These two films (the second one in particular) are the end result of my semester in Filmmaking 1, a full five months of learning the basics behind how to load and operate a film camera and how to actually FILM with a film camera. Compensating for depth of field, lighting, focus, film stock and with no real idea how it'll turn out until you've spent roughly $42 just to buy and process a single roll of film stock. It's exhausting stuff to say the least, but it's also very rewarding to boot. It really makes you appreciate just how much effort goes into something on a much larger scale then what we college students have to work with and leaves you scratching your head as to just how some people pull it off so well. As you may be able to tell from the credits, the second of these two was mine and mine alone. It isn't perfect, but it's still most definitely what I set out to make and I think it turned out about as close as I could have envisioned. To paraphrase what Stanley Kubrick once said, "Anyone who's ever been privileged to direct a film knows that even though it's like trying to write War and Peace in a bumper car in an amusement park, there aren't many joys in life equal to the feeling once you get it right." Words of wisdom Mr. Kubrick, words of wisdom... If any of the other films I worked on find their way onto the interwebs I'll be sure to update. Until then, enjoy!
Murder Mystery Mayhem
Because I Love You
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
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