Although she considers herself a native to Norman, Alissa Millar was actually born in England where her father worked at the Royal Observatory. They moved to Norman when she was three after her father, the recently retired Dr. David Branch, got a job in OU's Physics Department. "OU was pretty much my playground growing up," says Millar. "I remember running around the North Oval as a child." After attending the University of Oklahoma as an acting major, Millar left Norman as she had always hoped she would and pursued her acting career. After working in Chicago and L.A. she somehow found herself back in Norman where she decided to settle down and start a family. Coming full circle, she is now an acting professor in the School of Drama at OU. "It was incredibly strange at first, as I was walking down the halls I kept seeing ghosts of my classmates and professors" Millar recounts. Now a single Mom, Millar balances the juggling act of a full time job and raising two young boys, while still pursuing her acting career.
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ReplyDeleteGreat job and great story. I really feel like I know her and her kids! One thing to think about in your next video story is to smooth out the audio. You are doing great by using nats to transition (i.e. we hear her in the classroom before we see her) but at times that nats compete with the sound or start to abrupt. It is a simple fix - so mainly you just need to keep improving on shooting the mantras. ;-) julie