Year End Summary

Favorite Part of Class

My favorite part of class was being able to work independently. Having the freedom to work at my own pace was a breath of fresh air. Also what I enjoyed a lot was being able to help with other groups shoots. Before we would only shoot in our own groups, but with the freedom to shoot outside of class it became a lot easier. Seeing how other people performed their tasks and managed their crew was also an interesting and insightful experience.

What I Learned the Most

I've learned the most about how to deal with people on a set. Being outside of school completely changes the dynamic and it really shows you who is a hard worker and who isn't. Being able to pick and choose who I worked with is great, but it is important to know how to work with people you wouldn't want to work with. It is a key role of the director to keep everyone motivated on the shoot. This is essential because if no one is trying than you aren't going to have a good movie. It takes everyone being committed to the film for it to be good. Sometimes certain people's work won't be seen, but that's ok. You never want to tell them to work less hard because when what they do is being seen and it's not quality, it gets noticed.

What I Didn't Like

Finding people that are hard workers and available to film is not an easy task. When I was making my weekend films the biggest problem that I ran into was people not being available. Also obviously the virus which prevented me from making films for the past few months. Overall though, I thought I made a lot of progress creatively this year and learned a lot more in the process.