My name is Ivy, and I'm 24-years-old. I am a screenplay writer by profession, and I one day hope to direct, act, and produce. Basically, I want to RULE THE WORLD! MUHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!... I am proud to say that I was rejected by USC... twice (they also rejected Spielberg... twice). So, I ended up attending Seattle U, but that didn't last very long... I guess I just have a problem with sitting in a lecture hall for 2 hours, while a professor teaches me how to regurgitate the same useless information time and again, just so I can go work some boring corporate job... That may be good for everyone else, but I was meant for something much bigger...Anyway, while movies are obviously very important to me, they are not my WHOLE LIFE. I am not one of those film Nazis that sit around watching every film ever made just so they can feel superior about their vast "knowledge." I don't dislike movies just because a particular director made it, or a particular actor stars in it. I simply appreciate good writing, good acting, and an overall well shot film. So, I'm not as savvy as my competitors when it comes to useless trivia. Big deal. It doesn't make me any less driven. In fact, I believe that there are two kinds of writer/filmmakers in this world: Those who live through films, and those who actually live. The ones that live through films are the ones who are responsible for making the same mind-numbing crap that gets recycled daily in Hollywood today. The ones that go out and gain actual life experiences are the ones who become the revolutionary filmmakers of their time. Why? Because they know what's real. And I don't mean real as in "reality" as described so inaccurately by television nowadays.Filmmaking is all about manipulation. The audience craves it. They watch movies as a way to escape their own reality, if even for just a short while (hence, why those who only watch are not in tune with reality, and why those who live can utilize it). As a filmmaker/writer, you have the ultimate influence over an audience because for those couple of hours that they are immersed in your film, you control their very emotions. You can make them laugh, you can make them cry. The "reality" that you have created on the screen becomes their (temporary) reality. That, my friends, is the ultimate power. To make people "live the movie" as they watch your story unfold... I want to make an impact in my chosen profession, not become impacted by it...
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