I have a friend who is interested in making movies. She wrote and produced one movie three years ago. It was a completely amateur film, but it turned out quite well. Anyhow, she decided this spring that she wanted to enter a 21-and-under film competition. That meant that no "major contributors" could be over twenty-one. She asked if I would mind helping, and I jumped at the opportunity.
So for the last three days, we've been working with a group of young people to make a sixteen-minute film. The last time she did a movie, I was only in one scene, and I didn't help at all beyond that. This time, I got to be her production assistant, as well as play a supporting role in the video. It was a lot of fun to be more involved in it. Learning the "roll call" before a shoot started, how various shots happened, etc. was a very informative time. I definitely gained a new appreciation for movie producers! Suffice it to say, when you watch a movie, just take a moment to realize that every one of those scenes easily took several hours to film.
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