CREW REVIEWS

My 4 weeks in Belize making a film really helped give me an indicator of where my career and future projects are going. It was incredible to create an entire film, start to finish, and be proud of the end product. Besides that, I made some lifetime friendships. 9/10 too much Belikin.

I loved the cultural immersion of Costa Rica. Even though the work was not in my field of choice, it taught me about things I would not have otherwise learned. I am overall very glad I went on this trip, as learning how other people live can help you better the lives of those around you.

This trip was invaluable to me. Someone coming from a non-film school background, I didn’t have a lot in the way of technical film production education. However, after this trip I feel much more well educated, and gained experience that I will carry with me for the rest of my career.

Actuality Media provided such a great experience for me, to explore a different country and meet different people. I loved living and working with a small group of people who I could interact with and develop friendships with. The outreach also provided me with an incredible working experience as part of a film production team, and has given me a short film that I can be proud of, and that I can show to people and say “I made this”. I don’t know anyone else in my position that has had a learning experience as important and meaningful, and I believe the experience will give me an edge when I complete university and start applying for jobs in the media industry.

It was an amazing experience and will definitely be something I remember for my whole life. The friendships and connections I made on the trip are ones I hope to keep for the rest of my life. Everyone seemed genuine and real.

This was my first time leaving the country, and I had an amazing time! My instructors (Karsu and Steph) were the best and I couldn’t be happier that this was my first time directing a documentary. I loved having the opportunity to also work with a producer/editor and cinematographer, as this taught me a lot about the importance of collaboration.

The Thailand trip was an amazing experience. I got to learn a lot about film production and was able to interact with a culture that is very different from my own for the first time ever. It allowed me to do a lot of things that were out of my comfort zone.

Traveling to Chiang Mai for two weeks to film a documentary was by far one of the best experiences of my life. Everything was easy to get to, the people I traveled with were awesome, and being able to go with my professors as well made me feel very safe and guided. The structure and the way the course was organized made things go very smooth while also giving us plenty of free time to enjoy the city. I would definitely recommend this opportunity to anyone and if this wasn’t my last semester in college, I would have absolutely taken another travel course with actuality media again.

This was such an amazing experience. I loved learning about the city of Chiang Mai and meeting the local changemakers were had the privilege of filming for our documentary. I enjoyed walking around the city with the classmates on the trip and sightseeing all of the different things to see in Thailand.

An amazing experience! I think that if the trip was a bit longer and we had more time to film it would have been better. I loved the people I was with, and the city was alive and exciting. I will recommend Thailand to all of my friends.