Making the song was a really great experience. I had no idea how to go about this, and Michael really led the group well, considering many of us had no previous recording skills. I sat in his living room, listening to the same several bars of music on repeat for several minutes before my humming made a small melody, to which he fine-tuned, and then we recorded. Then we recorded again so that it sounded like multiple people/mixed, and then we did the harmony two times as well.
Michael was really great with helping everyone get comfortable to what we were doing--he walked us through the steps and was forgiving when we didn't understand or messed up while recording.
For my role as Art Department, Kevin and I talked over aesthetics, and how this would supposedly turn out using the camera and film stock that we had. At our big meeting before the shoot, we discussed color scheme for wardrobe as well as final listing of props necessary. Then, I went home and made six masks using flour, water, and ripped magazines, as well as researched drug addicts "before" and after pictures to get make up inspiration.
On set I acted the role of a girl fighting/indulging/contemplating her drug addictions. Although I haven't had a ton of experience with acting besides summer plays and funny videos with my friends, this was a great experience. I feel like our group vibes together really well, and I know I've definitely made friends that I'll likely work with again through this project. I'm really lucky and grateful!
-lizzie
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