I studied film in college and fell deeply in love with filmmaking. Short film projects felt like play and studying classic films made craft improvement exhilarating. I imagined directing professional sets and saw a future that excited me. After graduation I chose a slower life, keeping pets and preferring mornings and early afternoons at home, and I did not want long production days or to move to Los Angeles. I gradually stopped pursuing film projects, though film school provided planning and coordination skills that translated into teaching and other jobs. I learned to choose a career that fit my priorities and feel proud and without regret.
Filmmaking quickly became my passion. It was exhilarating to work at something that I found fun. Short film projects felt like playing, and I began immersing myself in classic films to study my craft. I could suddenly see a future that excited me. I loved imagining myself on a professional set, directing my own films one day. The idea that someone could enjoy their job became very real.
After graduation, I realized I wanted a different life. I already had a dog and a cat at home. I enjoyed working in the morning and being home by the late afternoon. I knew that making a film was a huge undertaking and often required long days. As I envisioned myself with a family more and more, I didn't see those hours matching up with what I really wanted.
The experiences I had in film school gave me the skills I've used in jobs ever since. Because I had to storyboard and plan out so much before filming, it wasn't as difficult for me to plan lessons when I became a teacher. Coordinating everything on a film set was also very similar to managing a literary discussion with 30 teenagers.
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