re: Need help Choosing Major

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Be a director/ writer. but its an unrealistic goal.

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Not at all unrealistic. So you would need to start with an internship or work as a Director's Assistant. It would give you the most experience in your chosen area. Also, look to work on independent and self-financed projects to beef up your resume and help you get future jobs.

Also look into community theater for director experience.

For the writing piece of it, try to find a writer's group in your area that you can join. Check out Meet-Up Groups in your area. Most are free. Check books out of the library on screen-writing and check into getting screen writing software. Find copies of scripts of movies that you like and read them. If you want to be a director, look for scripts with director's notes. It will give you a feel for what scripts look like and how directors come up with their direction for the show. For writing, look for scripts with editor's notes.

There are lots of ways to get experience and get your foot in the door. But some of them do require lots of hours, crap pay, and second jobs to pay the rent. But worth it if it pays off for you.

Good luck!