The Beginning: A Production Film? - What !

The "Team" Project

Imagine trying to figure out how to not only work as a team, but to produce a major short film production. Where was I going to begin, I began picturing the task while our lecturer explained every last detail. Was she expecting us to be like a real life Hollywood Film Production Team?

I was also intrigued. We were going to make an actual movie, with scripts, characters and cameras. The only trick being was the filming and editing of the short film was to be done in one day. That threw out a lot of ideas I already had in my mind, but it was a challenge I knew was not impossible to do.

I have a strong passion for writing. I imagine a lot of perspectives from many different views, worlds ('science fiction' what did you think I meant?),societies and even cultures. Nothing is as we know it in life. So I make a living out of writing my thoughts and putting those pieces together.

The roles for this production were:
Producer
Director
Camera Person
Sound Operator
Editor/Grip
Gaffer/Lighting Technician
Actors

So which role was I going to fit into, given my creative writing skills.

I directed once before in a prior project with a lot of team members. I would say I did my best, but I could have been a greater help being the Editor. That is because I also had a passion for putting various pieces together to make a whole constructive narrative. It is like writing in a digital form. I also loved photography and dealing with a camera. The ability for a camera to pick up moving pictures still amazes me and there are so many tricks you can do to make a scene beautiful. So at the end of the session I had already constructed in my mind that camera person and editor would be the best choice for whatever group I was in. I did also love acting, but I guess I would leave that up for whoever wanted the gig.

Cavielle