SFM Week Four: Directing and the Filmmaker

Written by Angela Saturday, 30 July 2011 05:03

This was another very practical week. After a morning of teaching on film making, “telling the story,” and tools to use, Ben M. took us on set and directed a short film with students as his crew. We were then thrown into directing and editing a short film teamed together with fellow classmates.  We attempted to put into practice all we had learnt about lighting, sound, camera shots and character development --a flurry of activity!  At the end of the week, our last assignment consisted of teams filming a foreign language cross-cultural script, using actual Thai translators to speak to the actors.  This was a definite challenge, though it has helped us understand what we will be dealing with in the coming months on production!