Today's events made my stay here even more enjoyable. The whole class traveled to Universal Studios where we would be introduced to Tom DeSanto, the producer of the Transformers and X-Men franchises. He talked about his experience working his way up from being a film student at USC in the summer to pitching ideas/scripts to major studios to becoming a full fledged producer. He was a very down to earth guy who I got the sense that was very passionate about his craft. The advice that he told the class that really resonated with me was: "You can accept failures but you can't accept not trying." That really stuck with me especially in trying to figure out what I'm trying to do with my life.
Afterwards, our whole class was granted a tour of Universal Studios which I can say is very different than just sitting in a tour bus with someone pointing out everything to you. We were able to look at the various sets and get an idea what people may try to base their films on. We traveled to look at costumes and props, which were filled with so many things that I couldn't keep my eyes focused. Although I was disappointed not to meet any celebrities...I kid, I was still awestruck at the idea of me and my classmates actually being at studio and seeing sets and locations that vary from the Wild Wild West to New York Street.
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