Leadership Studies Senior PortfolioEmily L. Manis

FilmStart

Table of Contents

Introduction of myself Introduction of my theme

• Components of production Production – shooting (scenes 1-4) Conclusion / Final Cut Premiere

Hello my name is……..

Communications Major ; LEADERSHIP STUDIES MINOR (film)

Passion for creativityMy career goals are in the entertainment

industry My top 5 strengths are: Adaptability,

Developer, Futuristic, Empathy, Woo

Life is like “Production”- Director- Screenwriter- Crew- Location- Editing- Premiering Final Cute

- Screenwriter- Director- Crew- Location- Editing- Premiering Final Cut

I think of my leadership experience over the past 4 years as being a film maker and creating my own film. There were some rough cuts, unexpected turns and re-writing along the way. The leadership minor has given me the tools to finish. Let me take you through my 4 year production.

Being the Screenwriter : scriptwriting, is the art and craft of

writing scripts for mass media such as feature films, television productions or video games. Storytelling abilities and imagination.

• Past 4 years I have been writing my “script.” Putting the pieces together in my major/ minor sheet

• Coming up with the idea of the story/ “person” I want to be• I’ve grown as a leader by figuring out how I want to“ lead

others and myself”• Making sure all the characters connect – the connections I

made along the way• Who I want in my story & how I want it to end

• To help me get to the next step DIRECTING

Being the Directing: controls a film's artistic and dramatic

aspects, and visualizes the script while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision.

• Take what I have learned and put into action• Plan out how I want the “scenes” , college years to play

out• Decided I want to be a transformational Leader- to create

for others to create

Find a Location: is a place where some or all of a film or television

series is produced

• URI Campus• Film & Communication Courses• Leadership Courses• Internships (experiences)• SXSW Festival • Leadership Retreats Retreats (Build Your Own Brand)• Senior Expedition

Finding My Crew:

• Mentors• Professors• Professionals• Advisors• Friends/ Roommates• Parents

Editing My Work:

• Changing my major from Journalism > Dentistry > Communications/ Film

• Making sure I am fulfilling my passions• Course changes and checking that I will be graduating

on time May 2015• Taking film courses to more well rounded in my skills

going into the professional world and going after my dream in film

Premiering Final Cut:

• Graduating at The University of Rhode Island with a Bachelors degree in Communication Studies & Certificate in Leadership Studies

• Coming to terms that; “wanting your dream is good enough”

• Having faith and confidence in was is to come into my life post graduation

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Freshman

2011-2012

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• Deciding to register to be a Leadership• Rushing for a Sorority / initiated into Chi Omega• Planning the next 3 years to be on schedule come graduation 2015• Taking HDF 190 where I was given my strengths and shown how to

utilize them

Adaptability ~ Developer ~ Futuristic ~ Empathy ~ Woo

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SophomoreEmily Manis

2012-2013

• Joining SOLC and challenging my leadership skills &

Learn how to lead others

• Realizing that I might excel more as a Communications major than Journalism Major

• Making a step in my career by joining WRIU2 URI sports radio department

- Junior year I decided to take a chance and to try a curiousity of mine and changing my major to pre-med (Dentistry)

- It was a trial and error moment when I was up against the science courses

- I shadowed dentists

Challenge and Support & Needs- Maslows Hierarchy of needs / Pyrimad

Junior JuniorEmily Manis Emily Manis

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- Went threw Maslows Hierarchy of Needs and realized that I was not fully happy and my needs were not being met.

- Switched back to Communications Major

- Gained experience through 3 internships

SeniorEmily Manis

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You might notice this background, how it is a sketch pad much like a script. Well I think of life as a sketch pad.

You can “sketch” what you want and you can try to create this imagine and try to make it perfect

What I have learned as a leadership minor is that my “sketch” isn’t perfect. That whatever may come my way that I did not already sketch I can handle as a leader and can help to leader others.

Final Cut - Premiere

0 Yes this is the final cut0 Premiere = the first showing / the start of… so this is

the start of the new journey the final cut of one production but the premiere of a new production

0 Leadership studies have given me to tools to lead my own production to get my final outcome.

THANK YOU:

To the Leadership Department: For showing me my potential and always believing in my ability as a leader and dreamer. You have given me the confidence, strength and skill to handle whatever life might throw my way.

As Robert Vincent always told me “put it out there to the universe what you want and let everything fall into place”

Life is good, and I am ready.

~Emily L. Manis