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My Journey From Writer to Production Assistant

04/19/2018 by Debbi

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Years ago, I attended my first Austin Film Festival, after taking a Women in Film and Video workshop about indie movie producing. It was in Austin that I heard director Frank Darabont say that if you want to write screenplays and work in the movie business, you should try to get work on a film set. This is why I decided to volunteer my services as a production assistant this past weekend.

I don’t mind telling you that doing this scared the living crap out of me was slightly intimidating, because I’d never done anything like it before. But I’m thrilled to say it was a great experience. Even though the day was cold and (eventually) rainy, so we were all freezing our asses off.

The first location was the parking lot for this strip shopping center with a Dunkin’ Donuts, where we warmed up before we did the second scene.

I got to handle the clapper, featured so prominently above. I’m pleased to say I managed to grasp the device, despite my gamey hand, and it didn’t take long for me learn how to clap it without having it fall all over place and keep it steady.

The scene shot here involved two actors playing cops. So … maybe doing it near a donut shop was totally appropriate. (Okay, old joke. I know. Don’t judge me, man!)

Here are some photos of the director, producer, and crew I managed to snap with my frozen fingers.

This one shows the director/camera operator and an actor.

And here’s a photo array I posted on Instagram! 🙂

I’m the one wearing the baseball cap! 🙂

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Filed Under: Videography Tagged With: Filmmaking, Indie Film

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  1. Village Talkies says

    09/30/2020 at 6:30 am

    Best Corporate Video Production Company in Bangalore and top Explainer Video Company in Bangalore , 3d, 2d Animation Video Makers in Chennai.
    Thank you for your informative post!!!

  2. Editorial Staff says

    07/23/2018 at 8:34 pm

    Can we have more info on the film?

    • Debbi says

      07/23/2018 at 9:04 pm

      Hi,

      There’s nothing much more to tell. I did my job and that was that. This wasn’t a major motion picture. 🙂

      Cheers,
      Debbi

      • Editorial Staff says

        07/23/2018 at 11:15 pm

        We would like to write about it… doesn’t have to be a major film.

        • Debbi says

          07/24/2018 at 9:24 am

          In that case, you should probably speak to someone at the production company, Shining Starlight Entertainment: http://www.shiningstarlet.com/

          They do a variety of films for corporate, commercial, and entertainment purposes.

          Hope that helps.

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Welcome to my writers' corner of the Internet. I'm a novelist, who also writes short stories and screenplays. I hope to share the benefit of my experiences as an indie author with dystonia since 2009. I also post a lot of book reviews, because I love to read and learn new things. I hope to share that knowledge with you.

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