I'm Jules McQueen and I'm Janawoller and we want to stay gritty

You got to shoot it for 500 arrows before you can make a decision and I'm like I don't walk 500 miles and boots that don't fit me

I'm a dumbass on his face

And then I hear him behind me on take your shirt off and I was like I know I was like I know he's not talking to her

So or maybe he was I don't know so I was like it's gonna happen. I need this cooler

In winter 2014 I decided I wanted to learn how to make a good outdoor film

I bought a computer some editing software and some online tutorials

I started teaching myself how to make a movie it didn't take me long to realize I needed help

I stumbled across a three-day film school hosted by the full draw film tour little did

I know this school would have a profound influence on my life and the advent of the Gritty Bowman on this episode of the Gritty Bowman

I visit with a most excellent friend of mine Grady Rawls

Grady was one of two instructors at the full draw film school Cody Kellman was the other I

Drink from the proverbial fire hose that weekend and I learned more about outdoor filmmaking in those three days

Then I had learned at home in the previous three months combined

But it wasn't what I learned that would change the direction of my life

It was the confidence and the encouragement to follow my passion given to me by the people I met over those three days

People like Grady Cody South Cox

Christie Titus tie stubble field Jason Phelps Josh Keller and more the film school dumped gasoline on what previously had just been a spark of a flame

In the subsequent months I began producing Gritty content and whenever I posted a video or a podcast and it seemed that nobody was watching or listening

Grady Rawls was always there. He was a teacher and a mentor

But more than that Grady believed in me and never stopped keeping gasoline on my fire and for that I am deeply indebted to him

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