Dynamic Music

When the pandemic first hit, industry webinars focused on making our existing production style more safe. To me, although it felt very necessary, it didn't feel relevant in March and April. My head went immediately to, 'What can I actually shoot with all this happening right now?' When a friend told me about how she had moved her music lessons to the Zoom platform, I was excited by how quickly she pivoted her business and immediately wanted to make a short film about it. I started by talking with potential subjects, and in May began to shoot the project, including one day I brought along a DP (socially distanced outside) and was able to focus more on directing for the opening and closing scenes. All of the shoots were at teachers' and students' homes through their windows so I could keep everything safe. I also prepared a PDF with instructions and asked all the subjects to have someone at their house shoot video of them during a lesson if possible. The last piece was an interview on Sara's deck for the voice over. One thing I learned immediately was how much I miss my crew! I ended up leaving equipment in people's yards because I am not used to having to juggle both the creative vision for the project along with gear supervision at the forefront of my brain. It felt good to make something, but I am looking forward to collaborating with my crew again someday soon.