RIGHT now, I’m taking up a degree in filmmaking at UCLA School of Film, Theater and Television. I’m still in my first semester but it’s already so exciting to be in here. I belong to the school where among the graduates are Jack Black, James Dean, Mark Harmon, Tim Robbins, Tom Skerritt, Daphne Zuniga, Milo Ventimiglia, Francis Ford Coppola, Tom Shadyac, Rob Reiner and Gore Verbinski. Of course, Francis Ford Coppola is a legend but for the younger generation where I belong, I count Rob Reiner and Gore Verbinski as two of my idols. Of course, Francis Ford Coppola has produced a daughter named Sofia Coppola and for me, she’s one heck of a great director for this generation too. For the actors, I like Jack Black. Milo Ventimiglia is good too but he needs to be exposed in more productions.

I’ll now tell you more about Gore Verbinski and why I like his movies. First of all, I like him because Gore Verbinski is a director which is not confined to a specific genre. Even though 1997’s Mousehunt was his first film, he already knew how to make an audience authentically laugh. Mousehunt was never a corny comedy because Gore Verbinski did his job excellently.

Next for him was The Mexican. Hollywood must be taking notice to UCLA graduates and that’s why I struggled to gain excellence in high school so I could enroll in this very prestigious institution. The reason that I said earlier that Hollywood must be taking notice on Gore Verbinski to direct his sophomore movie is because they are putting big stars in it – Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts. In that movie, Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts are eloping to Mexico so the movie has a Mexican feel to it. This is a drastic departure from the movie which made us laugh – Mousehunt.

After that, Gore went on to direct a horror movie this time, The Ring, which made a career out of Naomi Watts. When I watched The Ring in a very dark cinema, it really crept the fear out of me because I was really darn terrified and scared. Right at that instant, I knew I was going to be the next Gore Verbinski. Of course, Gore went on directing the very successful action adventure trilogy Pirates of the Carribean.

There really has been some extravagant films made so take inspiration from the best and most glamorous! Ocean’s 11 was one of them, not only with a starry list of leads (including Brad Pitt, George Clooney and Julia Roberts) but also because of the Vegas background. In fact, poker is a constant theme in the glamorous movies - Rounders is another in which casinos play an enlivening role. Why not practise a little poker online yourself - once you have the taste for it the inspiration for movie making is sure to come next!

So whether it’s teh glamour of the movies which appeals to you or teh murky underworld of the indie flicks, all it takes is a little luck, hard work and inspiration and you couldl find yourself with the fanciest bookstops in the world - an Oscar!