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Chapter 280 Pine Branch, I Want to Study Film
A science fiction short film was being shown on the stage. The flickering light made Natsumi Imokawa rub her eyes. The girl looked at Jun Matsueda sitting next to her.

She had seen this short film before. Although it was very famous, she found it rather boring. Rather than watching it again, she was more curious about how the people around her felt about it.

When Natsumi Imokawa noticed the boy yawn and tears welling up in his eyes, she finally couldn't help but secretly laugh.

"What are you laughing at?" Jun Matsue asked lazily. "I just think this movie is a bit boring. It talks about love and science fiction, but it's just a story about fighting alien creatures. I can't see any unique features at all."

"I also think this movie is boring~" the girl said softly. She looked around guiltily, but no one in the dark classroom noticed the commotion in the corner.

"How about we sneak out and skip today's image studies class?"

“Sure.” Jun Matsueda showed absolutely no interest in the giant spider being projected on stage. “But where do we go after we kick the bucket?”

The Image Studies course is an elective, one class a week, and attendance is flexible; skipping it is fine. However, other elective courses are probably being held in his classroom, so he can't go back for the time being.

“Let’s go to the clubroom!” Natsumi Imokawa’s eyes gleamed with excitement. “We can watch other movies in the clubroom.”

So the two of them quietly slipped out the back door and headed toward the club building. On the way, they encountered a boy holding a plaster bust, which seemed to be a teaching aid for a sculpture class.

"By the way, what course did Matsueda originally choose?" Natsumi Imokawa suddenly remembered this question.

The girl chose to study video, and Jun Matsueda was just accompanying her. As for why he didn't attend his own class, it was because that was even more boring than watching alien spiders.

"Mandarin." Jun Matsueda pushed open the door to the newsroom.

Yu-Chiu High School's elective courses are divided into two categories: one is art electives, which are similar across high schools, generally choosing one from music, fine arts, and calligraphy; the other is interest electives, which are basically courses set by the school itself. Yu-Chiu High School offers courses such as film studies, sports theory, Chinese, French, introduction to animation and editing design, and fashion design.

It is clear that the purpose of art electives is to improve students' aesthetic appreciation, while interest electives are closer to skills learning. If a student does not plan to pursue further education, his elective courses should be increased by a few sessions, aiming to help him find his future development direction.

Jun Matsuo originally chose to take Chinese language class simply because it was convenient, but after seeing the strokes and pinyin on the blackboard in the classroom, as well as the unbearably poor spoken English of his classmates, he felt that it would be better to switch to another course.

Natsumi Imokawa skillfully turned on the computer and operated the projector. The white screen slowly descended, and Jun Matsueda sat at the conference table.

However, the descending curtain suddenly stopped. He turned around and saw the girl staring blankly at the camera placed in the corner of the computer desk. It was a shared piece of equipment in the department and was quite old.

"What, you don't want to watch, but want to take pictures?" He moved a chair and sat down next to the girl. "Our school doesn't have photography classes."

Natsumi Imokawa nodded and shook her head, looking hesitant, before finally picking up her slightly dusty camera.

"Songzhi, I want to study film."

"Study film?" Jun Matsueda stopped joking and started thinking seriously. "You mean film studies, like that film student you met at Tokyo University of the Arts?"

“Yes!” The girl’s confused expression turned excited again. “Last week I went to that lady’s studio, and she showed me some materials and records of her daily work.”

"She suggested that I should study it systematically, so she recommended that I learn about film studies."

"Wait a minute." Jun Matsue stopped her. "Did you go alone? Did she do anything strange to you? Like, make you an art film or something?"

This kind of plot sounds a bit like seducing an innocent young girl. Although the director is also a woman, it's normal for artists to have unconventional orientations and values. Tokyo is a place where opportunity and decadence coexist, and Jun Matsueda has to be on his guard. He's encountered suspicious people posing as talent scouts before.

“Dad went with me. I think we met at the film festival before. As for strange things, what counts as strange things?” Natsumi Imokawa tilted her head and looked at him.

"For example, touching you inappropriately or touching your sensitive areas." Looking at the vibrant and alluring body in front of him, Jun Matsueda felt it necessary to provide the girl with some safety education.

Natsumi Imokawa followed his gaze as it swept over her body. The girl's face flushed red for the first time in a long time. She sat back in her chair, resting her hands on her knees, and looked down at the ground in front of her skirt.

"I know about this."

"It's good that you know." He breathed a sigh of relief. With safety awareness and a parent accompanying them, there shouldn't be any problems.

Getting back to the main point, he looked at the obedient girl with her head down. Applying for film studies would be considered an arts major, which is quite different from applying to regular universities. It's not something that can be decided so easily.

"During the school interview, Imokawa chose to continue his studies through the regular college entrance exam, right?"

The girl nodded.

Did you tell your parents?

The girl shook her head. "Not yet, because I haven't decided myself yet. I'm just looking into it first."

Matsueda Jun looked at the screen on the wall, which was neither high nor low, and realized that there would be no chance to continue his research on images today.

"So how can I get into a film school?"

Natsumi Imokawa took out her phone, opened the notes app, and puffed out her chest again. "Usually it's academic transcripts, on-campus exams, interviews, and portfolios. The number and format of the portfolios depend on the specific major."

A camera rested on the girl's lap as she muttered to herself, gazing at the daylight streaming down the corridor, lost in the foreseeable future. The blush on Natsumi Imokawa's cheeks hadn't completely faded, and her lively, vibrant eyes held a youthful energy even more pronounced than in the images she herself had captured.

“It certainly looks like it’s worth the effort,” Jun Matsue said instinctively.

If the girl in front of him were a scene in a movie, he would be willing to watch the whole movie for her.

"What?" Natsumi Imokawa turned her head and asked.

"Maybe we can give it a try," the boy said with a smile.

"Yes!" The girl nodded vigorously. "I also want to try filming some more serious things!"

“I think the music video is pretty good. After Songzhi talked about it last time, I went back and looked at the band’s music videos. The style is quite realistic, and the time is relatively short. At the same time, it needs to have a narrative logic. So I’ll try making one.”

"Songzhi, when is your sister's band going to perform?"

The girl's eyes sparkled with anticipation, making it hard for him to refuse.

Looks like I should really keep an eye on Aya-chan's band.
(End of this chapter)