Our Process
Creating a film in the year 2021 posed various unique challenges with the global pandemic COVID-19 rapidly mutating and infecting people. Many unknowns and question marks lingered at the start of the making of this film. It was through out-of-the-box thinking and innovation that this film was successfully created in compliance with Belmont University, the City of Nashville, and the CDC’s regulations to keep others safe.
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Pre-production
Planning a student film through a college course required a great amount of planning and dedication from the crew. From pitching to potential interviewees, to formulating set design, to creating a workflow, many hours of pre-production work were required to assess the unique challenges posed by health restrictions and keeping safety as a #1 priority through the entire process.
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Production
The production of this film created a valuable experience for all involved. The team built the sets, conducted interviews, and broke down the set in a way that minimized contact with the interviewees so that they were only interacting with two people at a time, the two camera operators filming them from 10 feet away.
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Post-production
The post-production workflow included several weeks of checking out individual edit bays on Belmont’s campus. Our team’s editors were each given a piece of the project to work on. After many screenings and notes, the project fell together as the entire crew collaborated with their ideas and concepts.
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13 Weeks
With the deadline of final exams approaching quickly, everything in this project had to be strategically planned and executed for a smooth workflow to maximize our efforts. The crew of “How Did We Get Here” worked many hours off the clock to make this project what it has come to be today, we hope you learn as much from it as we did. Thank you for watching!
