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What Did I Get Myself Into?11/8/2016
Ironically, I was given the role of Jenna, the character who is the driving force pushing the girls to go to that cemetery. Personally, it wasn’t how I’d spend a normal Friday afternoon, but after how much fun we had filming, I’d certainly do it again! I’m currently studying Journalism and Media Production at Cameron University. I will be pursuing a career in news after graduation. I am a reporter for the school’s newscast, and host the school’s talk show. With all of this, I am in front of a camera just about every day. However, I never imagined being in front of a camera to shoot for a movie. I quickly learned that type of work is a whole other beast. There were terms tossed around I had never heard of. I learned just how much goes in to filming a three-minute scene. More than anything, I realized how much fun the process is. From setting up the scenes to audio to lighting, I was fascinated by it all. The best part about my experience was seeing my mentor (even though I heckle him in class) work his magic. We may have been in a cemetery playing with a Ouija board, but Dr. Jenkins never stops teaching. Through all of my questions and confusion, he answered everything and made sure I understood what was going on. I learned so much in the afternoon we filmed, and I can’t wait to see everyone’s hard work pay off in the final production. Beginnings10/25/2015 Beginnings
In the world of Public Relations one tactic that stands out is the almighty blog. In order to build your brand, push your movie, and build an audience the recommendation is blog, blog, and blog. Now the question becomes what to blog about? Here’s a topic: how to produce a small budget feature length movie. Ok, one thought is to keep the number of locations to a minimum. http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/the-art-of-scheduling-a-film.html. Or how about getting the best actors possible http://www.raindance.org/10-zero-budget-filmmaking-tips/. Maybe just blog about the broader topic: low budget movie making considerations: http://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/how-to-create-a-low-budget-film-that-feels-like-a-blockbuster/ http://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-Low-Budget-Movie http://filmmakermagazine.com/85068-five-things-not-to-do-when-shooting-a-no-budget-film-by-yourself-and-why-i-did-them-anyway/ http://filmmakermagazine.com/42642-ten-tips-on-shooting-low-budget-movies-from-sxsw/ Hopefully you get my point. There is already an enormous amount of readily available content on how to make low budget movies. A simple google search will put you in touch with the best and the worst in advice on how to make a low budget movie. So that brings me back to my dilemma: what should I blog about? PR professionals say a blog should be 50% of what the writer wants to discuss and 50% of what the readers want to read. Sound advice but kind of vague. In talking with longtime collaborator and good friend Charles Stanley he pointed out I should write about our past movies and how they led up to our newest release Veda. We do have some funny stories but who doesn’t? “No,” Charles responds, “talk about how the movies build on each other.” I get it. This blog will discuss the common production problems that follow us from one movie to the next. And hopefully by now we have conquered, overcome or embraced them. |
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