Justin Forcier

Well, here we are. I've finally trudged through 4 years of high school and now find myself seven hours away from my hometown beginning my new life as a filmmaker. 

 

My name is Justin Forcier; I am 19 years old and am currently single. I am a friendly guy who loves making people laugh and is a fun person to be around. I enjoy playing video games and hanging out with friends doing whatever comes to our minds. I work at a movie theater back at my hometown and love to watch films in my spare time.

 

I began my journey as a sixth grader in Rosemount, Minnesota. Living in a suburb of the Twin Cities I always viewed the big city as a place to go for sports game and not much else. My old high school was middle-of-the-road when it comes to attendance, not too many students and not a one-room schoolhouse.

 

I made my first film, Dork Island, in the sixth grade for a reading project about pirates. It was a seven-minute film showcasing me and my friends running around in the woods with our shirts on our heads. I continued to make films for school projects all through middle school and in to high school. I wanted to become a director since I was six and I began to see the pieces beginning to fit together. I took film production classes my senior year and luckily was accepted to Columbia College Chicago majoring in film production with an emphasis on directing.

 

Through my high school experience I was never really surrounded by people who shared the same passion for filmmaking as I did. I am looking forward to Columbia providing me with the opportunity to work with peers as skilled and as passionate about film as I. I am looking to perfect my storytelling techniques and hoping to learn the most effective ways to get my ideas across on screen to my desired audience.

 

After Columbia I am looking to get involved in the film industry and hopefully find myself at the helm of a major motion picture. I know I will be successful because I am determined, creative, and surrounded by people who are willing to help make my dream of directing become a reality.