viewer be drawn in emotionally and bond with the characters? One can never fully know how their audience will respond, but if you keep the audience in mind during the process, your decisions are much different. The strong physical and emotional elements throughout are what I like to call “the cause and effect principle”. This is very influential and increases the chances of the audience personally identify with the characters and the narrative. Our team was successful in capturing the depth of emotion through creative camera angles, the music scores, sound effects, and special effects during Production and in PostProduction. We have been impressed by your characteristic use of static shots reminding us of Athina Rachel Tsangari’s early films. Can you introduce our readers to your approach to lighting and composition?
We shot Morningside without the use of dramatic tilts, pans, dollies or trucks. Sometimes, we forget how important a simple camera shots can be. If used correctly, the static shots can be very powerful! What was the most challenging thing about making Morningside? There was a long list of challenges that happened from pre-production all the way through to the end of post-production. In pre-production, the funding campaign failed and we had some decisions to make whether or not to move forward with the production and obviously we did decide to proceed. During production, we lost three of our film locations the day of the shoot, which caused a domino effect with the catering for each location when we had to relocate the production an estimated 50 miles away and find catering for that area. Additionally, a lead actress could not continue filming due