Skills Development

A film that shows how a situation can progress into a extreme jeopardy and trepidation . The protagonists car is stolen so he phones the police and reports it. The next day he finds it out side of somebodys house so he finds the person who stole it, suddenly rage takes over his body and he accidentally kills him. The friends of the departed find the protagonist then he becomes an absconder. A tale of action, adrenaline, life and death. -THE ABSCONDER

From making this film ‘The Absconder’ I learned the pressure and responsibilities of making a 20 minute film, for example my main issues were timing, coaxing performance and sound. I had trouble creating the illusion of realism from such an outrageous and fanatical concept. I wrote the screenplay which developed my skills and shot over a period of 2 months. Filming in public areas is also an issue when questioning authority, but I was privileged enough to film in all of the necessary places. Communication with cast and crew was my biggest development, especially in the car chase and flight stimulation sequence. My editing to the rhythm and continuity were also some large progress, like chase sequences had to be synchronised. My main problem was not having enough cast, I had to loan on last minute step-in’s off friends, so I learnt to always plan ahead. My biggest criticism of the film is that it didn’t originally turn out to the way I initially pre-conceived it, it rhythm was to fast which I think halted the realism.