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427 Words that Changed My Life
* * * Read the story behind this essay - Read 'The Great Battle'!
Ian
Carr - 6th Draft College Essay - Open Ended Prompt
I have taught myself everything from ventriloquism and
coin tricks, to graphic design and web site creation. What do these
things have to do with one another? I have been fascinated, almost
obsessed, with many things in my life, and because of these passions I
have grown immensely.
Last year I simultaneously developed the obsessions of
reading the first three sections of the newspaper and researching
blindness. My conversations began to be filled with anecdotal news
snippets, something that at the time drove my friends crazy, but has
left me with strong news reading habits. My free time at night was
devoted to reading blogs and fact sheets about life without sight, and
I now know more about blindness than I ever thought I would. As
different as the two activities may seem, they stem from the same
source. Like smudges on fogged glass they appear before the eyes,
fingerprints of creativity begging to be expressed.
Film making is the pinnacle of all this obsession.
Together with my life-long friend, we have tackled ideas that alone we
could not hope to understand, asking questions and initiating dialogs
that we continue to this day. Concerned by the nature of teenage
isolation, we completely created a film about a man who alienates
himself from his own environment and his son. More recently a years
work gave birth to the filming of a story about a father searching for
a child he may or may not have had twenty years before - a work in
reaction to the uncertain futures we currently face, and the nagging
question "where will I be in twenty years"�.
All my interests add to my films, just as my interests add
to me. Jean-Luc Godard once said, "The cinema is something between art
and life ... cinema is truth twenty-four times a second." Like water
washing dirt from my hands, film allows me to not only expose, but
explore my own truths. I am obsessive, fanatical at times, out of sheer
passion for learning, living, and simply being. My experiences, both
rich and varied in nature, allow me to slowly grow and improve my
craft. More than commentary or exposition, my works are the purest
expression I can make.
Uncertain futures seem to call for self-reflection. Like
an editor piecing a film together, my life slowly unrolls in its
scenes. A small projector lights up, and fading in from black a song
plays. Images flash as the sound track to my life echoes its recurrent
theme: Live, be passionate, dive in, be yourself.
Creation date: Oct 27, 2005 1:42pm Last modified date: Dec 12, 2006 11:05pm Last visit date: Dec 10, 2024 9:55pm
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Oct 29, 2005 ( 1 comment )
10/29/2005
4:05am
Ian Carr (redlightbulb)
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Oct 30, 2005 ( 4 comments )
10/30/2005
10:22am
Richard Carr (richard)
Very good and VERY original essay. I assume your essay is short because that's what they want. You do a good job in communicating your creativity. I liked the quote " cinema is truth twenty-four times a second"
10/30/2005
12:19pm
Ian Carr (redlightbulb)
Thanks for your suport, it means a lot to me. Yes, the limit is 500
words, so at my current lenght I'm in real good shape. In searching for
the complete quote I discoverd wikiquote, a wikipedia of quotes - its
really good, check it out.
10/30/2005
12:23pm
Kathy Carr (kathy)
Was there a question for this essay?
10/30/2005
12:28pm
Ian Carr (redlightbulb)
Good question, the
"mind that does not stick" prompt is where the essay
started, but I've since move on in to "Prompt of Your Choosing"
territory.
Oct 31, 2005 ( 1 comment )
10/31/2005
4:40am
Christina Roper (croper)
Wow, great essay. It catches attention with the opening randomness of your obsessions of the newspaper reading and learning about blindness. Because they are unexpected and so unrelated, they stick with the reader. I also love your life theme at the end.
Nov 3, 2005 ( 1 comment )
11/3/2005
9:35am
Tom Carr (penpaint)
Hi Ian--I am really impressed by the essay but also by the writing in the preceding page where you were talking about how difficult it was to get started and how you sprained your ankle. As I was reading both of these I was remided of some of the great writing that your dad did when he was your age. As the saying goes, you did not fall far from the tree. Great work. Grandpa
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