Cuticles and Follicles - A Short Film
Jadesola Odunjo and Oreoluwa Shoyinka in Cutilces and Follicles
MY FIRST PROPER SHORT FILM??
I’ve been wanting to make some short films for a loooooong time. I have built up a lot of filming knowledge, experience of directing talent and I have a range of equipment now - after being a DoP and filmmaker for over ten years now. But I have never produced a larger scale project for myself - I usually film short documentaries and interviews with people but I have wanted to make something more constructed.
And I have started with this film - something I would describe as a ‘curated documentary’ or something along the lines of that - unscripted by planned.
It took a lot of planning- finding the location - which I settled on a beautiful barber’s in Deptford named Patrick and Son - a Caribbean destination in the area - the family were wonderful and trusted me on using their lovely venue.
Then there were the props. And then finding the amazing actors and models, some I have worked with before and some I have not.
We have: Jadesola Odunjo, Oreoluwa Shoyinka, Michelle San Reis, Delight Temile and Veronica Boahene. The chat was natural and perfect.
Michelle San Reis in Cuticles and Follicles
ONE MAN SOLO VIDEO PRODUCTION
On a technical level - I used the Blazar Remus lens range - shooting anamorphic - and it made me fall in love with anamorphic.
I filmed on a slider and and Fx3 - I chose the FX3 partly because the space was so small I needed to do my own sound and that allowed four track audio easily. This was very much a one man production show.
I like working in very small teams - even to the point of just working alone! But I’m learning it’s good to have help when you can - in this case - the size of the space did not allow for this.
Anyway with no further a do: