The filmmaking process was definitely an interesting one. I started out being excited because we had to make this movie and there wasn’t a written final. Though this movie was fun, it was really hard work. There were so many different components that we had to take care of such as costumes, locations, colors, and storyline. And this was all before we actually started shooting. It was a little hectic and hard to bring every piece of the movie together so it made sense. We had to make sure we had the right costumes so they represented each character well, and the location made sense with the script. We explored many different options before choosing our set. When we finally started shooting, it took a while to figure out the process that worked best for us and it was time-consuming until then. Once we got the gist of the process, it was much easier and faster.
What I liked about the filmmaking process was my role of cinematographer. I enjoy being behind the camera and this process gave me the chance to be a little more creative while using the camera. I was able to use different angles and offer ideas of different kinds of shots that would help the movie to be more effective. What I disliked about the filmmaking process was memorizing lines. Even though as Kel, I didn’t have many lines to memorize I know how hard it was for Kayde, Aisha and Natasha. That was the hardest part of shooting because it took a while to get the lines down and know exactly how they would act it out. I really enjoyed working with my group because we got along really well and cooperated well. We listened to each other’s opinions and gave honest feedback. We enjoyed each other’s company and got to know each other well.
The most difficult task has to be a tie between moving the furniture around on the set and editing the movie. Everyday we were shooting, we had to move about three couches out of our way and make sure the set looked the same as the last scene. It was an arduous task whereas the editing was tedious. It took us about 5 hours together to put the whole movie together. My favorite moment in the process definitely had to be seeing the final product. It shows that our hard work was worth it and meaningful and paid off. It feels good to see the whole movie even though I’ve seen each scene about 50 times already throughout our editing.
This film shows me how hard it is to actually make a movie. It requires a lot of time and energy. I’ve started to really appreciate each movie and commercial that I see now because I know how much effort it took. This film means a lot to me because it’s the result of all our hard work and time and energy. We spent hours shooting and editing and as tired as I am of the lines in the play, I still want to watch it a million more times because I know how much work was put into each scene. Each scene evokes a different memory and I hope that these memories will stay with me because even though this was a hard and long process, it was a unique, learning experience.
