I know, I've made short films before. I'll be honest, I pretty much only enrolled as an easy way of filling my Work Experience quota for college. I was getting bored of emailing production companies and getting no reply. And I'm too awkward and shy to use a phone.
It sounds bad, but I probably gained more experience and skills than I would have if I was just some runner on a set, making coffee for people. I can already make basass coffee.
The project lasted for 8 weeks, with 7 hours every Saturday at FACT, Liverpool. If you don't know FACT is an Art Gallery, Cinema and all around awesome place, that you have no excuse not to visit if you can.
The sessions were led by filmmaker Jacqueline Passmore and fine-artist Adam Cain, who passed on their knowledge and experience, as well as their amiable dispositions
I was part of a group who collectively produced a short film called The Guardian. I won't bother with a synopsis, because frankly, I'd rather you just watched the film. The link to which is at the bottom on this post.
My main contribution was acting... yeah, that thing I said earlier about being shy and awkward, that still stands. My idiosyncrasies don't allow me to feel comfortable in front of a camera unfortunately. But I did it anyway, the same reason I've acted in other films before; because I can't say no if I think it could compromise the making of a film. Dedication to the medium.
Acting is horrible, if you didn't know. It makes you really self-conscious and forgot how to do basic things like breath and walk. Which is why when you watch the video you'll see it looks like I have a limp.
I did however enjoy everything that comes from being a star: getting complimented by strangers on my acting and not having to queue for nightclubs. Well I don't know about that last one, I don't go to clubs, but I imagine that's what would happen now.
So in conclusion: This was awesome, acting is horrible and fame is sweet. And the film's only three minutes long, so I'm entitled to another twelve.
