Well, I officially have two sessions of 2 Films, 2 Weeks under my belt, and I am so happy with how well each one went. I truly could not have asked for better participants! They are all great film makers.
I hope everyone continues to make movies even after the film studio is over. There are lots of opportunities out there for aspiring film makers, and if that's something that is appealing to someone, then it is important to keep practicing!
Session 3 starts August 3rd, but as for me, I am working on a few promotional videos for businesses around town. My first shoot is tomorrow, and I am very excited. I've never directed anything like a promo video, and am excited to see what it is all about! It is important to remember that with all film making, the goal of the director is to tell a story, regardless of subject matter or type of film.
I can't wait to meet my session 3 participants!f
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Celebration for Session 2
I can't believe that Session 2 of 2 Films, 2 Weeks is already over! It was so much fun. The movies all turned out wonderfully! I am very proud of both of my participants and hope they had as much fun as I did. We held the culminating viewing this last Friday. All of their families came and we had lemonade and chocolate chip cookies. It was one of the loveliest movie premiers I have ever been to!
Below we have the participants of 2 Films, 2 Weeks posing for a photo op with their instructor!
Here we see Patrick with his mom and dad.
Here, we see Luke with his family.
I see Oscars in the future of these budding film makers. I only hope they'll remember me when they are accepting their awards!
Below we have the participants of 2 Films, 2 Weeks posing for a photo op with their instructor!
Here we see Patrick with his mom and dad.
Here, we see Luke with his family.
I see Oscars in the future of these budding film makers. I only hope they'll remember me when they are accepting their awards!
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Shooting Continues!
Today we finished up shooting for movie number two! Yay! We got some wonderful footage and had a blast. We started to review the clips to begin preparation for a long day of editing tomorrow!
I love the collaborative atmosphere of a film set. It's one of my favorite parts of film making. Patrick and Luke certainly make a great creative team!
Both Patrick and Luke reprized their roles of Bro-d and Dan, robbers extraordinaire!
Patrick wields the boom to record the best sound possible!
It was a great day of shooting; I am looking to the day of editing even more!
I love the collaborative atmosphere of a film set. It's one of my favorite parts of film making. Patrick and Luke certainly make a great creative team!
Both Patrick and Luke reprized their roles of Bro-d and Dan, robbers extraordinaire!
Patrick wields the boom to record the best sound possible!
It was a great day of shooting; I am looking to the day of editing even more!
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Film #2 Begins to Come Together...
Today was Day 1 of filming for Luke and Patrick's second film (unnamed at present). It was really exciting to see the concepts that we learned yesterday come into play on the shoot. We certainly shot lots of footage and now have lots of coverage to work with!
In this film, both Patrick and Luke took on multiple roles. They each played one of the main characters and were joint cinematographers.
Below, Luke poses in costume and as his alter-ego Bro-d, the 12 year old bandit forced to steal one million dollars to pay off his debts.
Here, Patrick is our acting cinematographer, framing up a shot outside. He certainly looks like a natural behind the lens! (The shot turned out great too!)
Below, Patrick and I (the boom operator for this shoot, and sometimes cinematographer) plan out the choreography between the camera and the microphone for a panning shot of Luke.
After all of this hard work, our stars and crew needed a little down time!
We were able to film quite a bit of our movie, but there is still lots of work to go! Thankfully, we are able to resume shooting tomorrow. I'm sure it will go just as smoothly as today! I know I am looking forward to reviewing the footage!
In this film, both Patrick and Luke took on multiple roles. They each played one of the main characters and were joint cinematographers.
Below, Luke poses in costume and as his alter-ego Bro-d, the 12 year old bandit forced to steal one million dollars to pay off his debts.
Here, Patrick is our acting cinematographer, framing up a shot outside. He certainly looks like a natural behind the lens! (The shot turned out great too!)
Below, Patrick and I (the boom operator for this shoot, and sometimes cinematographer) plan out the choreography between the camera and the microphone for a panning shot of Luke.
After all of this hard work, our stars and crew needed a little down time!
We were able to film quite a bit of our movie, but there is still lots of work to go! Thankfully, we are able to resume shooting tomorrow. I'm sure it will go just as smoothly as today! I know I am looking forward to reviewing the footage!
Monday, July 12, 2010
More Advanced Techniques
Today, I introduced Luke and Patrick to more advanced film making techniques. We learned all about different conversation shots and the concept of "coverage". Below, we see Patrick and Luke both drawing fictional storyboards that give examples of four different types of shots: the wide shot, the medium shot, the close up, and the extreme close up.
Drawing on the board is always fun, and the two did a great job with their drawings!
Here are their drawings in a little more detail. (Shot before they were quickly erased!)
Here, Luke is carefully illustrating the "two-shot". During this drawing session, we all drew different types of conversation shots including the two-shot, over the shoulder shot, standard shot, and reverse shot.
Here are the wonderful pictures! The two certainly grasped these concepts quickly!
Patrick colors in his wide shot of a pine tree.
Now that Patrick and Luke are armed with this new information, they can enter into their shoot tomorrow prepared and full of many techniques that they can use to make their film even more awesome!
Drawing on the board is always fun, and the two did a great job with their drawings!
Here are their drawings in a little more detail. (Shot before they were quickly erased!)
Here, Luke is carefully illustrating the "two-shot". During this drawing session, we all drew different types of conversation shots including the two-shot, over the shoulder shot, standard shot, and reverse shot.
Here are the wonderful pictures! The two certainly grasped these concepts quickly!
Patrick colors in his wide shot of a pine tree.
Now that Patrick and Luke are armed with this new information, they can enter into their shoot tomorrow prepared and full of many techniques that they can use to make their film even more awesome!
Friday, July 9, 2010
And Now for the Editing...
Every film maker knows how important editing is. Here Luke and Patrick work together to create movie magic!
They worked very hard for a very long time on a couple of projects. First, they learned their way around Final Cut Pro using some footage I shot with my friend that they dubbed Locked Out?
After they felt they grasped the concepts presented with the use of Final Cut Pro, they moved on to editing their own cinematic masterpiece The Disappearing Friends.
They certainly had lots of fun adding in lots of fun effects and stitchin the clips together to create a cohesive narrative!
A completed first film marked the end of yet another fun day at 2 Films, 2 Weeks!
They worked very hard for a very long time on a couple of projects. First, they learned their way around Final Cut Pro using some footage I shot with my friend that they dubbed Locked Out?
After they felt they grasped the concepts presented with the use of Final Cut Pro, they moved on to editing their own cinematic masterpiece The Disappearing Friends.
They certainly had lots of fun adding in lots of fun effects and stitchin the clips together to create a cohesive narrative!
A completed first film marked the end of yet another fun day at 2 Films, 2 Weeks!
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Shooting The Disappearing Friends
Luke and Patrick decided to shoot on location at Ashbrook Independent School because of its rather versatile setting. We used the area facing the wetlands as well as the parking lot. It was a lovely day for shooting. The sun was out, but it certainly was HOT! It was also a bit windy, but luckily we were armed with our recently constructed windsock (pictured below). Its super fuzziness really helped cancel out wind noise!
Below, Patrick sits on the lawn contemplating his upcoming role in the scene.
Our intrepid cinematographer and star walk side by side on the way to shoot a scene. Luke was having a blast with the headphones on and the camera in hand.
Here's a great close-up of Luke working the camera. It looks like he's using the manual focus ring to achieve completely cinematic look!
Here, Patrick lends a hand, and tries out directing for a bit. He and Luke are working together to accurately portray the visual disappearance of their protagonist.
This was a very fun shooting day, and very successful. Everyone was so focused that there was even time at the end to make up some super funny bloopers!
Below, Patrick sits on the lawn contemplating his upcoming role in the scene.
Our intrepid cinematographer and star walk side by side on the way to shoot a scene. Luke was having a blast with the headphones on and the camera in hand.
Here's a great close-up of Luke working the camera. It looks like he's using the manual focus ring to achieve completely cinematic look!
Here, Patrick lends a hand, and tries out directing for a bit. He and Luke are working together to accurately portray the visual disappearance of their protagonist.
This was a very fun shooting day, and very successful. Everyone was so focused that there was even time at the end to make up some super funny bloopers!
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Celebration and Viewing
Friday was a bit bittersweet as it marks the conclusion of the first session of 2 Films, 2 Weeks. We held our celebration/screening of the two films Dances with Werewolves and Billy's Boss at 4pm. Everyone's families came, which lent the BEC an atmosphere one would expect at a movie premier!
Everett and his family even gave me flowers, which was so sweet!
Below is Everett with his parents.
Georgia and her Mom.
Karl and Ben with their parents.
I had lots of fun over the past 2 weeks and feel very lucky to have met and worked with these blossoming film makers!
I am even more excited for Session 2 to begin!
Everett and his family even gave me flowers, which was so sweet!
Below is Everett with his parents.
Georgia and her Mom.
Karl and Ben with their parents.
I had lots of fun over the past 2 weeks and feel very lucky to have met and worked with these blossoming film makers!
I am even more excited for Session 2 to begin!
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Session 2 Begins!
Hey all,
I just have to say that Session 1 of 2 Films, 2 Weeks went absolutely WONDERFULLY!! It was so much fun, and the movies turned out great. I am so proud of all of my new film makers!
Session 2 begins this Monday the 5th.
I am so excited!
I just have to say that Session 1 of 2 Films, 2 Weeks went absolutely WONDERFULLY!! It was so much fun, and the movies turned out great. I am so proud of all of my new film makers!
Session 2 begins this Monday the 5th.
I am so excited!
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