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Q: What advice do you have for
aspiring artists considering PSU
for school?
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gave me is to go to school where you
want to build your career. Attending
a school for film is as much about the
people you go through those classes
with as it is about the curriculum
studied. Lean into the passion that
brought everyone to school to begin
with. Have an end goal in mind and
start planning early for the steps to
achieving that goal. If you work hard,
keep a positive attitude, and do what
you say you’re going to do — you will
be well on your way to finding success.
Q: How did your time at Portland
State shape your creative work?
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Portland State help launch your career
in animation?
A: All of the curriculum rotated on
a two year schedule and I was able to
plan out every class I wanted to take
pretty far in advance. This along with
the flexibility of classes scheduled
at convenient times allowed me to
stay focused on the primary goal of
volunteering on filmfilms sets. By the
time I graduated at PSU, I had 26 film
projects under my belt. Two weeks
after that, I landed a position working
in the VFX department at Laika.
Q: In what ways has your time at
Portland State helped you launch your
career?
Q: Favorite place for live theater in
experience with PSU’s College of
the Arts?
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Q: In what ways did your time at
knew someone at a theater company
and recommended I audition. That led
to being cast in two of their shows and
then writing, producing, and directing
my own for that same company. I
made friends behind-the-scenes in
tech for a mainstage show who would
go on to become and remain my closest friends and collaborators. I gained
marketing skills that allowed me to
work full-time as a theater marketing
professional. Acting classes helped me
realize my on stage potential and set a
high bar for the kind of work I want
to do.
Q: How would you describe your
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can find and learn about any subject
online. However, the disadvantage
is that you might not know what
questions to ask or what pieces of
information you’re missing. PSU
exposed me to an array of knowledge
that I had not even considered
looking into that influenced the
core of my creative decision making.
Subjects ranging from Film Theory
and Photography to Philosophy and
Theater Arts.
A: My time at PSU’s College of the
Arts was filled with exciting collaborations and boundary-stretching
creativity. I loved being surrounded
by people who just wanted to create,
and we were given the tools and the
chance to do it. It broadened the scope
of what I thought was possible when
pursuing an artistic project.
A: I made so many important connections. One friend in a theater class
Portland?
A: Check out Third Rail Rep,
Milagro, and Kickstand Comedy!
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