My full name, and alter ego, is Corinne Elizabeth Tabor-- three sequential names that flow smoothly together to create a regal cadence when spoken aloud; I find it more befitting to go by Cori instead. I was born into an incredibly musical family, with an incredibly large extended Irish-Catholic family, resulting in incredibly loud, yet inviting family gatherings full of biting sarcasm and late-night drunken singing. My passion for film begins with my family, my desire to capture these passing moments where my grandmother's living room is so boisterous, so full of love that it probably violates the city's noise ordinances. As a musician, I have always struggled to emulate through song-- through my own words and melodies-- the beauty I see in these basic human interactions and affections. Film, however, allows me the ability to articulate such sentiments in a way that permits viewers to inhabit the mind of the camera, to interpret the image closer to how I intended, and potentially communicate information in an emotionally resonant way.
While I have lived in Wilmington for the majority of my life, I transferred to UNCW from UNC-Chapel Hill, where I was on-track to double major in Journalism (with a focus in multi-media) and Islamic Studies, with a minor in the Arabic Language. After a series of quite unfortunate events, I decided to take a leave of absence to regain some kind of balance in my life, which brought me back home. Presently, I work at a popular burger-joint called P.T.'s Olde Fashioned Grille-- I have convinced myself that I am already dead, and am just serving out my purgatory before I can reach paradise-- in addition to babysitting/dog-sitting/house-sitting around town. It is my intention to graduate by December of 2017, as I will have exceeded the maximum credits at that point, with a double major in Film Studies and International Studies with a focus in the Middle East (and/or environmental science). My ultimate dream is to write for sketch-comedy segments at NBC or to direct politically charged documentary films, however I would settle for any low-level position as long as it gets me on a set.
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