The Collector
Clash of The Titans Award Winning Film
Filmmakers: Myra M., Angelina J., Maia R., Eudora Z.
Awards:
Best Film Award, Best Cinematography
Best Screenwriting, Best Use of Prop
Interview
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A girl steals the belongings of other people to make a board game to reminisce about the games her and her best friend used to play.
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Mai (Director): It felt really good to win because we traveled such a long way to make this film, and we were just really proud of our film.
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Mai: Yes, I would because it was such a fun experience and just going to Paris already is really fun.
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Myra (Cinematographer): creating an idea and since the prop was a pizza box, we didn’t want it just to be a pizza box. We wanted it to be seen as something different. It was really difficult to come up with an idea about it, and it took us the most time. We were very behind schedule because of this.
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Angelina (Screenwriter): It's about not letting grief distract or being a barrier to everything else in life. Finding a way tostep out of your comfort zone and looking for new experiences despite your past.
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Angelina: It's not really advice, but people shouldn't be scared to try this challenge out. Even if you don't know much about film yet, the experience is very interactive, and you get to meet a lot of people. You become very immersed in it, and you get to learn a lot along the way, so it doesn't matter if you don't know much about it.
Eudora (Editor): Don't be scared to try a new role and new position. You get to learn along the way, and it’ll all turn out okay.
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Maia: A technique I learned in Paris is really knowing and trying to plan to make the film in such little time you have.
Eudora: A skill I learned as editor learned was title reveal, and more color grading techniques, e.g. color space transform.
Myra: I learned how to use the gimbal, couldn't connect to her phone and couldn't get the gimbal to actually function.
Angelina: Time management and better storyboarding as a screenwriter.
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Maia: My favorite part was that the competition was in Paris but also working together was fun and it was also fun that we had our own room to work in
Myra: When we submitted the film, we felt so relieved because we made it in time and knew our film would be shown.
Eudora: when we finally decided on the plot. It was so significant because it felt like an “aha moment”.
Angelina: the first thing that comes to mind in the film's experience was the last ten minutes before submitting. It was so scary and stressful because we were afraid it wouldn't be exported on time. But I think the moment we had it exported and, on the USB, when we were running there, everything felt like it was possible and done.