My 2nd year of University brought along another filmmaking project. I had a few more directors tools under my belt, so I felt a bit more confident with working on this one. Unfortunately once again, I ran out of time on this one, which meant I rushed choosing my cast and crew. This project thankfully wasn't hugely detremental to my grade, so I wasn't too stressed...
Right up until half my crew quit on me the day before shooting.
And location permissions were denied.
And equipment was scarce.
Filmmaking is an incredibly stressful environment to work in if you're ill-prepared, but this project taught me the importance of resourcefulness. If you're able to come up with quick and easy solutions to a problem, you can do anything.
Due to my lack of preparation thanks to the stressful factors mentioned above, Beacons unfortunately was never finished, due to unusable sound recording and camera equipment dying midway through shoots. However the 2nd scene of the 3 scene sci-fi short made it through post-production, and you can view it above! This is another project I'd really like to try and revisit at some point in the future...
Beacons follows James and Eric, two survivors of a post apocalyptic Earth, caused by the Mysterious Beacons - Aliens that seek their prey through spotlights. James and Eric, unprepared for this world, become overwhelmed, leading Eric to become obsessed with the Beacons to the point of madness.
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