Dane Collins

My name is Dane Collins, I'm from and currently live on the North Side of Chicago. I am a highschool student and work at a local resturant. My family is relocating to Western Europe this summer, so I am looking into univerities with in the European Union.

Personally, I am very passionate about screenwriting. I wish to major in Creative Writing or film production in college. Currently I write only as a leasure, I've been working on 2 screenplays that both number over 200 pages. With every film and story I am exposed to, I try and look deeper, in search of motifs, symbolism etc. along with philosphical, historical or mythological influences within the story. I use these same influences as inspiration in my own work. I put a tremendous effort in every scene, trying to add in a deeper meaning with the use of a reoccuring theme, emotional character development, etc.

My other interest include history, art, geography and culture, primeotology, music, film production and creative writing, philosophy, mythology and astronomy. I think the greatest power in our world is creating others, and I love to harness that power and shape it to its fullest potential.