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When it Comes to Filmmaking, You Have to Follow Your Heart!
(Written by Aaron Falvey. Originally published on the Stage 32 Blog)
For some time now I thought it would be great to do a series of blogs, which follows my journey as a filmmaker. The experiences I have encountered have been so varied, some good, some bad, some tragic! I thought it would be nice to start with how I got into filmmaking. I call this first blog ‘Follow Your Heart’.
I’ve been passionate about filmmaking since I was nine years old, that’s almost 29 years ago now. I grew up on a rural apple orchard in the countryside. We made our own fun, having a great imagination was vital to ensuring we remained entertained. If we were lucky we would get to go to town once a fortnight. I used to watch a lot of films during the weekends and holidays. I would watch films which were recorded off television over and over again.
At this point I knew filmmaking was something which was very interesting to me, but the true realization came when my neighbours parents bought an 8mm handycam. We started making short films and I realised just how passionate and enthusiastic I was about the process of making a film. From this point onwards our spare time was spent making a series of comedic action films. Lots of fight scenes and laughter along the way! The satisfaction I got from watching my finished…
