<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; ">Blake was born in Los Angeles, but grew up in Brookings, a small town on the southern Oregon coast. He's been under the spell of filmmaking for as far back as he can remember. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; ">At Oregon State University, Blake earned degrees in applied visual arts, French, and art history. Now, at Chapman, he's still chasing the dream, studying directing in their graduate film conservatory. </span><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; "><br></span></div>