Third Draft - Kyra Personal Statement

A film is much more than entertainment, it’s a piece of art that collects seamlessly  integrated pieces of raw media together to create a vision of the world. When I first had the  pleasure of watching Webb’s ​500 Days Of Summer​, I realised this, and it started an  impetuous interest. The actions of the film’s protagonist inflicted a change in my view of  cinema; presenting the fact that audience members are usually deeply influenced or  affected by what they see in films and therefore have unrealistic perceptions on life. The  infatuation I developed from watching films inspired me to place my adoration for the art  form and act upon it to produce professional standards of work.    Zhang’s stunningly crafted H ​ ouse of Flying Daggers​ expresses the reasons why I love film: the  art style in the detailed costumes, soundtrack choices, cinematography, performances and  overall mise-en-scene within the film interested me enough to search for a deeper meaning  to why the director used such a diverse range of editing styles and colour pallets. From this,  I found myself engrossed in the art of filmmaking. I began to observe films from a different  point of view watching, Anderson, Nolan and del Toro films to improve my knowledge. I  took it upon myself to get involved with as many super-curricular activities as possible in  relation to the film industry. This involved picking up an internship at Merge FM where I  had the unique opportunity to work with DJ, Chris Fisher and develop skills that would be of  substance to me in the future such as intensive research processes and use of the sound  equipment. This allowed me to gain experience using the technology as well as what occurs  behind the scenes of live media production in the auditory field. I voluntarily signed up for  an extra half GCSE in photography to develop my experience behind the camera as a  photographer, impacting my photography skills guided by my creative eye which will have a  positive impact on my future.    The culture and lifestyle that the beautiful city of Muscat has exposed me to has impacted  my outlook on the world. Studying in Oman has brought me many different unique  opportunities, such as embarking on a performing arts trip to NYC and Washington D.C.  where I had the chance to work with talented people in the film and performing arts  industry. I demonstrated and improved upon my photography, dance, acting and  filmmaking skills throughout the trip. These skills still remain with me today and I have  been able to develop the ability to apply these skills to any academic or practical situation.  These skills in the physical creation of a film that I have acquired over the years are strong  enough to fall in line with the analytical mindset that I have built upon as an English  Literature student when it comes to perceiving and writing creatively about theories  surrounding filmography. I have also greatly improved upon myself as an individual  throughout my life by voluntarily performing selfless actions that would impact the world  as well as myself, such as completing the Race For Life twice. My experience ranges from  academic to domestic as I lived alone in the UK for four months, attending college and  working part-time in customer service. I believe that this improved my skills as a  well-rounded individual and changed how I viewed living alone in the UK which would  benefit me in the future in regards to beginning my three-year university experience.  Overall, the understanding that I have obtained through these unique opportunities have 

helped to shape who I am today, and the exceptional individual I hope to bring to your  university.    To earn the career in would be a dream and a colossal honour on my behalf. My  aspirations collate together to hopefully construct a career in the film industry, if I were to  earn this career path in film I would be achieving a life-long dream.