Comments on: Shoot, Direct and Write a Short Film All By Yourself – Interview with Ian Wittenber https://bigleaguefilmschool.com/shoot-direct-and-write-a-short-film-all-by-yourself-interview-with-ian-wittenber/ watch top cinematographers share their secrets Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:17:40 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: coachaviv https://bigleaguefilmschool.com/shoot-direct-and-write-a-short-film-all-by-yourself-interview-with-ian-wittenber/#comment-56 coachaviv Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:17:40 +0000 https://bigleaguefilmschool.com/?p=1193#comment-56 Makes you wanna go out and make something right?!

]]> By: Ian Wittenber https://bigleaguefilmschool.com/shoot-direct-and-write-a-short-film-all-by-yourself-interview-with-ian-wittenber/#comment-54 Ian Wittenber Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:51:24 +0000 https://bigleaguefilmschool.com/?p=1193#comment-54 Great question. Like you said, I wanted the audience to focus on the characters’ relationship and the emotional impact of the story. Delaying the transformation forces you to think primarily about the characters while also providing suspense and curiosity for the viewer. It was a totally conscious move from the start. Doing it another way isn’t necessarily wrong, but just changes it into a different story.

Also I wanted to make a movie with no practical or visual FX. Mostly because (again) I just really wanted people to get invested in the story/characters. Also, doing any sort of FX is time consuming and expensive, haha!

Hopefully this answers your questions! Thanks!

]]> By: Mordy https://bigleaguefilmschool.com/shoot-direct-and-write-a-short-film-all-by-yourself-interview-with-ian-wittenber/#comment-53 Mordy Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:16:24 +0000 https://bigleaguefilmschool.com/?p=1193#comment-53 Loved it. Interview was interesting! Thats so crazy a one man crew, dealing witha ctors and locations and whatever. Very nice!

]]> By: David Komer https://bigleaguefilmschool.com/shoot-direct-and-write-a-short-film-all-by-yourself-interview-with-ian-wittenber/#comment-52 David Komer Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:53:27 +0000 https://bigleaguefilmschool.com/?p=1193#comment-52 Love the interview, it was really pleasant to watch :)

Ian- one thing I was wondering was about your decision to delay the payoff, even after the setup. What I mean is, once we know he’s going to become a turtle, I’d expect to see more of the transformation and sooner. But by delaying it and not showing or even really mentioning the actual word “turtle” much- you’ve hooked me into the emotional bond of the characters based purely on their relationship. That’s brave of you, since the “strange attractor”/hook/whatever you want to call it of the actual turtle transformation is far less common and one might think more interesting, but it really worked here so well to do it the way you did… was that a conscious move, were you tempted to bring in the transformation more overtly?

]]> By: coachaviv https://bigleaguefilmschool.com/shoot-direct-and-write-a-short-film-all-by-yourself-interview-with-ian-wittenber/#comment-48 coachaviv Sun, 14 Apr 2013 22:16:53 +0000 https://bigleaguefilmschool.com/?p=1193#comment-48 Everybody loves your film and are very greatfull to hear your input on the process of making it. Thanks for sharing!

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