Thoughts after recording short film

 

    

        Before recording our film some concerns that I have was that - were we going to be able to get this film long enough? Will our film come out boring? When will we record our film and where? Our film is supposed to be suspenseful and somewhat scary, will it have that effect? I wanted to create a film that was actually somewhat good, something that the class will enjoy, and something that I can actually be proud of. After recording the film, although the special effects such as the sound effects have not quite been added yet, I can tell that this short film has exceeded my initial concerns.

        We decided to record our film on campus, it was the easiest place where we can all meet, and recorded it on the day off of class which was perfect for all of us. Our film was basically about a schizophrenic person who went to class but then suddenly started feeling like he was being watched and followed. My role was the person who was following the main character. This was a fun role, I wore all black, with black gloves and a mask as well, and I just tried to seem as scary as possible on film. I did sort of the Michael Myers type of movement where he menacingly just walks everywhere and makes no sudden movements.

        Our filmed turned out to be 5 minutes long which was perfect, we included some amazing over the should shots, wide shots, close ups, etc. Without the sound effects the film on its own has that effect of horror and suspense, so if done right the effects will only further improve it. I had a ton of fun recording this film, I enjoy doing these type of projects. I can't wait until the class sees ours, and I can't wait until we see our classmates films as well.