I made a switch to an existing DIY project group consisting of Patrick and Brandon Huynh. I was initially involved with them. We were planning to shoot a short movie. I took another path into programming however, and the short run I had actually proved to be more productive than I thought.
During the two weeks or so that we were working on our separate projects, I was still loosely connected to them. I pitched in my ideas here and there, and as I did I became more and more interested in their efforts. They were making great headway, and I wanted to offer my services as the cameraman. I tinker with cinematography and photography on a regular basis. I also already had a sizable knowledge base on the subject so they accepted me into their group.
I was familiar with the difficulty of executing the ideas from script to film. They had great ideas. I was always there to constrain their ambitions. "That's too complicated," I'd say, but to no avail. They went ahead and did it anyways. And I'm glad they did. Goals unattainable are goals to be attained. I admired their zeal to create a short despite absolute budget insufficiencies and little experience.
This film is call "CHOICES." It's going to be a mysterious, somber film, so I'm expecting it to have a lot of dark films. I notice their lack of gear (i.e. tripods, jibs, lighting, etc.) and I knew I could help with that. The first thing on our shopping list, for cinematic purposes are is going to be can lights (cheap and practical). I cringe at the negligence lighting tends get, I had didn't want our film to come out a grainy mess.
I see this going a far way, but even if it doesn't, it's going to be a huge experience as a first attempt at making a film. The creativity required is going to be overbearing: music selection, timing, animation, editing, etc. It's going to be a long and taxing process. But in the end, it will be worth it!
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