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Janine Spruill Highlight
At the end of the day, if no one is offering you the opportunity, you have to create the opportunity for yourself.
About Janine
- I developed an interest and passion for film at a young age.
- By the time I got to college, I had already spent a lot of time reading about film and media.
- I went to Temple University for my degree in film and media arts.
- While in college, I earned extra money through video production—I’d get hired to film weddings, birthday parties, special events, and conferences.
- As I got close to graduating, I saw that there weren’t many opportunities for someone with a film major, so I continued to earn money and build my portfolio through freelancing.
- During my senior year of college, I decided to volunteer at my former elementary school and teach the kids how to use my video camera, write scripts, and perform.
- As more people learned about what I was doing, I got offers to bring my program to other schools and summer camps—I invested the money I earned back into the business.
- I turned the program into a nonprofit organization, Lil’ Filmmakers, and have been teaching kids to tell their stories through film and media for 20 years now!
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