Smirnoff and Cyanide - Short Film

For this project, I worked as a producer, co-writer, lighting operator, camera operator, and editor. The aim was to create a narrative plot that included symbolism.

My responsibilities for this project were:

- To support my team and oversee the project from start to finish

- To co-write a script for a narrative-driven story

- To set up a shooting schedule along with call sheets and cast permissions

- To research the sensitive topics depicted to figure out the best way to show them

- To set up the lighting for every shot

- To set up the camera for some shots, which included working with the boom operator to ensure that they knew the boundaries of the camera

- To perform in the scenes

- To compile the shots and audio and organise them to match

- To edit the story together

Throughout this, I learned:

- How to set up equipment in a very small location

- How to juggle different roles at the same time

- How to cohesively write a script with the other team members

- How to ensure continuity between shots when filming with different people on different days

- How to problem-solve last-minute issues (arranging change of actor when one became ill on the last possible day of filming)

- How to look after borrowed equipment on public transport to get to and from the filming location

- How to coordinate with a larger team than I had previously experienced