Adv Goal Setting

What are your 3 filmmaking goals for the 2025-2026 school year?  Look back at your goals that you set in last years class.  Did you achieve them?  Why or why not?  How can you make steps to achieve these goals?  Where will you need to look to gather help or resources? Please write a complete paragraph on each of three goals, along with an introduction paragraph.

    It's time for a new school year, and with a new year comes a whole set of new experiences. Going in, I have a much clearer idea than I did last year, thus my current goals and ideas have been shaped by my past experience. For the 2025-2026 school year, my three filmmaking goals are to act in more films, create more personal projects, and further my knowledge and learn new skills.

    Acting is a key aspect of what I enjoy, in both film and theater; however, I felt that last year, I hadn't had the opportunity to act as much as I would've liked to. That is why, this year, I can try and take more steps towards furthering my acting experience by volunteering to act in more of my peers' projects and films. Ideally, I would like to have a much more substantial acting real and resume that I could use in the future and can show off much easier compared to my stage acting.

    Another area that I felt I had lacked in was the creation of projects that held more importance to me personally. Going into the year, I had many different ideas and concepts that I was excited to potentially create. Unfortunately, a lot of those never saw the light of day and I hadn't pursued any of them. This year, with my existing skills and the news ones that I will gain, I hope to be able to create more personal films, i.e., films that are based around my personal experiences, ones that I simple just want to make, and other fun ideas that I have. 

    My third goal is to further my knowledge and skills for filmmaking. Although I always include a goal such as this, it is applicable every time. I can always learn more and so I want to go into this year with that in mind. I expect to learn the advanced curriculum, which includes storytelling, cinematography, etc. Additionally, I will be open to learning more about things that I've learned from last year as well as I've not mastered anything yet and don't expect to.