Working on my first commissioned short film
Starting at the beginning…
I have been “becoming” a filmmaker for many years but seriously began to run hard for the goal in 2006. Since then, I have been putting myself through drills, training, editing, researching, shooting and experimenting. I created and continue to create a lot of test films, many of which are posted on my YouTube channel. Then, a few months ago, a break came. I was hired to create a professional documentary film on a group of classical musicians who have been playing a summer series of concerts throughout Door County, Wisconsin for almost twenty years.
I created this first draft from the footage I shot on Washington Island. Now, I am assembling a 10-minute video proposal, a short film for Wisconsin Public Television that uses a variety of concert footage on location shots merged with a spot interview with Jim Berkenstock, the co-founder of the organization.
Using effective titles and credits is important – and an art form in itself - so I am reading and researching more on The Art of the Title. I realize that on some of my test music videos I failed to add links to the artist’s Web sites within the videos, this must not ever be forgotten in the future. For the moment, there’s a Tuesday deadline to meet, so I am back to production.
This dedicated Web site will be a spot where I trace my path and share what I discover with anyone else who has a burning desire to become a filmmaker – at any level.
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