I've been in the program for about a month now. It's been quite a journey so far.
Our first assignment was to create a 1-min Short film. We we're asked to write script which we would later produce, film and edit. I wrote a short script and handed it in. When we went around the room to talk about our projects, I realized that mine is very different from everyone else's. Mine was a story based on dialogue and humor. The other stories seem to be very deep and "Artsy." I starting second guessing my project, but decided to go forward with it anyway because I liked the reactions people gave when I told them the concept.
Sean and I sat down at his house and talked about how we were going to this. He took out a piece of paper and drew out the layout of Mike B's room. I showed him where the bed would be and the angles I was interested in taking. He began marking camera points, drawing lines, making code words and organizing a game plan in his head. Meanwhile I was building a schedule so that we know how long this could take us and be as efficient as possible. Obviously nothing went according to plan.
I arrived at 10am on Saturday morning to Alex's apartment with enough eggs, cheese, bread, and vegi's to feed everyone I invited and more. How could I expect this movie anywhere close to good, if I don't feed the people who are making it happen. The Truth is without their help there would be no movie. The joints of this industry are based on relationships between people...
Alex was the discovering husband, Sean was the guy in the closet, Zena was the girl, Eli was hiding under the bed, and I was in the bed. Sean and I alternated filming so that we could each act. I didn't get to see the footage until I got into the editing room the next day. I was a little scared of what I would find, but I knew that something would come out of this project.
And then after watching it all and pulling out my favorite parts, I put all the clips in a logical order which created this well told story that takes 1-minute to present. I also discovered that this movie is based on luck! How lucky am I to have a huge room to film in with a closet and a bed and light? How lucky am I to have a friend who has great lenses and an enormous amount of experience that is not only willing, but excited, to help with the project? How lucky am I to have friends who are actually GREAT actors?! I was shocked, but its true. Everyone did an amazing job and I could only make them breakfast and say Thank you.
Although it was a bit tiring to make the film (4 hours), we each now have this 1-min video that we can show our friends and family and say "see, I'm not a complete failure! Look I took part of this great film!"
When we screened the project in class I got the approval by my teachers and fellow students and I even got a nice laugh at the end of the clip. It makes me so happy to have made something legitimate that I just want to jump on the wagon and make more.
http://vimeo.com/75997883 Password: early
Our first assignment was to create a 1-min Short film. We we're asked to write script which we would later produce, film and edit. I wrote a short script and handed it in. When we went around the room to talk about our projects, I realized that mine is very different from everyone else's. Mine was a story based on dialogue and humor. The other stories seem to be very deep and "Artsy." I starting second guessing my project, but decided to go forward with it anyway because I liked the reactions people gave when I told them the concept.
Sean and I sat down at his house and talked about how we were going to this. He took out a piece of paper and drew out the layout of Mike B's room. I showed him where the bed would be and the angles I was interested in taking. He began marking camera points, drawing lines, making code words and organizing a game plan in his head. Meanwhile I was building a schedule so that we know how long this could take us and be as efficient as possible. Obviously nothing went according to plan.
I arrived at 10am on Saturday morning to Alex's apartment with enough eggs, cheese, bread, and vegi's to feed everyone I invited and more. How could I expect this movie anywhere close to good, if I don't feed the people who are making it happen. The Truth is without their help there would be no movie. The joints of this industry are based on relationships between people...
Alex was the discovering husband, Sean was the guy in the closet, Zena was the girl, Eli was hiding under the bed, and I was in the bed. Sean and I alternated filming so that we could each act. I didn't get to see the footage until I got into the editing room the next day. I was a little scared of what I would find, but I knew that something would come out of this project.
And then after watching it all and pulling out my favorite parts, I put all the clips in a logical order which created this well told story that takes 1-minute to present. I also discovered that this movie is based on luck! How lucky am I to have a huge room to film in with a closet and a bed and light? How lucky am I to have a friend who has great lenses and an enormous amount of experience that is not only willing, but excited, to help with the project? How lucky am I to have friends who are actually GREAT actors?! I was shocked, but its true. Everyone did an amazing job and I could only make them breakfast and say Thank you.
Although it was a bit tiring to make the film (4 hours), we each now have this 1-min video that we can show our friends and family and say "see, I'm not a complete failure! Look I took part of this great film!"
When we screened the project in class I got the approval by my teachers and fellow students and I even got a nice laugh at the end of the clip. It makes me so happy to have made something legitimate that I just want to jump on the wagon and make more.
http://vimeo.com/75997883 Password: early
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