I have directed two short films so far - one in 2009 and the other just this year.
The first experience directing was interesting because it was part of a film course I was enrolled in and we had three people in my group who put together a short called Shortcut. I am going to be honest and say that in my role as director on that film I didn't do a great job. The reason? I wasn't vocal enough in communicating with the actors. I didn't possess or exude any confidence, not in an overt fashion but in a "silent type" manner.
Directing my second short film called Karma was a completely different experience altogether. I feel that I was more in control of things and more vocal - spoke a lot to the actors in pre-production about their roles, the story, character motivations etc. and the differences between acting on stage (they are theatre actors) and film.
I still have made mistakes but overall I feel that my role as director was performed in a much better way than on my first short film.
I still have a lot to learn as I go forth into my future productions (I have another short currently in pre-production, shooting this September) and I look forward to overcoming the challenges I know will come my way.
To those directors on this board who are in the early stages of their career - what have your experiences been like so far?
The first experience directing was interesting because it was part of a film course I was enrolled in and we had three people in my group who put together a short called Shortcut. I am going to be honest and say that in my role as director on that film I didn't do a great job. The reason? I wasn't vocal enough in communicating with the actors. I didn't possess or exude any confidence, not in an overt fashion but in a "silent type" manner.
Directing my second short film called Karma was a completely different experience altogether. I feel that I was more in control of things and more vocal - spoke a lot to the actors in pre-production about their roles, the story, character motivations etc. and the differences between acting on stage (they are theatre actors) and film.
I still have made mistakes but overall I feel that my role as director was performed in a much better way than on my first short film.
I still have a lot to learn as I go forth into my future productions (I have another short currently in pre-production, shooting this September) and I look forward to overcoming the challenges I know will come my way.
To those directors on this board who are in the early stages of their career - what have your experiences been like so far?