STORY | Troy

My Story

" This is your life, and it's ending one minute at a time."

-Edward Norton, Fight Club.

When I was a little boy I spent most of my time watching horror movies with my dad and my sisters. At first , like most people, I was only interested in what the audience gets to see, but eventually my interest in what went on in the making of these films exploded and left me curious for more knowledge. I was glued to Fangoria magazine and the show Mega Movie Magic.

My first attempts at making films consisted of me saving my money for months, at fourteen years old, to buy a Panasonic cam-corder. Once I got it I started filming me and my friends skateboarding and created a few videos that were horrible, but were really fun to make and watch. That's when I learned that filmmaking isn't only about the equipment you have to film with but the fun that you have when your filming. After high school in 2004, I joined the Army and went to Iraq in 2008.

During my adventures as an infantryman in Northern Iraq, a good friend of mine and I purchased a video camera to ease our boredom. We started filming everything we could in our freetime. Our videos ranged from B-Roll of us on missions, to silly Star Wars spoofs, but this is where I started learning some editing techniques and began shooting a bit more creatively.

In 2011, I was honorably discharged from the military and came home to Virginia with nothing solid to look forward to besides college. Not knowing exactly what I should do, and on the hunt for a respectable film school, I enrolled into a local community college as a Social Science Major. After I returned to Virginia from my duty station in Hawaii, I started to take photography and film very serious. Armed with my wife's DSLR and the basic photography skills that I had picked up from her, I started shooting everything I could.

My first serious production was a music video for a local band in Hampton Roads. This music video was an experience I'll never forget and was quite the challenge. I shot all the footage used and produced a video that I am proud of as an aspiring filmmaker. The music video opened up new doors for me and I started shooting real estate tours, small business promotional videos, and a video for a church in Hopewell, Virginia.

This fall I am moving to Los Angeles, California in hopes to pursue my craft and learn as much as I can about the industry. I am not expecting to become an overnight success, nor do I want that but I do hope to acquire an intership or employment as a camera operator or assistant.

My lovely wife, Aericka, my daughter Madison, my two sons, Ryden and Ian, my sisters, and my best friends are the reason that I continue to work hard to reach my goals. Without this family, I would surely be lost, and it is their support and encouragement that makes each day worth waking up to. Thanks guys, I don't know where I'd be without you all.

Sincerely,

Troy Curry