In the 3 previous articles, we followed Salone Jones, entrepreneur, performer, and fitness trainer. The introduction to series jumped off with “I meet a vanguard of people who see labels as other people’s problems. These individuals baffle the label makers, leaving them in a guilt-tinged quandary... and sounding rather mechanical.”
Part 2: Salone discussed how her entrepreneurial path developed. “Dad always had a 9-5 and another
business.” Her grandmother was a
business woman and a sheer force of
nature. She owned a store that sold peanuts on Martin Luther King Blvd.
in Savannah, Georgia.
Part 3: But Salone faced some serious
challenges. Her
paternal grandmother lived in what turned out to be a place of social warfare. Salone overcame these issues and earned a scholarship to the Savannah College of Art and Design
Salone’s interest in film and
television came about when a mentor asked her to film a performance. Her mentor noted how she captured the
movement of the dancers. This helped
better communicate the choreographer’s message to audiences. Salone took this to heart and made Film and Television
her major for a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts.
So, her dance scholarship ended up funding her education in Film and
Television.
2 things stood out from our discussions about her college experience. First, this was her first real occasion to develop relationships with cultures outside of her upbringing. Second, the technical requirements of her study in film and television required more attention to tough academic requirements, especially for someone who was previously classified with a slow learning disability.
As stated, her college alma mater is in her hometown. Her dance troop did give some experience but
mostly that of performing before an audience. I asked, “Did you feel a little
like Malcom X in Mecca?”
“Yes.” Salone
replied. There is living in the same
city and then there is being taught by, studying with, and talking to people
from about every inhabitable continent. “It
really opened my eyes about how much people have in common.”
Her college experiences devoured her misconceptions. She used that to fuel her growth.
Studies in the fine arts broadened
her dance technique as well. The
professors and instructors taught her how to express passion in many different
movements: joyously, in sadness, big movements, no movement, and everything in
between. Learning how to communicate
emotion to different audience was an important part of development.
Film and television required
serious attention to academics. The
degree required studies in theory, design, and writing. Then there was applying all of those to
physically producing a film. Salone
faced down her childhood classification of slow learning disabled. She describes her development as “Navigating
the world of finding purpose and self-worth and turning that into a driving
force to become the person you envision yourself to become.” And that has everything to do with emotional,
mental, and physical hard work linked with opportunity.
Salone’s fight is different now. It’s harder.
But the comparative results of winning are a galaxy apart. The distant victory is to own a production
company. For now, the tip of that spear is
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