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About the Project
A
graduate of Lights Film School had their mind
set on creating feature length films for a living. They wanted to develop their
skill as a writer / director and to jump into this exciting world. They decided
it would be the best idea to jump in head first with the production of their own
film. The student explains the project in more detail below.
Student Perspective Hello. My name is
Maya and I have just recently finished my semester at Lights Film School. When
I first enrolled in the course I was required to complete a short screenwriting
assignment. Well to make a long story short, I fell in love with the writing
process. Character and plot creation became my world.
throughout the course I
continued to turn that short script idea into something more substantial. My
main interest in film themes right now has to do with family relationships. I
grew up with my single mother and my little sister in a small poor village in
Columbia and I wanted to create a script based on the struggles of a single
mother. The characters are not based on my family members, but the main concepts
within the film are. The story explores the struggle of a mother trying to raise
her daughter while fighting the devils that exist around poverty and
desperation.
I am in the process of
casting for the film now and it's been a very emotional experience trying to
find the right actors to take on the roles of the characters I've created. it's
actually a very powerful feeling.
Shooting the film should only take 14 days but
I'm very excited to direct the film and see my script get turned into a reality.
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Ideas & Funding
Dec
1st 2007:
Lights Film School secures contract with musician to add a music video
editing component to the course
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June
19th 2007:
Lights Film School changes course reading material to include a new book on
storyboarding and creating scenes frame by frame
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