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HOW I STARTED MY CAREER LONG BEFORE COLLEGE.

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MY NAME IS COURTNEY

RICHARDSON.

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I ALSO GO BY MANY OTHER NAMES: PHOTOGRAPHER, CINEMATOGRAPHER,

SCRIPTWRITER AND EDITOR. PHOTO BY ME

FIRST, LETS’ GO BACK TO WHEN IT ALL BEGAN… IN FIRST GRADE.

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MY MOM NEEDED TO FOCUS ON NURSING SCHOOL.

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SO WHEN I WAS FIVE , I MOVED TO VIRGINIA WITH MY DAD.

AFTER SCHOOL, I WATCHED MOVIES TO PASS THE TIME.

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THEN, I WATCHED THE HALLOWEEN FRANCHISE. PHOTO BY ME

THE FRANCHISE WAS DIFFERENT THAN ANYTHING I’VE EVER SEEN!

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I WOULD GO AROUND THE HOUSE WITH A CAMERA TRYING TO RE-CREATE THE MOVIE.

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MY PASSION INSTANTLY BECAME FILM AND PHOTOGRAPHY EVER

SINCE THAT DAY.

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I STARTED OUT FILMING AND TAKING PICTURES OF EVERY FAMILY EVENT.

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AFTER GETTING A BETTER CAMERA, I BEGAN TAKING PICTURES OF MY DOG, DJ.

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AND MY DOG COCOA, WHOSE PICTURES WERE FEATURED ON A POPULAR DOG SITE.

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THEN I BEGAN FILMING AND EDITING MY SISTERS MUSIC VIDEOS.

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I KNEW THIS WAS SOMEHING I WANTED TO DO FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

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SO I CREATED MY OWN FILM AND PHOTOGRAPHY BUSINESS.

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AND THEN IT HIT ME! PHOTO BY ME

WHY NOT GO TO SCHOOL AND EXPLORE MY PASSION!!??

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AT NINETEEN, I MOVED TO FLORIDA BY MYSELF TO PURSUE MY DREAM.

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AND ENROLLED INTO FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY’S FILM PROGRAM. PHOTO BY: https://flic.kr/p/9nTCpj

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I MET SOME AMAZING AND CREATIVE PEOPLE ALONG THE WAY!

AND GOT TO FILM ON BEAUTIFUL LOCATIONS! PHOTO BY ME

I NEVER HAVE AND NEVER WILL GIVE UP MY DREAM!

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OF MASTERING ALL ASPECTS OF FILM.

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AND BEING A PROFESSIONAL IN FILM WHO CAN DO IT ALL. PHOTO BY: https://flic.kr/p/4Ypyek

I HAVE MADE MISTAKES ON THIS JOURNEY. PHOTO BY: https://flic.kr/p/6AX7aq

BUT HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH ABOUT WHO I AM AND WHAT I LOVE.

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DEDICATION AND WILLINGNESS TO LEARN THROUGH EXPERIENCE IS MY COMPETITIVE

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SINCE THE DAY I PICKED UP A CAMERA, I’VE NEVER PUT IT BACK DOWN.

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I AM CURRENTLY WORKING ON A DOCUMENTARY AND SHORT FILMS. PHOTO BY ME

I AM SKILLED IN EDITING, VFX, CINEMATOGRAPHY AND PHOTOGRAPHY.

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I HAVE COMPLETED ONE YEAR IN FILM AND AM CURRENTLY EARNING MY BACHELORS IN DIGITAL

CINEMATORGRAPHY.

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MY HOPE IS TO MOSTLY WORK ON DOCUMENTARIES AND HORROR FILMS.

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THIS HAS BEEN MY DREAM FOR FIFTHTEEN YEARS.

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WITH MY MINDSET AND DETERMINATION, I CANNOT FAIL. PHOTO BY: https://flic.kr/p/oh4D9g

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MY NAME IS COURTNEY RICHARDSON. I AM AN ASPIRED INNOVATIVE FILM ARCHITECT.

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