Interview with Thomas Choe

Thomas Choe, a 4th year student at UCSC, graduating this year, was nice enough to answer a few questions we had about the film program, which was very interesting..

1. Why did you choose Santa Cruz?
-Because it was that or Merced.. or the Military..

2. What inspired you to get into your major?
-I like movies but I don't like studying.

3. When you work in the environment what kind of materials do you use?
-Cameras, lights, action?

4. What student films/ activities have you done?
-5 or 6 student films, helped in a ton of them and part of Moxie, a student run organization

5. What is your most interesting film production that you have done?
-Filming in a garlic warehouse and the garlic powder was so strong, that our eyes was watering, nose running, while trying to make a movie.. ridiculous.

6. Who is your idol?
-Justin Lin

7. Do you want to stick with this after you are finished with school?
-Fuck yeahhhhhhhhh..

8. Why do you focus more on film rather then stage work?
-Because theater acting lacks subtlety because that's just what theater acting is. Plus if you mess up in film, you can re-film it.

9. What is the first thing you usually think about when starting a film?
-Usually the story. Not many film makers in Hollywood think about the story first.

10. What advice would you give to a future film major?
-Ummm.. find one point of aspect in film making and pursue it. Whether it will be writing, filming, etc, stick with it.

Seeing someone from the film production gave us a quick view of how the film program worked.

We thank Thomas for his time and hope for the best in the future!!