Recently, current and former students signed on to work on location with David
Pinkston, instructor of cinematography in the Film Program at KD Conservatory.
The project was a simple scene to be shot and edited and used as part of David’s
Master in Film thesis proposal at the Vermont College of Fine Arts. Working on
location is real world “flight time” as he calls it. “There is nothing like it. Students
obtain real, hands-on experience learning the creative craft of motion picture
production on location.”
The production day started on a Sunday and was slated for four hours. Tim Martin,
General Manager of Backwoods in Fort Worth on Seventh street, met the cast and
crew just before 8 am. The actors went through blocking with David and then the
crew started setting up lights and camera for the first shot. Production was planned
during off hours for the store, allowing the cast, crew and extras, to have full access at
the location.
After eight camera setups with minor light changes, the cast, extras and crew finished
on time, half hour before doors were open for business. The production schedule
included time for explanation of the lighting and camera techniques used on the
project while on the set. Cast, crew and even the employees of Backwoods,
commented on how well “the production run smoothly the whole time”.
All members of the production were compensated for travel expenses and lunch was
provided as a wrap party. Feedback from the students was overwhelmingly positive
from the experience and were eager to sign up again on the next production. Students:
Zackary Kelly, Taylor Valdez, Joseph Simpson, Kristen Hodges. Cast: Marisa
Hampton, Sarah Youngblood, Lance Russell, Seth Ballard, Lizzy Ballard, Joshua
Ballard. Special thanks to Dana Brumley and Tim Martin and employees of
Backwoods.
The link below is the final video submitted for the thesis proposal.
http://www.demosaccess.com/projects/Scene_Clips_Shopping_vcfa.html
Scenes from “Shopping”
