Directing

 For my second production post I'd like to talk about the process of directing. Our group is made out of four people, in which only one acted, and the rest were behind the camera. Our teacher warned us how each of us were individuals with strong ideas that may crash into each other during the project. This could be seen since one of the first bloggpostd in which I said how I wanted to do a Sci-Fi while another teammate wanted to do a western. The good part is that we all have experience working together and we are able to yield when necessary. I gave up the idea of making a sci-fi but in return I had complete freedom to write a western. And thats how the team worked previous to the recording of the film oppening, one yields but one later gains. During it the recording it was a little bit more wild. 

We had a script to follow but not the exact location on vista view park to follow it. So all of us constantly proposed ideas, and gave directions to our actress. To that point the three of us where directing. It was a little chaotic some times but overall It gave great results. As due to the lack of planning regarding the location several shots had to be to some extent improvissed or a deep level of thinking was required to be careful not to break any rule of filmmaking. 

It comes to my mind a shot where Emi is walking horizontally, and we wantedd to get a shot of her going up kind of diagonally. So due to the path the mountain had she would have to walk the opposite direction from the other shot, this would oppose to the idea of progressing. This was the dynamic, all of us working with the same goal of not letting any detail to ruin the film. Constant discussion was required but it is part of the process. 

Despite asigning roles at the begining, due to the size of the group everyone ended up engaging in each others job. Which would normally be not a great thing but due to the clash of our ideas and individualisms a project that all of us are proud of is possible. 

It is also important to highlight how some shots were new and improvised on set. This type of ideas wouldn't be so easy to perform if all the members of the group didn't get involved. As a writter I came with the idea for the final shot, but I needed that the person on camera was able to recreate what was on my head. 

(final shot)

It is true that shooting this way took us a little bit longer than it should. But the quality of the raw footage is one that we feel proud of and that is really really important.