From pen to production

Moody College of Communication screenwriting graduate student Amanda Dieli always wanted to be an actor. She dreamed of being on the big screen and worked hard to earn her Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting from the University of Southern California (USC) hoping to make that a reality.

But once she stepped into the professional world, Dieli found acting was nothing like she expected. “The pursuit of a career as an actor is incredibly tedious,” she said. “You can burn out pretty quickly because it's so dependent on somebody else making an opportunity for you.”

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