Be Kind, Rewind

What I loved most about making a movie Michel Gondry style is how free it was. There was no set script, no redos, and no editing. The movies were all far from perfection, but they were all still great. Some groups were better then others, but all the films had at least one good moment that had the whole room laughing. They were equally as fun to watch as they were to do.

And although I don't have much film experience, I think shooting them chronologically really worked well. There were certain lines or scenes that we thought would work, until we actually got to shooting it. By doing everything in order we really got to see what did and didn't work. And it also helped us think of new lines or parts that would work. Not having everything so planned out from the beginning was important because it forced us to think about each scene as we were doing it, instead of just following a script. I think this allowed for new ideas to come out constantly right as filming, and many of these ideas were brilliant. Filming with the Be Kind, Rewind protocol was effective, easy, and fun. I also feel that I got a lot out of it, even as a first time film-maker. Granted, the groups with more experience seem to have better reasons for why things work, but I seemed to have grasped what does and doesn't work.

Magazine Ideas

So I've been thinking about what to write for the magazine and here are a few things I've come up with:

• A list of gift ideas for each kind of recipient. For example, there would be things to get for your boss and things to get for your mom. Ideas would vary for each relationship you have with a person.
• Outfits for each kind of holiday party.
• Things to know how to do, especially in the winter. For example: How to find the right length coat, how to find the perfect winter boots, what's a good winter color scheme, etc.
• Cost effective things to do in NYC/Long Island in the winter. (I'd have to do more research on this one)