Portland: Film Shoots, Scores.
Posted: July 22nd, 2010 | Author: Katherine | Filed under: Uncategorized | No Comments »
Last night was the BBQ, generously hosted by Erika and Richard George. It was great to see everyone involved in the NWISC all together, sharing delicious food and interesting conversation. Christopher, our instructor at PCM, brought an exquisite lemon buttercream pie that left Phil’s peach cream pies looking amateur in comparison. Ashly made a beautiful fruit salad and our host and hostess served an impressive array of toss salad and the classic bbq burger fare. There are only about three weeks left to the NWISC, and my head is swirling with everything that is flying toward us.
Like our film shoots. With only a few days of instruction, our team is about to start filming our documentary about CHAP, the Children’s Art Healing Project. I am sure I will learn more technical skills in the next twelve hours than I have in the past week, as we’ve been running simulations in the classroom. There’s nothing like field experience and jumping in with two feet to rocket you to an understanding of the equipment. While I won’t be pursuing hardcore filmmaking projects after the NWISC, these skills are opening up a whole other realm of possibility. They are one more tool in my multi-media toolkit. It’s great that I will be able to seize opportunities I come across in the future with at least some background in the technicalities of production. Who knows, maybe my flight back to NY in August will be the next serendipitous filming of ‘81-Year Old Sweethearts.’
-Katherine
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