Cucalorus

   Since I have never attended Cucalorus before, I decided to buy the all access pass. My goal is to attend as many screenings as possible and meet as many people as possible. Since the majority of these films were made with fairly small budgets, I really want to learn about their production process and how they were able to pull it off. Every small budget production seems to have tips and tricks to help reduce production costs. Since I want to work in the production side of film, primarily as director of photography, I feel like learning from the process of others will help me gain knowledge that will help me out once I graduate. In order to make the most of the experience, I want to try and speak to as many filmmakers as possible. Another one of my goals is to talk to at least 5 filmmakers at each party/event. Since I don't know any filmmakers or films that will be playing in the festival, I want to go to as many as possible. After class on Thursday I want to go to the keynote with George Taylor and then see the film Mr.Roosevelt that evening. On Friday I have class all day but I want to see Barn Door Shorts: Southern Stories and I also want to attend the Oyster Party at the Bellamy Mansion. On Saturday I have to film in the morning but later in the day I want to see Dr. Brinks and Dr. Brinks as well as the Secret Screening that evening. On Sunday we are finishing up filming for our music video but I hope to see The Strange Ones as well as The Price. This will be my first film festival that I have ever intended so I am slightly nervous. I am hoping to see classmates at the events because a lot of people seem to have experience with Cucalorus. This will be a good chance for me to get out of my comfort zone and do something I have never done before.