Shooting in a different country has definitely been an eye opening experience. Not only did I get the chance to work with different kinds of people, but also hear the stories of each individual actors that can work at the same time, pursue their dreams to be actors. It amazes me on how well received this people are from society, unlike the country I came from where people would look down on you upon  pursuing an acting career.

while on set, communication among the team is very important as it keeps us coordinated with one another on what scene is next and how we are going to shoot it. Due to the lack of man power, we had to utilize all our potential resources, which includes manpower. Jamie was in charge of  recording the audio while at the same time checking the master shot for continuity. Jono on the other hand was in charge of making sure the actors are well fed and up to their acting standards, while me and Bryan had the duty as the cinematographer which involved framing the shot and making sure that the shots worked together well in post production.

“You don’t take a photograph, you make it.” Ansel Adams

Same could be said for cinematography, the shot is only as perfect as how you decide to shoot it. Overall, the first day of shooting went well and I am impressed by the progress we made as a team.

In the planning stage for our short film “TOMORROW”, it was proved important for us to meet in class weekly as all of us have a different schedule. During this stage, my role as a cinematographer was to visualize the the looks of the story and how the film would play out. Besides that, working in a team of 4, it was important that all of us were on the same page and direction of the film. We spent about 3-2 weeks planning on the dates of the shoot, and tried to cover all aspect of the films as much as possible. Below is the attachment for the planning of the film.

Schedule for the film:

ShootSchedule.doc

Working with a new group of people from the class that I’ve only just met for barely a semester proved to be quite an interesting challenge. Interesting for the fact that each of us had our own perspective of transmedia storytelling, and a challenge because I have yet to sharpen my communication skills. Even though communicating with the group proved to be a problem for me, I tried my best to communicate with them and contribute in to making a better film. All in all, I’m really enjoying working with my team, it really gives me a new perspective with working with other people.