New respect for production

I always imagined that making a movie or TV show would be demanding and stressful at times, but I never really grasped the extent to which that is true. When I think of a TV show production, I tend to just think about the script, the direction and the acting. But since I began my own film production, me eyes have been opened a bit wider.

A few friends and I have been putting together a short film for Latin American Cinema class. We've had basically all semester to get the script together and start filming. It's a lot more work than I ever fathomed. Finalizing the script was hard enough, then comes the real production. Nailing down locations, coordinating schedules, building props, and trying to keep everyone believing in the project. Then once everything is organized, it's hard to find enough daylight when everyone can shoot.

Our film is supposed to be five minutes. I simply can't imagine shooting 30-40 scenes a day. They would have to fun like fluid machines, but I know that's not the case. A trillion things can go wrong, and some do, but they manage to grind it out anyway. Bravo, telenovela world.