StudentScholarships.org - A Career in Film is my Dream

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There are many questions that arise when it comes to choosing what my ultimate dream job would be. The most important of which considers whether it is practical or not, the second most important factor concerns my attitude and ability to wake up every morning and do this same job for the rest of my life. If I was younger, I could say something like “ice-cream taster” or “first woman President” but neither of those fit the profile not only for what I want to do for the rest of my life, but what I would like to accomplish through this job during the course of my life. Would this job be morally and emotionally fulfilling? And if so, then it is indeed my ultimate dream job because if I can look back on my life and say that it has been meaningful, then I can die happy. Of course I understand that a job should not determine one’s general contentment with oneself, nor should it measure the happiness of one’s life, but to me, it does. Considering the field I picked to study (the arts), what I go on to do for a living will mean everything to me because it concerns something that I am incredibly passionate about.

To create art through film has always been my dream, and although a tedious and painstaking process, in the end it appears to be worth all of the hard work applied to it. So it is safe to say that my dream job is to be an artist, because I believe that art has the power to truly move people and to inspire them, just as I was once inspired. One could argue that this is a very selfish pursuit and has nothing to do with helping humanity like a doctor could, but I believe if one has the ability to think creatively and apply that to his work, there is a kind of magic that resonates within that and creates the potential to inspire thousands and change the world simply with the manifestation of a new concept; a new idea that people cannot stop pondering.

In film, I have noticed the exploitation and prostitution of the artist more than in any other artistic format. So my dream job would definitely include a system of working independently to create art rather than merchandise; a kind of Sundance-like atmosphere that doesn’t allow itself to be influenced or bought out by greater forces. When the industry is ruled by the artists, which is when the true potential of the art form can manifest itself and become known to the world. In short, I would love to lead a revolution of filmmakers who are not afraid of working without a budget or shooting permit, but only care about that tiny concept stuck in their minds that they would do anything to actualize. Although extreme, and perhaps a bit cliché with its idealism, this is something I know I would be able to look back upon without regrets, and look back at my life with the knowledge that I did something important once upon a time, and even if no change came from it, it was an experience that few are lucky to have, and if I could have the opportunity to actually choose my dream job, the decision to do what I have written about would not get questioned twice.

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