{"id":2930,"date":"2021-04-06T17:52:43","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T21:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shanafigueroa.com\/blog\/?p=2930"},"modified":"2021-04-06T17:57:42","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T21:57:42","slug":"im-going-to-film-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shanafigueroa.com\/blog\/im-going-to-film-school\/","title":{"rendered":"I’m Going to Film School!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Emerson, here I come!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Hey all!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I haven’t posted in a while because, well, sometimes I get sidetracked…have you played the game Hades<\/a>? It’s super fun, and addictive! Don’t ask me how I know! But also, I’ve been busy doing military retirement stuff AND starting a new job where I get to write blogs and make videos for another site, nstem.org<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

And also, I’m going to film school!! I was accepted into Emerson College’s graduate film program<\/a> starting in Fall 2021. It’s one of the top ten film schools in the country<\/a> and is located right in the heart of Boston, which is an awesome city. Now I can put ACCEPTED in the title of my submission video (The Curse<\/a>) like other film school people do. My career goal is to write and direct for TV and movies, so keep an eye out for me at the Emmys and\/or Oscars in approximately 5 to 10 years…or making bizarre Taco Bell commercials, whatever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The super-sweet thing is that with my GI Bill plus the Yellow Ribbon program<\/a>, I’ll pay approximately $0 in tuition. In fact I’ll make about $3000 a month in housing allowance. So I’m essentially being paid to go to grad school for my dream job. And all I had to do was spend 20 years in the military! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is all to say I’m VERY excited about the future. I’ll be posting more videos as soon as I make them (and get them approved by the company I’m working for, as necessary). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, in conclusion, follow your dreeeeaaaaams!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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