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The War hero

A young boy, Kyle, has been drafted into a war that started 50 years before he was born. His family has always been brought into the war but never knew why. His mother always just said they are special. With that saying you can tell his family were all top commanders in the army because of them being "special'.

Every night Kyle has dreams of strange space battles taking place like he was there himself. But he always notice he was faster, stronger, and deadlier then everyone else. He always heard something called the 5 elements in the dreams but never understood what it means. Until he saw his father, which he hasn't seen in years saying, "Come and find me."

Kyle quickly woke up from what seem to be a dream but this was to unordinary. So went asking around and came up to an old family friend Mark and ask him where could he find his father. Mark laughed and asked after all this time why would you want to find your father. Kyle told him about the dreams he was having a quickly told by Mark not to tell anyone about these dreams until he finds his father. 

Kyle was confused but Mark daughter Kate, who has been Kyle friend since he could remember was always wondering why Kyle parents disappeared from his. Later on at night Mark, Kate, and Kyle were sneaking off to another planet when their enemy found them and started to chase them. They chase them to the deepest part of their home city and was trapped. They shot Mark in the leg and Kyle got angry. Then out from no where Kyle summoned a bolt of lightning and killed off his attackers. Kyle and Kate were speechless on what happen and was even more confused. 

Mark finally delivered Kyle to his father and told him what his true purpose was in the universe.

He was a ancient race called elementals which brought balance and peace for everyone. 

Darrin Fletcher

Storyboard artist.
Started at 16. Drew a lot. Joined an elite art group at 15.
Competition pushes you past what you think your limits are.
Your path is different from everyone. Most of us will struggle for the first 10 years. The talented, tenacious people get over the wall.
Be good at networking and friendshipping.
16 year-old layout artist for Sat morning cartoons.
Working for free is almost expected when you graduate. But should be only one time.
Be a hard worker, be qualified/ready-doesn't have much to do with experience but with work ethic.
12 hour-18 hr days without complaining.
Learn how to be a negative shooter and you will have work forever. Just know how to expose properly.
Did all my favorite kid shows

Should be making movies on the weekend for fun
This business is about who you know.
Every project you ever do is vastly different.
A good director is a great listener. Lets people do their job. good ideas come from everywhere, don't you want to be the one listening to all of them?
Location scouting is essential in preproduction.
Know the lenses to use in preproduction, shot list.
It's okay to fail here because it's a safe environment.
Grateful he didn't get his big break till decades into his career, or else he would've blown it.
the audience only knows what you show them.

The Great Picabo

Meeting Picabo Street was a great experiences. For one just to see a Gold metal Olympus. She is a great story teller with a lot of details and no filter to anything she says. which is great because the best stories are told that way. With he just talking it felt like I was just talking to a friend I have't seen is a very long time. She has one of the best memories I know it would be hard for me to remember 2 years ago let alone my childhood.

With her giving the detailed information on how her life was, is something to be inspire to be. Go follow your dreams and do what you are born to do.

Brian Strassman

Screenwriting professor for Dixie State

• Screening is the true architecture of the whole business. Our voice is what gets us past the readers to the agents 
• Everyone has flops
• know your subject
• know your endings

Larry Grouppe

Larry Groupé is a talented and versatile composers working today in the entertainment industry.

• You need a "good handshake" between songs.
• Allocate money for popular music.
• Paid as a package deal-responsible for paying musicians and then he gets the leftovers.
• Composers shape things about what's going on in the scene.
• Reads script and starts writing themes during pre-production, some composers are brought in super deep into post stage.
• Spotting sessions- watch film first time, turn temporary music off, don't want to be influenced. Temp tracks can't stay, hence the name.
• Check out Bernard Herman- driving down street in Psycho.
• Emotional complexity completely governed by music. (John Williams).
• The Contender- "Low Triumph." 
• Doesn't go in linear order of film.

Doug Wellman

Doug Wellman is an USC professor

-Spend time working in each area of film-making even if you're not planning on doing it for a career

- Get exposed to all aspects of film.
- Know what you are talking about.
- Be able to communicate effectively. 
- Creativity is 
- Have respect: Somebody will save you or help you from making a big mistake so be respectful of everyone you don't know who your guardian angel might be.
- Anxiety: Something will always go wrong be prepared. Be able to laugh and control your anxiety from taking over.
- Failure: You're going to lose a few but don't stop. It will make each of your successes even better.
- Success: The worst the situation is the more thankful you will be when it's done.

Sam Perez

Sam Perez

• keep everything on record
• put everything is senior capstone
• need permits for everything
• over prepare for everything!
• preproduction is key to everything
• always have permits and paperwork on you for everyone where ever you go