Honor Society® member
Heather Sell
- Anne Arundel Community College
- Film and Media Studies
- Class of 2018
- Bowie, Maryland
Member since June 2016
About
I am changing careers after college and am pursuing an associate's degree from Anne Arundel Community College in film studies. I have a Bachelor's degree from Goucher College in creative writing and a minor in theatre. After having difficulty finding work in theatre, I decided to go back to school to expand my repertoire and gain experience in film studies and audio production. I currently have an internship at Bowie Community Media Corporation where I help out in the studio on public access shows and assist the city when events are filmed live. I am learning everything from audio production to film theory, preproduction and production and how to put a shoot for a film together.
I am in the process of setting up my own film company, Four Eleven Productions. The company is called Four Eleven Productions for two reasons: I am 4'11 (and a half), and 411 is the number you dial to get information. I am interested in making socially relevant documentaries, fictional films, and shooting commercials and promotional materials for companies that make an effort to lessen their carbon footprint, help third world countries, or fight for women's rights.
I have begun research and preproduction for a documentary series as well as a documentary short and a short fictional film.
Education
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Goucher College
Creative Writing, minor in Theatre
2008 – 2012
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Elizabeth Seton High School
2005 – 2008
Honors and awards
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Dean's List, Goucher College, Fall of 2010
Goucher College Dean's List, GPA 3.75
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Dean's List, AACC, Spring of 2016
AACC Dean's List, GPA 3.75
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Wilhelm Scholarship, Goucher College, 2011/2012
Merit Based Theatre Scholarship, $7,500/yr
Goals and interests
- Career goal
Film director, producer, writer, production assistant, screenwriter.
My plan is to run and operate a successful independent film company to produce my own work and commission work from up and coming artists, especially women and minorities and filmmakers with unique voices and stories.
I am also interested in making socially relevant documentaries, fictional films, and shooting commercials and promotional materials for companies that make an effort to lessen their carbon footprint, help third world countries, or fight for women's rights.
- Graduate school interests
Possible graduate degree in film production, cinematography, directing, or professional producing
- Outside the classroom
Writing, reading, filmmaking, theatre, volunteer work, drawing and painting, humanitarian work, DIY crafts, blogging, dramaturgy
