In A SILENT WAY

Technically this is my third feature film that I shot as a DP, but I consider it the first. It was certainly the first I thought had potential and I wasn't secretly hating as I shot it. It started as a short film the director - Collin Levin - and I made I think in 2014 or 2015. Then he went to the Sundance Short to Feature Lab with it, and worked on his feature script. Then around 2018 we shot the feature. It was a lot of fun, and it utilized both my documentary experience and improv experience. I quite enjoyed the challenge of performing with the camera in real-time, as the cameraman was a character in the movie. Ultimately I'm proud of what we created. With only a 30K budget, it's not attempting to be something more than it is - as in, if we had more money, all we would have done is pay people more, but otherwise the film isn't missing anything as a result of our not having money. Not sure how, but the whole movie is on YouTube below, and below that are photos I took on set.