My first movie…

Here’s a film I directed with some of my students. This project was originally supposed to be a theatre play but as we were also studying about cinema at the time, we decided to turn the play into a short film.

We started by watching a short cartoon so the kids would understand the story and learn the dialogues (I know, they are really easy and cheesy but it’s for 4-year-old kids!). Then, we organized a casting and rehearsed for about 2 days… After that, we only had about 10 days (and only 45 minutes per day) to shoot all the scenes. I did the editing within 3 days (which explains part of the poor quality) and here’s the result:

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjIxMDIwMDM2.html

I know, it’s not much but we had a lot of fun during the making… What is great though, is that we organized a “premiere” at our school for all students and parents and then sold them the DVDs: all the profits went to the victims of Yushu’s earthquake. It feels great to help people while doing the thing you love… I’ll never forget this experience!

Here’s a bonus… The Bloopers:

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjIxMDI4MjA0.html

Enjoy!