(Student MA) Short Film - 2024
Status: In Post-Production
By Goldsmiths University
So, diving into studio set design was a first for me. Yes, I've hung around studios before, helping out here and there, but never taking charge of creating a whole space for a script. This job really pushed me to flex my production design muscles.
Turning an empty studio into a funeral home? Talk about a wild ride! I had to get super detailed with pre-planning – figuring out where everything should go and how it should all fit together. And get this – we had zero amount for the budget since it was a student film. So, I scoured the prop room and scrounged up whatever I could find around campus.
The real challenge? Wrapping my head around what the script needed for the set and the actors' movements. It was like putting together a giant puzzle where every piece had to fit just right to tell the story.
Oh, and hauling in the furniture? Don't even get me started. Those shelves were heavier than they looked!(especially for me lol) Thankfully, I had a ton of help from other departments to lug everything in and set it up.
But you know what? Despite the sweat and heavy lifting, seeing the set come together and elevate the story made it all worth it. It's crazy how collaboration and a bit of creativity can turn a blank canvas into something truly special. I am most proud of this work of mine as a production designer.
Madeleine Macmahon as Cornellia
Adrian Monahan as Eddie
Story by : Lily Kennedy, Lara Kozah, Lucie Lutte and Jishnu Nandana
Screenplay By : Lucie Lutte, Lily Kennedy and Jishnu Nandana
Director : Jishnu Nandana
Producer : Lily Kennedy
Producer : Lara Kozah
1st Assistant Director : Anmy Pazos Martinez
Script Supervisor : Zeron Zhao
Director of Photography : Qinglong Liu
Camera Operator : Alfie Kalder
Focus Puller : Josh Michals
2nd Assistant Camera : Dhruv Narain
Sound Recordist : Yasmin Eve Townsend
Boom Operator : Olivia Nicholls
Sound Mixer : Chazz Redhead
Gaffer : Si Tong Chen
Spark : Austin Gill
Grip : Prachi Chandna
Production Designer : Melfin Pereira 👋
Makeup Artist : Rachel Chung
Editor : Han Ting Wu
Still Photographer : Hannah George
Runner : Jiho Lee
17th - 18th February 2024
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