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Youth in Film | Sarah May Shogan | TEDxYouth@Langley


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are you wondering what you just saw not
are you wondering what you just saw not in oh my god that was amazing my mind is
in oh my god that was amazing my mind is
in oh my god that was amazing my mind is blown kind of way but more in a wait
blown kind of way but more in a wait
blown kind of way but more in a wait what what’s that guy doing said he was
what what’s that guy doing said he was
what what’s that guy doing said he was the same dog kind of way let me explain
the same dog kind of way let me explain
the same dog kind of way let me explain my name is Sarah me Shogun and I’m an
my name is Sarah me Shogun and I’m an
my name is Sarah me Shogun and I’m an aspiring filmmaker that confusing
aspiring filmmaker that confusing
aspiring filmmaker that confusing mishmash of dog and human you just
mishmash of dog and human you just
mishmash of dog and human you just witnessed was my first attempt at making
witnessed was my first attempt at making
witnessed was my first attempt at making a short film I didn’t know what if
a short film I didn’t know what if
a short film I didn’t know what if anything I wanted to say I just knew I
anything I wanted to say I just knew I
anything I wanted to say I just knew I really wanted to start saying something
really wanted to start saying something
really wanted to start saying something and this was the medium I needed to use
and this was the medium I needed to use
and this was the medium I needed to use I applied to vancouver film school and
I applied to vancouver film school and
I applied to vancouver film school and started making more equally terrible
started making more equally terrible
started making more equally terrible movies
a little better maybe this is scary
a little better maybe this is scary stuff suddenly I’m not only putting my
stuff suddenly I’m not only putting my
stuff suddenly I’m not only putting my ideas onto paper but I’m creating
ideas onto paper but I’m creating
ideas onto paper but I’m creating lasting images of them the hard part the
lasting images of them the hard part the
lasting images of them the hard part the scary part is hitting upload because
scary part is hitting upload because
scary part is hitting upload because that’s where I lose the control and it
that’s where I lose the control and it
that’s where I lose the control and it no longer becomes mine but I keep
no longer becomes mine but I keep
no longer becomes mine but I keep hitting upload hoping that will get
hitting upload hoping that will get
hitting upload hoping that will get easier to
that was one of my most recent films see
that was one of my most recent films see anybody can hit record it’s really easy
anybody can hit record it’s really easy
anybody can hit record it’s really easy some people find it easy to come up with
some people find it easy to come up with
some people find it easy to come up with a story or translate that to film I’ve
a story or translate that to film I’ve
a story or translate that to film I’ve started watching movies from the
started watching movies from the
started watching movies from the storytellers point of view what are they
storytellers point of view what are they
storytellers point of view what are they saying and how are they saying it
saying and how are they saying it
saying and how are they saying it there’s still so much to learn for now I
there’s still so much to learn for now I
there’s still so much to learn for now I may not be over the fear I may never get
may not be over the fear I may never get
may not be over the fear I may never get over the fear but what I’ve learned and
over the fear but what I’ve learned and
over the fear but what I’ve learned and what I hope you will learn to is to feel
what I hope you will learn to is to feel
what I hope you will learn to is to feel the fear and use the fear when I come
the fear and use the fear when I come
the fear and use the fear when I come out the other side the feeling of
out the other side the feeling of
out the other side the feeling of success propels me to the next project
success propels me to the next project
success propels me to the next project the next idea the next upload what are
the next idea the next upload what are
the next idea the next upload what are you afraid of and what are you going to
you afraid of and what are you going to
you afraid of and what are you going to do to change it thank
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