A Change of Heart

Yesterday was probably one of the most stressful and yet rewarding days of my life. I shot my last film, A Change of Heart, a project which I had imagined to shoot in 6 hours with plenty of time for retakes and breaks but managed to shoot in 2 hours with barely any rehearsals for every shot. My actors were great and I thank them for being there especially Tiffany, who had driven early in the morning to come pick me up to driving in traffic in an attempt to pick up my actor, and then finally driving back home to San Diego in preparation for her birthday party the next day. We had several setbacks, most notably, my lead actor's car being towed in the middle of downtown. However, we regrouped and I think we got several unique shots, due in credit to the wonderful work of my DP, Aaron.

I would also like thank Alex, the owner of the house we used and his niece and nephew who were so patient with us during the whole time. I believe the location we had was sufficient to convey my story that I would like to show the audience. The acting was really good and I was surprised at both Tiffany and Simon's skills because both weren't experienced in acting at all. It was a really fun project to be apart of especially being the director and being in charge of the whole project. This project I felt I was more prepared than my first film because I pre-planned a week and half before coming up with the idea and drawing the storyboard. I think my hard work will translate into a film that my classmates will appreciate and hopefully understand what I'm trying to relay to them.

Again, I would like to thank everyone who was involved in this project. I'm so glad you guys were so patient with me especially with the things that happened yesterday. To my professor, I would just like to say even if you don't understand or like my film, I would just like to say it was one of the most precious experiences of my life. Although this may not be my career path, I learned a lot not only about filmmaking but also about myself and my abilities as a director.