{"id":20402,"date":"2024-04-18T12:49:59","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T03:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/fire\/sils\/?p=20402"},"modified":"2024-05-23T09:54:35","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T00:54:35","slug":"%e6%b0%8f%e6%9c%ac%e3%80%80%e7%87%8e-2-3-2-3-2-2-2-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/fire\/sils\/news-en\/2024\/04\/18\/20402\/","title":{"rendered":"\u3010Message from Graduates\u3011OMORI ALYSA : Being an Actor, Script Writer and Director"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0Shibuya Junior & Senior High School (Graduated in March, 2010)
\nSchool of International Liberal Studies, Waseda University (Graduated in March, 2014)<\/p>\n

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\u2015\u00a0 What is your current career path?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Hi, I\u2019m Alysa Omori and am currently working as an actor and film director. After my first appearance in an independent film whilst a student at SILS, I got into an agent and worked for commercials, theatre, tv drama and films. Last year, my first film that I directed was released at the movie theatres and since then I work freelance.<\/p>\n

An actor\u2019s job is different from a lot of jobs because everything depends on yourself. Even if you wait there are no jobs, so it can be a pretty unstable job. When I was in an agent, I used to have 2-3 auditions a week and you won\u2019t get the job or paid until you\u2019re chosen for the role.<\/p>\n

I was always passionate about films as an actor so I went to workshops to meet film directors and acted in independent films to make connections. However, from the small opportunities to work with film, I decided to take my own film \u201cMy Bitter Sweet Home<\/a>.\u201d<\/strong> I submitted my film to a lot of film festivals and expanded my career as a film director.<\/p>\n

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\u3000\u2015 How did you come to choose your career path?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

For elementary school I went to an international school in Tokyo. It was like an everyday chore to help and think about unprivileged people there. Through my experiences there I became interested in developing countries and wanted to create a sustainable business in the middle east or Africa. I spent my study abroad in Qatar, Doha. However, when I came back to Japan the independent film, I co-starred in was released in theatres, so I began to work officially in the acting industry. I went with the flow, nevertheless, I still think that this job will connect to what I had pursued before. When everyone around me was jobhunting I didn\u2019t feel anxious because I was passionate about my job and I still think that I made the right decision.<\/p>\n

\u3000\u2015What do you find rewarding about going down that path?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The best part of my job is that everything is up to you.<\/strong> Your performance represents you and your reputation. Therefore, I always push myself to perform my best and I am always looking for more creativity and interesting projects. That`s probably why I\u2019m always filled with excitement.<\/p>\n

Moreover, I always loved and love \u201ccreating\u201d so I think I\u2019m lucky that I was able to find something that I love and am able to make it into business.<\/strong> Sometimes there are hard times, but I find it amusing to be able to get paid for thinking about something you love all day long.<\/p>\n

\u3000\u2015 How did learning at SILS influence your current academic path?
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The biggest influence that SILS had on me was the international environment. I think this leads to the open and flexible way of thinking I use in my art<\/strong>. Also, there are tons of classes on art at SILS and the open classes in Waseda were very helpful. For example, I took classes like \u201cproducer theory\u201d and learnt about the industry at an early stage. I also enrolled a film seminar in my third year (Morita Seminar) and saw a lot of old films which has been very helpful. Moreover, I get a lot of help when I make film from friends that I met through this seminar so the people I met was also very helpful.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/strong> \u2015 What do you think about the appealing point and strength of SILS <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

I think the international environment was the best thing about SILS for me. I went to a Japanese school for junior and high school, and I felt it was stressful there. At SILS I met a lot of people from various countries and my point of view grew widely.<\/strong> I think this led to my free and creative mind and I\u2019m still close with the friends I met at SILS!<\/p>\n

I also recommend the study abroad program. I went to Qatar, Doha for a year over ten years ago. At that time Doha was just a desert on Google map. Alcohol, pork was prohibited, and I had a 10pm curfew, so life wasn\u2019t so easy there. However, I think that experience at that time was really meaningful for me and has impacted on who I am today.<\/p>\n

\u3000\u2015 Any message to our prospective applicants?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

For those who already have something you want to do and for those who still haven\u2019t. I think in both ways it will be a good environment to learn from the wide range curriculum at SILS. I think SILS offers you to create an open mind and a broad perceptive.<\/p>\n

Also, if I were to give an advice, try to make choices that people are not willing to make<\/strong>. For example, go to a country that not many people would want to go for study abroad. Dynamic changes are happening all the time so the norm or trend will always change. I think it\u2019s interesting to look for something unique which leads to make yourself unique.<\/strong> I hope that you apply for SILS and open your world!<\/p>\n

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