The Trials of Young Werther

This is the last film whose creative process I was a part of. A little more impressive than Snap in its quick creation, I made this film in only about 3 hours from beginning to end with a crew of only two. There was myself and then there was Tracy. If you look closely you can see the light meter on his hip in some of the scenes. This was all shot on film as an experiment. We wanted to see if we could shoot a film linearly that would come back ready to show--without any editing. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the intricacies of film, that is crazy. Tracy kept telling me I was crazy, but it worked. I started to doubt myself, but I didn't have any choice after I'd started. I was blown away though, and so was the rest of my class, when it came back working. Since then it has seen some minor editing to make it flow better, but if any one is interested I guess some time I could post the original so you can see how it all threw down.

Snap

This was the very first film I ever seriously made (which does infer that I made some other less quality films that, while teaching me a lot, are not suitable for mass disclosure). It was for a contest and so the entire thing was made from conception through the finished product in 24 hours. I was fortunate enough to get a great team to work with me and it was, sadly, the last time the four of us ever worked together. But what do you care about all this? If you have questions just ask me in a comment or shoot me an email.

The Cools

I am in this film (to my chagrin). I did some sound for it. Mainly, however, this was the one and only time I have operated as production designer. All the effects and craziness at the beginning I designed. The look throughout the rest of the film was also my design (film stock and lighting aside). I had a good time with it. Especially if you knew the budget I had and the size of my crew. But in any case, it's a good looking film.

P.S. I baked the cornbread you see at the beginning--from scratch.