{"id":53,"date":"2018-10-03T17:05:44","date_gmt":"2018-10-03T17:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freestyleacademy.rocks\/~BenjaminC\/?page_id=53"},"modified":"2019-04-11T18:25:01","modified_gmt":"2019-04-11T18:25:01","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~BenjaminC\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freestyleacademy.rocks\/~BenjaminC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/unnamed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-107\" width=\"340\" height=\"270\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My whole life I have harbored an undying passion for crafting worlds, whether it was writing a story, programming a video game, or illustrating comics.&nbsp; But it was always about how these worlds functioned; the story of that world and why the story mattered. &nbsp;Every detail, from politics, to the currency, or even the laws, was key to the creation of a real and believable world. My creations through Freestyle were just more of the same, delicate ecosystems that I have always obsessed over, where every minute intricacy, down to the second, was crucial. And, just like everything else I create, the project is driven by questions and the questions are answered with creative problem solving, a trait emphasized by Freestyle&#8217;s teaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Freestyle has offered me this unique opportunity to explore my passions, but cast them upon a different medium; film.&nbsp; Through video I am able to convey meaning and shape a believable world in a different way than I had previously.&nbsp; Simultaneously, English has strengthened my ability to describe the worlds that I imagine.&nbsp; Essentially, Freestyle has allowed me to be imaginative with technology, but also has cultivated the increasingly important talent of conveying these ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I strongly believe that this unorthodox path has shaped me in a way that standard education never would have because, by opening myself up to this opportunity, I had already prioritized self-development.&nbsp; After my goal had been made clear, Freestyle guidance was able to make sure I stay on track and maximize the progression towards this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My whole life I have harbored an undying passion for crafting worlds, whether it was writing a story, programming a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~BenjaminC\/about\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">About Me<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-53","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~BenjaminC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~BenjaminC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~BenjaminC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~BenjaminC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~BenjaminC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~BenjaminC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":228,"href":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~BenjaminC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53\/revisions\/228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~BenjaminC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}