I Just Helped To Make A Movie In 3 Days

For those that don't know, to make a feature length film in 3 days, is insane. Most feature length films take between 20-30 days to make. You aim for the ability to shoot about 3-5 pages of your script per day. Some friends of mine decided to be experimental to see if it could be done. The schedule was aggressive and crazy. We used 3 cameras to save on time. We worked 18 hours a day to get it done. I was fortunate to be able to operate one of those cameras. We shot on Mini-DV. I learned so much about lighting, camera use, and shot selection in 3 days. I worked with a great crew of people and some really down to earth actors. I really enjoy the camaraderie that comes about on film sets. It is so intense and it always amazes me how close you become to people in such a short amount of time. I hadn't been out there in weeks. I didn't realize just how much I missed it. There's something about being involved in creating something that is so rewarding. I know for a fact that I could never go back to the incredibly mundane world of cubicle hell. I'm happy for that.

It's great to be a filmmaker.