SDF 2010

One of the student's films (that I got the privilege of acting in)

The SDF 2010 has officially started, (and is now over half way through).  It's has been a rather busy school (note the time since my last post).  But it is going well and we have some really good students (always seem to).  They have just finished principle photography on their first projects, and while they are editing them we decided to give them a bit bigger challenge and we are again doing our 48 hour film blitz.  We have three teams of three (with the other teachers mixed in) and they get 48 hours to write, produce, shoot and edit a film.  Team one is in the editing bay now, and my team starts tomorrow night.  It is always a great time to help teach the students more about the process of filmmaking (and how quickly you can do it).

This school has had a very different feel to past schools.  It took me a while to realize it, but I have finally come to the (oddly startling) conclusion that it is because we have now done this several times before.  Much off what before was running around with my head chopped off was because I (we all really) were learning on the fly, we didn't always know what to expect.  And now I am finding that I do know what's coming and and it doesn't sweep my off my feet nearly as often (as often as I need?)  But it's a great feeling to see excellence growing in my life.