Logan Bush

My name's Logan. I'm a transfer student from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. I've wanted to make films ever since I was 5, and I have been. They range from improvised to scripted and storyboarded. I'm looking forward to this class; I think we're gonna really think deeper about what films and art should be, and how they can affect people.

I have already been through a year of film school at SIU-C. I left for many reasons, but the main one was their program just wasn't what a film school should be. I could write a book about it, but that's all you really need to know.

I'm interested in making relevant films. I love writing and directing. Entertainment comes first for me, and if there's a message to be told, it will naturally come out of it. I don't like pure entertainment crap like Transformers 2 (worst movie I ever watched in a theater), but I like well made movies with a good story to tell. (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars, The Blues Brothers, Casino Royale, Jaws, The Naked Gun. I could go on forever.) I have never been compelled to make "Christian Films." I agree with Prof. Leeper that Christian films fail with the secular market because they're only speaking to Christians (I think that's what he said.) I don't want to make those movies. Maybe I should feel differently as a Christian, but I'd rather serve the Church in other ways.

A recent movie that I really love is "Gran Torino." I think it's a very powerful film. I learned about morals, treating others equally, hard work, forgiveness, and redemption, all while being sucked in to the story. I can't remember a damn thing about "Courageous" except to be a decent father, I think. And "Gran Torino" managed to fit in the redemptive power of Christ all while not being overt. That movie reached millions of people. Not every great movie makes a lot of money, most don't, but I think that is something to consider. I believe the biggest fallacy of Christian entertainment is not engaging the culture and not connecting with people. Very few have got it right. But hey, what do I know. I'm always ready to learn a new perspective.

On a side note, I really loved O'Conners writing, I think she is a fantastic writer and I basically agree with everything she said in the lecture. The experimental films we have watched in class (specifically by Rybczynski) were great and engaging. I enjoy the lectures and can't wait to learn more.

This picture is of me and the lead of "42," a movie about Jackie Robinson.  I was an extra. This was my dream come true, because my favorite actor is in this film, Harrison Ford. I mean I've literally dreamed about being in a film with him, so it was an amazing experience and I learned about big budget filmmaking.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0453562/

Also, bonus pic of Harrison Ford eating. (I snuck into the actors lunch tent. Great food.)