For our short film, Cafeteria Struggles, I took on many responsibilities to realize our finished product. After the idea of the student struggle was conceived by Stephanie, I helped come up with a few parts of the storyline and shots, including that of the reserved sign and the intimate couple in the cafeteria. It was difficult though to decide on what camera angles to plan for, but we at least had a solid concept and storyline.
On several occasions, we got together through skype to discuss what we wanted, keeping everything organized on google docs. I drew the storyboards and wrote the treatment as we were discussing more concrete ideas. It was a bit difficult at first, as we thought that getting actors to volunteer their efforts would not be so simple. I tried to coerce some friends I knew into acting, but nobody stepped forward. It turns out that people at Hunter don't exactly mind being filmed for a few minutes of their life even if we don't offer free donuts.
For the production process itself, I volunteered to be the student that the film followed, putting myself through some embarrassing moments. The most grueling part was working within the time limits, as there were a lot more shots that I felt like we could've gotten in. There were also moments when I had a vague idea of where else we could diverge from our storyboard to improve the flow of the story, but I had trouble communicating those ideas. I'm happy though that some more spontaneous ideas ended up being successful moments in the film at least. Stephanie and Regina pulled through and filled in to shoot and make definitive decisions. Music decisions were left to Stephanie and Regina, and toward the end of the process, I helped finalize and clean up the sound edits for the final version of the film.
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