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Blog Post 12: The creating of Merner Mystery

 Welcome to the Blogging Brooke,


    Today I would like to discuss the process in which my classmates and I went through to create our short film;  Merner Mystery. To recap, Merner Mystery is a crime/murder mystery film that takes place on the campus of North Central College. The volleyball coach had been found dead at the end of the stairway. An investigator is called to the scene and begins questioning the last people to see her alive. If you have not watched this short film, I recommend you give it a try. It is linked below a previous blog named; Blog Post 10: Merner Mystery Short Film. 

    Let me introduce my crew: 

Brooke Duncan (me) : Director, Editor, Videographer

Anna Gawron: Co-Director, Videographer

Grace Toole: Videographer

Ola Zugaj: Videographer

    These three made filming such a blast and I could not have asked for a better group of actors. During filming, I was able to capture most of the shots in less than three takes. We all memorized our lines ahead of time to make this process go smoothly. Being an actor is a hard job, as we all got a small glimpse of it during this process. There had to be a a lot of editing shots done because we would laugh or move when we were supposed to be still. In total, the editing process took about 12 hours. This included the time to edit the film, as well as add sound effects and music.


Directing the film was a whole other process. We all agreed to film in Merner Field House, however, when we got there, our original place to film was occupied, so we had to think of a solution quickly. Once we found a place to film, we went went the flow of how we wanted our storyline to go. We decided to first film in a conference room, then the stairway, and coaches offices. This made the story line easier to process due to the fact that our film was a silent film. During editing, I had to mute the videos before uploading them onto Adobe Express.

This process taught me patience because it is harder than you think it is to be an actor, and I salute all the actors of the world who have to endure this process on a regular basis. 

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