Strangers

 Pre- Production

 Our preproduction was minimal. group member's willingness varied.  Many days were spent not collaborating, as I was assured everyone had their portion completed; they did not.  I collaborated with one group member because I was very eager to make a film that was a comedy, and I knew It would be hard to win the class over. I started to brainstorm a script that the other person would be willing to produce. The script I wrote of that was acceptable enough. I wouldn't have written something like that if it hadn't been for the aspect of collaboration. when it was finally time to make a group, the members were not enthusiastic as I had bended my film to be for them.  My role as director, the production schedule, and locations were all decided when I was not present, and was never discussed again. I casted, continued to refine my script, and above all; worried.

Production

Half of the production team never showed up for the planned film day. one as late. one changed plans at the last minute. I tired to communicate and work with the actors. when trying to the direct, the cinematographer questioned my decisions yet never gave any ideas of their own. I was not confident in the progress being made and the footage that had been shot. We had meant to film a huge party scene that night, it was canceled. I didn't think it was possible for this film to be produced the way I had invisioned it. I thought it was the best thing to terminate production. 

Post- Termination

One of our group members was very mad about our plans to stop production of this film. Many of the conflict had resulted from their tensions before. Others were equally stressed, but understood our urgency to make a decision . We decided to produce a script of another group member's that had been passed over due to its simplicity. I quickly re-wrote the dialogue to flow better, casted, and was ready to film the next day. 

Production

We sped through production. JCCC, our location, looked beautiful on film. we had one camera operator/ director, an iPhone recording sound, and me and another actor. it took one day and one night shoot. We faced no major obstacles except for prioritizing. When it was time to start editing, we had all the footage we needed. 

Post- Production

We had few days to edit and very bad audio. I was not an editor, I prepared to color grade. the editor stressed, the rest of the group did nothing. I color graded, and then I edited my my own reel. There was little communication during the editing process.