The best thing about directing your first film is being able to tell all your friends and family and any strangers you meet in the pub: "I'm directing my first film". Which is about a million times more exciting than standing on an old tablecloth in front of the mirror pretending to be on the red carpet like I used to do. The worst thing about directing your first film is actually having to go ahead and direct, which I found terrifying and terrifying in equal measures.
The film is about an old teacher who gets busted for correcting a grammatical error in some graffiti on a schoolyard wall. This sounds simple enough, doesn't it, but it took us 10 hours to shoot on 6 rolls of film and meant we had to work with children — which I'm sure the head of course has been smirking about all term, waiting for me to realise that clichés are only clichés because they're true. At least the dog I had scripted into the street scene pulled out at the last minute, and "dog dragging woman" was replaced with "woman dragging suitcase" instead — more of which this woman, my new best friend Jenna, has blogged about over here.
But anyway, it's all shot now, and overall I'm just happy and excited to see the footage, which arrives back from England tonight, and am looking forward to editing it into something presentable over the next couple of weeks.
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Yay you! Will we be able to see the film when it's all done? Your blogging public is all a-twitter.
ReplyDeleteYes, I'll stick it up here. It should really be seen on "the big screen", seems it was shot on 35mm film, but seems it's only going to be a couple of minutes long and probably a bt dodgy in places anyway I guess the internet will suffice.
ReplyDeleteWe're having a screening at the cinema at school for all the kids to come along with their classmates. I think I am more excited about this than they are.
Well done! 35mm is very fancy... no digital sonys or panasonics for you!
ReplyDeleteYeah, I wasn't really aware of the logistics of 35mm really, the camera was like a massive monster.
ReplyDeleteNext term we shoot digital, but I'll take a much smaller role on that shoot. I'm looking forward to working in the props department and set design etc.
Well done! GL with the edit!
ReplyDeleteWell done Annie.
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your amazing keep going ...
ReplyDeletei think this will help you http://www.mediaed.org.uk/posted_documents/Filmplan.html
Well done, you! Hey, since when was it illegal/gross misconduct to correct grammatical errors? I'd better watch my grammar-sensitive tongue....
ReplyDeleteAt least there's no animals in it.
ReplyDeleteOops, just found out today that I can't publish it on the internets yet, not if I want to get it on some TV stations, as they're not keen on showing things that have already been broadcast.
ReplyDeleteOn the upside, I watched the footage earlier at the editing suite in town and it looks great. There's a lot of work to do yet in the edit, but we got the shots. Huzzah.
Just to let you know, if you need any visual effects or touchup (you know, a boom-mic or the AD accidentally in shot or something) I'd be glad to help out. I have too much free time on my hands right now...
ReplyDeleteNo booms in shot! I was watching the monitor pretty carefully. Thanks though Ingo. We're going to do a lot of grading on it to give it that comic-book feel, just learning how to do all that shit now.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous experience for you. I can just feel your excitement through the internets.
ReplyDeleteCudos, Annie!! I'll look forward to seeing the results! Wow, I know a director! Now I have even more to brag about. :)
ReplyDeleteYay - glad the shooting is all done.
ReplyDeleteI comisserate on the children thing...I helped out my husband on a school segment he used to shoot for the local news and wanted to throttle them all in volved by the end of 1 day. Can't imagine longer.
Hope it works out well...
Oh, great to hear about this filming from your side too, not just suitcase-walkers'. I love the idea -- an old teacher correcting grammar in graffiti! That's great.
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