Poker

It started off as an idea that got panned by a teacher who would then proceed to downgrade me just for proposing the project alone shortly after making me spend another insomnia-laced week in my school library making me redo the entire Production Packet for this.

The next semester, I decided to move forward with this piece on my own without any restrictions enforced by a professor. However, various Cast and Crew who I have recruited months in advance; while checking in on them from time to time decided to step down from the project just days before principal photography was supposed to begin so I had to act fast.

With the Director of Photography being one of the newly vacant spots, I decided to use what I learned in a Mobile Filmmaking Course and take over camera operations via my iPhone and the FilmicPro app. Throughout the production, I worked with both what and who I had on hand and did everything I could to make the ends meet as deadlines loomed.

In the end, I am grateful with how it turned out especially considering everything that happened leading up to it. Though most importantly, I am thankful for my amazing Cast and Crew for taking a chance on me and sticking with my project through thick and thin!