struggled to let go of Fine Art due to having such a passion in drawing and painting since I was a young age. However, after some thought on the sore restrictions and realising where my passions were developing into, I finally decided to let go and endure Film Studies and Creative writing. 

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This then left me in a state where I could only pursue two subjects, and the minimum required was three. However, due to my performance being so solid in Film Studies, my film teacher had suggested me ambitiously undertaking first and second year Media Studies. I had regretted not choosing Media Studies from the start of my college journey, so this was a great time to finally study it. I had agreed to take it on to which she spoke to the head of Media Studies about giving me a place to study first and second year Media Studies in my final year, he had accepted and everything fell into place. 

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My time at college really opened my eyes to a whole new world of the creative industries, what they entail and the different types of work I could pursue in teaching, practicality and writing. This final year flew by and I had the most incredible experiences learning more historical, theoretical and contextual aspects, working with a range of new applications such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premier Pro, Final Cut Pro X, Audacity, Blogger and lots of different filming equipment which overall gained me a fresh skillset. 

 

In regards to my enjoyment for my Film Studies course... let me tell you all about it in the next chapter!