Intro Blog for Final Project

 My name is Jacob Vanzile, but I prefer Jake. I wasn't originally sure to expect with this class, but I decided to stick with it because it would put me out of my comfort zone. I'm usually not comfortable with any sort of presentation, and that includes being on film as part of a school project. However, I was hoping that my experiences in the course of this class would help me grow as a person and overcome this deep-rooted anxiety that I have. It's certainly helped and I'm excited to see how the Final Project helps further. I'm also excited for the process of actually creating the Final Project, because I write as a hobby and I'm hoping I can adapt a preexisting idea of mine into a working concept. Even if that's not possible, I'm going to enjoy brainstorming and forming our concept, just because this is the type of creation that appeals directly to me. I am slightly concerned about finding group mates, as I doubt this is a project that can be done with two, but when there's a will there's a way, and one way or another it will work out. I'm excited to see what this project is going to throw at me and my group mates, and I'm definitely looking forward to seeing our finished product. More than anything, though, I'm still happy that this class is helping me work on one of the most consistent and deep-rooted anxieties that I've ever experienced, and hoping that it helps facilitate confidence in the future so when I'm faced with other projects similar to this one, I have the self-assuredness to volunteer and say that I can do it, that I'm willing to do it. Ultimately I'm looking forward to being able to apply my talents as a fiction writer to this final project, and pleased overall with how this class is going to (and already has) helped my growth as a person. Once the issue of group mates is ironed out, I genuinely believe that I'm going to enjoy this Final Project.



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