Throughout the making of this film I had to wear many different hats. I started as working with Andrew on the story. I came up with a few different basic premises but he wrote the script himself. Coming up with ideas for a sci-fi film was fun as well as challenging. I had to think of the logistics of how we could do it. The next task I had was working on the story board. As the cinematographer and the VFX artist I had the most freedom designing the lighting for the CGI scene. It was a real challenge figuring out how to film the green screen footage. However, using the colored lights in real life to match the lighting in the scene created a real connection between Andrew and the scene. The challenge associated with creating green screen effects was something I would be willing to do again because of the results I could achieve.There were a few lessons I learned during the making of this film. One of the biggest had to do with shooting against a green screen. Since I was doing the VFX I knew how it would come together in my head. Everyone else however, had to rely on me giving them a depiction of what was going on. In the above clips you can see just how confusing it is to block and act something like this. A major complication was the way the room was set up. The green screen did not go down to the floor which prevented us from filming a full body shot. Using a full body shot would have made compositing so much easier. Also lighting the actors became a challenge because of the limited adaptability of the studio lighting. When it came to performance it was a lot like theater acting. I had to tell Aiden and Andrew where the wall they were standing against was. It became a very confusing and difficult process to communicate what was to occur in the scene. Andrew also had ideas for shots that weren't what I was expecting. The overall experience was one that I do not wish to return to quite yet. The second struggle came when Andrew, Tristan, and I filmed the final scene of the film. We were filming outside, in the rain. It was cold. It was painful. The hardest part was having to ignore the fact that my hands were going numb while I tried to act. It didn't help that there was a scene where I had to lie on the ground. My prop gun holster had also malfunctioned and kept falling of my belt. This film had some of the biggest hurdles I have had to face but I learned a lot because of that. Through working with Andrew I have become confident enough to try and make a sci-fi film. I have learned not to do lots of action in front of the green screen since it doesn't cover very much space. In order to solve this issue in my next film I will only shoot action in real life locations.
Throughout the making of this film I had to wear many different hats. I started as working with Andrew on the story. I came up with a few different basic premises but he wrote the script himself. Coming up with ideas for a sci-fi film was fun as well as challenging. I had to think of the logistics of how we could do it. The next task I had was working on the story board. As the cinematographer and the VFX artist I had the most freedom designing the lighting for the CGI scene. It was a real challenge figuring out how to film the green screen footage. However, using the colored lights in real life to match the lighting in the scene created a real connection between Andrew and the scene. The challenge associated with creating green screen effects was something I would be willing to do again because of the results I could achieve.There were a few lessons I learned during the making of this film. One of the biggest had to do with shooting against a green screen. Since I was doing the VFX I knew how it would come together in my head. Everyone else however, had to rely on me giving them a depiction of what was going on. In the above clips you can see just how confusing it is to block and act something like this. A major complication was the way the room was set up. The green screen did not go down to the floor which prevented us from filming a full body shot. Using a full body shot would have made compositing so much easier. Also lighting the actors became a challenge because of the limited adaptability of the studio lighting. When it came to performance it was a lot like theater acting. I had to tell Aiden and Andrew where the wall they were standing against was. It became a very confusing and difficult process to communicate what was to occur in the scene. Andrew also had ideas for shots that weren't what I was expecting. The overall experience was one that I do not wish to return to quite yet. The second struggle came when Andrew, Tristan, and I filmed the final scene of the film. We were filming outside, in the rain. It was cold. It was painful. The hardest part was having to ignore the fact that my hands were going numb while I tried to act. It didn't help that there was a scene where I had to lie on the ground. My prop gun holster had also malfunctioned and kept falling of my belt. This film had some of the biggest hurdles I have had to face but I learned a lot because of that. Through working with Andrew I have become confident enough to try and make a sci-fi film. I have learned not to do lots of action in front of the green screen since it doesn't cover very much space. In order to solve this issue in my next film I will only shoot action in real life locations.
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