I was born in Indiana on October 4, 1977. I'm a Libra and my numerological number is 2 (that saves you the trouble of doing the math and tells you these are some major influences in my life). I didn't do so hot in school (K thru 12) because I just didn't understand school. School was a place to hang out with my friends as far as I could see. Some how I graduated from Greencastle High School in 1996. My grades weren't the worst but I was not an above average student by any means.
While in High School I did manage to get involved with a few sports and extra curricular activities such as Football, Wrestling, Tennis, Track, French Club, Band, Year Book Editing and working for the local public television station. I guess you could say I've tried it all. I'm a seeker of self identity.
I tried my luck at College right after I graduated. I barely got in to Ball State University with a letter explaining why my grades were so low. I studied my butt off (I was going for a Telecommunications degree) and I could only manage D's and F's on the first round of exams (could have been that I had 19 credit hours and I had never read a book in my life). It was then that I realized that I was not college material. Rather than dropping out (which would have been the responsible thing to do) I decided I'd just quit going to classes and produce a television show pilot. Once I found out how (a month or so later) I recorded the show (Title: You Never Know With "Crazy" Christopher). You see, I had a few years experience with video editing and shooting by this time and I wasn't happy to hear that I wouldn't be able to touch the equipment for the first two years. I didn't want to leave empty handed. See the whole show HERE or visit the Films tab.
Then (from 1997 to 2008) I... -Took a couple Television Production courses at Depauw University in Greencastle, IN. -Met up with a Professional Clown (Toby Twist). -Wrote a rough Screenplay about Toby's life. -Met Christa Russell and got married. -Settled down in Danville, IL. -(my wife and I) Had a baby boy, Andrew. -Worked at Wal-Mart for 2 years in Danville, IL. -Enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. -Moved to San Diego, CA and served my time in the Corps. -Moved back to Danville, IL. -Graduated from Danville Area Community College (in Illinois) where half of my credits were completed online which meant that I had to read a whole lot. It was tough but I got it done. -Moved to Covington, IN. -Commuted to Carbondale, IL to attend Film Studies at Southern Illinois University as a transfer student. -Moved to Carbondale, IL. -Graduated from SIUC with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Cinematography. -Moved to Greencastle, IN. -Started DreamingTurtle Media Productions LLC and began Web Design. -Moved to Covington, IN (I hope this will be where I rest for a while).
