(June 13, 2005) — The film business is tough to break into. You must know the right people, have loads of money and, of course, have talent. But everyone begins somewhere. Even Spielberg started out shooting home movies, but not everyone has to record their family barbeque for their first film. Sophomore Mathew Salgado got into filming through one of his other hobbies, skating. He enjoyed recording and editing the videos and began doing more research online about the filming process. This year, in his filmmaking endeavor, Salgado purchased three cameras: the Panasonic DVX 100, Cannon GL1 and the Sony VX 1000. To add the necessary elements to his features, he utilizes a Macintosh computer with Final Cut Pro and Adobe After Effects. While Salgado hasn’t shot any feature length blockbusters, he has shot plays and independent films for Crescenta Valley High School. The longest play he has shot, Done to Death, spanned four nights. Through his sister’s friend—the director of the play—he received the opportunity to record the event and sell the DVDs each for about $15. This bed of roses had some thorns on the second night however. “I was filming, and I realized a little too late that I was filming over some other event. It turned out that it was the previous night’s recording of the play,” said Salgado. Despite this setback, he was able to salvage and rectify the error. “Through editing, you’re able to make the movie what it is,” said Salgado. “It may not seem like a lot of work, but to import the entire contents into the computer and get every frame to the exact second you want it to cut off, takes hours upon hours.” Although he doesn’t know exactly what field of the film industry he wants to major in during college, he knows he definitely wants to pursue some form of the art. Salgado is not currently working on any projects but says he has a few in mind that he will tackle soo.