Sunday, June 29, 2008

Stress!

I made this film as a final project for a health class in my senior year of college. It's all about stress. The assignment was to deliver a presentation about a subject relevant to health and wellness. I am absolutely terrified of speaking in front of groups, so I let this film do the talking for me.

I did research and came up with what I thought were entertaining scenarios to deliver the information. My friends and cousins helped bring the skits to life. It was a real delight to present this to the class. Up until that day, I had barely spoken a word. It's fun to surprise people!

The film is divided into 4 parts because of YouTube's time restrictions. Each chunk is roughly 3 minutes long. I've combined them all into a convenient playlist so it may be viewed as close to the original format as possible. There's even a fun blooper reel at the end!

I'd like to apologize in advance for my lousy narrating voice. I'm not an actor! The lighting is pretty bad in some clips as well. For the most part, though, I think it's enjoyable.


Sunday, June 22, 2008

Behind the Scenes: The Robber's Escape

I made this film on May 25, 2006. It was pretty complicated because I played all of the characters in it. I scribbled a simple storyboard before shooting, which helped immensely! I pretty much shot it exactly as I planned it. Click to enlarge!


There is a part towards the end where I wanted to try to do a cartoony surprise take with my sleeves and pant legs rolling up by themselves. (The picture 5 rows up from the bottom with the Robber flanked by exclamation points) I actually did it, but it looked awkward so I didn't include it in the finished film. I reversed the footage as I let them drop from the rolled up position. Unfortunately, they wouldn't drop fast enough because I was so sweaty! Instead of shooting up my arms and legs, they just kind of sporadically inched up as if I was being molested by something invisible.

Anyway, here's the actual film: