Short Film Project

Within my group we had 3 scripts to pick from. We decided to use this script as it was he most simple and could be done in a few days.  Th script was about a young woman who reflects on her life and the loss of her mother. It would involve flashbacks as she monologues her life.

My group created storyboards and we created shot from our already full script. After we created storyboards we picked a day to shoot and got our actors together and prepared them for their role. Once we actually started shooting one of my group members had an idea for a shot so I let them take the camera. She was originally the director and I was the cinematographer. Eventually we just switched roles as we found each other switching better for this project. I was not involved in the editing process but our editor did make her dialogue faster to help fix the pacing of the film.

I learned that I should always take in new ideas and also how to work with minimal lighting to create a scene. Of course there are still a few shots where you can actually see the lights but the was a fault on both the cinematographer and myself.

I would prepare better and have more actors readily available . We ended up not having enough time to film and also didn't have enough actors to get all of our shots. However I think being open to allowing others to take over my job and try to see things from their point of view will help me moreas my career progresses.

Overall I learned more how collaboration is very important and will change the outcome of a film.