Are you a one man crew?

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

Are you a one person crew?
By that I mean.... did you do everything but act in your TimeFest entry? Or maybe you acted in it as well. :happy:

If you are close to a one person crew write down what you did here.

What I did:

Writer
Directer
Editor
CC and Grading
Gaffer
Sound Design
Director of Photography
Boom Mic Operator (My ladder and I)
Actor: Small VO role
SFX: ie. Blood and props

And anything else that you can possibly think of.

Borrowed some prerecorded music from Edgen (Justin R. Durban) and synched it up at the appropriate moments.

How many one person crews are in this Fest?


EDIT: I changed the term to one person crew since there seem to be a few women in this Fest. Can't edit the title though.

Cheers,

Mike

[wesley]

yeah i did it by myself as well, my dad held a light in one scene though :D

[Moojangles]

Did pretty much everything. I'd love to have one or two more crew members next time.

[Mobie540]

I did everything but act.

I did have my brother and his wife visit one weekend and they helped me change the set and do my poster for me.

There was one scene where I had the camera in one hand and the light in the other.

[wesley]

There was one scene where I had the camera in one hand and the light in the other.

hah i remeber stuff like that, on a previous film I was filming outside and working the camera with a 35mm adaptor and had the mic under my arm. to make things worse it started to rain so i was hiding unde my jacket haha

[Zim]

I had a guy run the camera when we shot the film. He also help me scout the locations.

[Postmaster]

Screenplay, DOP/Camera, Light, Sound, MakeUp,Director, Gaffer, Editing, Sounddesign, Postproduction, Visual VX, Driver, Catering, location scouting andwhatnot.

Budget: 0

Time: 4 Sunday afternoons under pressure cause poeple don´t want to be on the set at 6:30 on a Sunday (most of them came in arround 10:30). It was noon (yeah, great light) when we started shooting and because they have to work on Monday they want to go home arround 18:00.

Never again. I messed up so much just because of that. Next time I have a chrew and more time.
I wonder how I made it at all.

Frank

P.S. Me? Acting? No no no no. I decided a life on the dark side of the camera long ago.

[Rodney V. Smith]

All i had available that day was the actress, so I tried to do as much on tripod as possible. What sucked was that I also had to play the characters she was talking to... never doing that one again. That's what you get for doing it so last minute...

[Duff]

Depends on how you qualify "crew" -- I have a few friends who know nothing about filmmaking but are quick learners that I showed how to operate a camera and a boom pole. This was necessary because I'm acting in my film, haha.

So I didn't operate the camera or hold the pole, but I did everything else. It doesn't really work out too well.

[miamivideo]

I wrote the script, directed, filmed and edited the film by myself, I had one person holding the boom pole mic.

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

Depends on how you qualify "crew" -- I have a few friends who know nothing about filmmaking but are quick learners that I showed how to operate a camera and a boom pole. This was necessary because I'm acting in my film, haha.

So I didn't operate the camera or hold the pole, but I did everything else. It doesn't really work out too well.That qualifies as a crew. Especially when you're talking to a guy who was holding the camera in one hand, a light in the other, with the mic attached to a broom pole that is duct taped to a ladder. All while directing the scene and checking the script. :shocked:

I hope I never have to do that again! A monkey would have been helpful.

[EduardoMiguel]

I was on my own as well - actually on one day I had a high school kid (who's interested in learning film) "intern" as a gopher.
Beyond that, I was alone.

My biggest need on the set was a set coordinator/script supervisor/continuity person. I found myself banging my head in the editing room because of stupid mistakes that could have been avoided.

[krestofre]

I wear many hats, but I learned very early on that if I do too much then I don't do anything well. While we're shooting I'm the director. I crew the shoot out so that I can just be the director. If I have to do one more thing, anything, even just press record, then I'm not focusing on the performances enough to make anything good. That's the way I HAVE to work. My bring just doesn't multi-task well.

Once we're done shooting then I have no problems editing my own films, working on sound, etc. but during production I surround myself with as many good people as possible.

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

That's the way I HAVE to work. My bring just doesn't multi-task well.

I can see that. I have the same problem with my bring sometimes. :grin:

Just teasing of course! :laugh:

[EduardoMiguel]

I wear many hats, but I learned very early on that if I do too much then I don't do anything well.

Yeah having to multitask on a film can kill you if your're not prepared.

[Helferc]

Yea but its me and my friend so its a 2 man crew

[Mattykins]

I directed it, shot it, lit it, edited it, and thats about it.

My brother acted as a 2nd AC when he wasn't being an idiot. And one of his friends held the boom. I'd love to say I wrote it, but fact of the matter is we shot without a script. Haha.

[krestofre]

I can see that. I have the same problem with my bring sometimes. :grin:

Just teasing of course! :laugh:

Hahaha! Good one. That proves my point I was thinking about what I was going to do for lunch while typing that post. :)

[Simon Höfer]

Scriptwriter, Director, Camera Op, Gaffer, Set Builder, Editor, VFX, Actor...!

I had a small crew. Helping with lights etc. Somebody helped with operating the camera, but I was actually responsible for that.

Next time I have to prepare the shoot much more. take more time and organize is from beginning to end. the biggest problem was probably acting, because it distracted me from everything else.

Lucky enough, I didn't record any sound on set at all :D One thing less to take care of.

My partner Sinan Kurtulus couldnt join the crew, because he broke his kneecap a few weeks ago. But we could work on the edit together,on the sound design and he made the soundtrack :)

[totitefilms]

I wrote the script, directed, filmed and edited the film by myself, I had one person holding the boom pole mic.

I had the same thing. I had only one friend to hold the boom. I hope I can recruit one more for the next film :happy:

[ConspiracyPenguin]

Did pretty much everything. I'd love to have one or two more crew members next time.

Really? Did you write it? Huh? Huh? Just kidding...:grin:

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In my entry (well, what I got done of it) I wrote, produced, directed, operated the cameras, acted, stunt doubled for...myself, drank Coke, did some physical labor and had a mental breakdown on set.

[ramsaur]

I was everything except the Writer, Music, and we had a Production Assistant. Then had some of the cast hold the boom.

Me:
Director
Producer
Editor
VSFX
Director of Photography / Camera Operator
Foley Artist
Location Manager
Casting

[Slimothy]

I did EVERYTHING except for craft services.

[Dustin R. Rogan]

Most of our shoots its Me Gary and Matt on the other shoots, this time around we got a few more lackies, so all in all we had 9 actors, and 9 crew (though the cast was the crew...) you'll understand it when you see the flick.

Rogan

[kurtmo]

I'm pretty close to one man. I always recruit someone to hold the boom. And my wife and the other actors help run lines while we're shooting.

In post its me, though I'm getting musical help for my next short.

[Imaginate]

I remember the one night of shooting I was begging a friend ( who SAID he has worked on film sets ) to come and simply hold the shotgun and point it at the actors. I was referring to the microphone and he was thinking gun.

HIM: what? you guys arent going to shoot anything are you?

ME: ya, I be shooting... you just hold the shotgun.

HIM: In public ? you guys are gonna do this in public? I cant do that.

ME: Have you ever heard of guerrilla style filmmaking? Come on I need someone to hold the mic.

HIM: so you want me to hold the mic now?

He never showed up. But I did find a friend who happened to be getting off work just at the time I needed the help.

[Mattykins]

Haha, now that is a story.

Almost as good as the "grab me half an apple" and have the PA run to craft services. Or getting caught with the "run to the expendable store and pick up some gaff tape, C-47s, and some F-stops."