I want the audience to come away with 1. (if not a new lesson, a reminder) that change will always be hard, but the harder a shift in life is, the bigger the oppertunity is for growth, 2. everyone has to be there own kind of person. In the words of Peter B. Parker “You gotta do it like you.” and 3. a PSA, help improve and use public transportation when you can, even if its not glamorous, it is almost always safer than driving, and it makes more sense for commuting.

Getting to film whilst riding the train of course was really fun, but we probably had to most fun during the multiple days we shot to final scene (the Milo scene we say). 1. because we simply messed around a lot but 2. because the majority of that scene’s final dialogue was improvised and getting to get inside the heads of these characters was really fun, not to mention getting to watch both the railrunner and amtrak trains go by.

They give students who often don’t have the chance or prior connections to get started on building up our experience on a professional scale and build our resumes early on in our lives and careers.

Scheduling filming dates was the biggest challenge. You can tell in the final film that there are some inconsistencies that were unavoidable with how and when we were able to film, like the time of day shift or the sunlight, or not being able to have props or equipment on certain days becuase sometimes people can’t make it. I learned, plan in advance, way more than you think you need to, and/or simplify your filming locations and scenes’ times of day.

Plan. Plan. Plan. Make as many plans and backups plans as early as possible and have get as many people on the project as you can whom you know can help incase some people can’t make it to certain writing meets or filming days. The more set in stone your stript, the quicker you can film chunks of that script and its scenes. Even if you run into a technical issue or run out of time to film, you can still know in advance what needs to be done again.