Egan Schmitt is a multisport athlete who goes to BBA. He plays ice hockey for the bulldogs along with lacrosse. Egan has grown up playing hockey and plays full year round. He aspires to play in college. He also is a level 3 certified referee for youth ice hockey. He takes pride in  his academics and is a member of the National Honor society. He has been part of the BLS retreat team for two years. He also enjoys cinematography and has taken the class multiple times. He has two dogs, Molly and Oliver, which he loves to be around. He's  been to Hawaii around three times and his favorite place by far is Maui. There is an amazing restaurant with a view that serves the best cheeseburgers he's ever had. Cheeseburgers aren't his favorite food- tacos are- but those were amazing. The best thing to do in Hawaii is go snorkeling. he's also been to St. Martin which was a unique experience. It has a French and dutch side of the island and seeing both cultures so close together was really interesting. his favorite movies are mixes of action/adventure and comedy like deadpool and kinsman. The other type is horror/comedy like haunted house and scary movie. he really enjoys making comedic films and enjoys even more watching them. his favorite subject in school is science. He really enjoys psychology and forensics. Psychology is technically a history class but he considers it a science class since thats basically what it is. 

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Advanced Questions 

What areas of cinema have you become more proficient in since you took this class?

I have definitely gotten better at seeing what color lighting and what angles look the best along with how to get the desired shadows. Since starting cinema, I've gotten more comfortable being in-front of the camera. I've also gotten a lot better at editing since I've started.
What areas of cinematography need improvement (how will you make this happen?—be explicit and thoughtful in your writing.

I'm alright at using the cameras, but I need to work on being able to use the non basic functions on them like shutter speed. What I need to work the most on is sound. I really still have no idea how to do separate sound, I know I need to use the Tazcam, but I have no idea how. 

What was your work ethic like when you first took class?

When I first started this class I had a really god work ethic. I followed every assignment and completed everything. The only thing I didn't put a lot of effort into was the movie reviews.
What do you expect your work ethic to be like this semester? (If it is different—what will you do to insure that you work harder?) What types of films do you want to make this semester?

Most of the things I've learned, I've learned from watching other students. I want to change that this year and mess around with the cameras in my off time so I can teach myself to be better operating them. I really want to make a commercial this year. They are just a lot of fu to plan and make and then to watch.