For this assignment I contributed to two other screen projects developed by other students in my class. The work I had put in was mostly camera work, but I did consult on both projects and throw some ideas in, which helped the final films.

The first film was “In Limbo”, directed by Ramsay Waterhouse. This project was you could say developed on a much larger scale then what a usual project would be. The film was shot in a converted church in Collingwood, for $700 for the day, and including a wide variety of production equipment and a large crew. This was probably my first big shoot for a short film before, I had never worked on one with a crew this big, and it was really exciting. Originally I was going to be behind the camera but plans then changed and it was decided only one camera would be used, a BlackMagic, and so I resorted to moving around and doing other tasks for the film. On the day I also learnt how to use and set up a dolly, which was quite interesting, and is something I would like to have in future projects as it to me is one of the most helpful types of equipment you can have (it allows the potential to replicate “the jaws shot”). Throughout the shoot I assisted on lighting, sound, script supervising and standing in for the actors. It was a 11 hour shoot but overall it went by pretty quick and it was a good experience working with proper actors who got into their roles quickly and memorized their lines. On the side I have to admit I found it hard to keep a straight face when I was standing in for the boy, and I have a priest standing over me raising their voice. I couldn’t wait to get away fast enough only to burst into laughter.

I worked on In Limbo before I had even pitched my film in class. The second film I participated in was a music video directed by Emily Nicholson for “Deprived”, a song by Turtle Wave. I committed myself to ensuring I game the best work possible and to do everything I can to help Emily achieve her vision for the project. I found the shoot quite easy and not all that challenging, as there was not much preparation required, rather just getting several shots instead. Lately I have noticed music videos are much much easier to do instead of films, because music videos only really require shots, and the rest is done in post-production. On the second day of shooting I found it particularly hard to get some certain angles as the camera we used didn’t allow me to shoot through the viewfinder and therefore could only rely on the screen, with the sun blaring into it. Initially I was quite worried how the shots would turn out due to not being able to properly view them and going on a hunch with lining them up and positioning the camera, however, turned out not to be a worry at all as the video looked very cinematic and well put together.