Fred Camper

     Fred Camper’s guidelines to experimental film do a really good job in breaking down the conventional needs and wants in making a film.  It is exciting to have that desire to create for the sake of creating rather than to provide a coherent storyline or message, to try new techniques and ideas that aren’t normally thought of or accepted.  I also think that his idea that an experimental filmmaker needs to be able to step into every job description is a good plan of attack for not just experimental but all films. I think this class is going to excite, push, and be rewarding for all of us through out this semester.

Oh Maya Deren

            Ironically, I loved discovering that “amateur” means “lover” in Latin.  Maybe this is common knowledge, and I’m just behind the eight ball. Either way, I like it.  I also really appreciate this article for pointing out all the exciting reasons why amateur filmmakers should be not be discouraged for not having the means, equipment, and experience that professionals have.  I really think that this article promotes a sense of self-motivation that will come in handy when newer filmmakers may get in a jam. Deren’s outlook on being an amateur or beginning filmmaker seems to be a very inspirational outlook on our journeys to reaching our goals.

Moose cuddles rule my life.

Some History

            Exactly 24 years ago from this upcoming Sunday, my mother was rushed into New Hanover County Hospital. The date: Labor Day, September 1, 1989. The reason: To bring into the world a beautiful bubbly baby girl.  That girl was me, Allison Leigh Godsey; however, this day in time, I go by Ally.  After being born in Wilmington, my family and I moved to Macon, Georgia where we spent my early years.  During this peach grove infested stint, we moved to Lacrosse, Wisconsin due to my father’s job.  After freezing down to our very soul we returned to Macon after only six months, we decided to forego the normal car trek back and spent an extended period of time traveling around North America in a motorhome…my grandparents, my parents, my older sister, and I had reached Partridge Family status.  Upon returning to Macon, my mother was expecting, which prompted us to move back to Wilmington, NC. Thus my little brother was born.  Nothing important happened from then until I graduated from Topsail High School in 2007 and decided to join the US Coast Guard.  I ended up being stationed in Los Angeles, California where I spent the next four and a half years. After my time in the Coast Guard and some time off in California, I decided to buckle down and go back to school.  I returned to Wilmington and was accepted into UNCW.  A couple years, trips, experiences, and classes later… here we go…