R.E.M.: Science Fiction Short Film

Abstract

In the Spring semester of 2025, my research included an intricately outlined plan to execute the making of my film “REM” from start to finish. At the beginning, all of my deadlines were completed promptly starting with auditions, to location scouts, to storyboarding, shot listing, and schedules - everything was accounted for down to the most minute details. I learned a lot about the process of filmmaking and how incredibly helpful the specifics of planning are when production begins. Throughout the production and post production process, some advice for myself is to begin a film production only when the script is officially finished and the director (me) knows the story like the back of their hand. This is something that I questioned on and off set almost every day and I realized how imperative it is to understand how to stitch every bit of the story together because when it gets to the editing bay, it becomes another person’s movie. My goal was not to just make “REM” a film, but rather a message challenging the controversial impact of advanced technologies on the human species. I hope that by the final stages of the editing process, my project will be something to watch and something to talk about