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06. You, Me + Natalie


Interfacing with technology is a recurring theme in my works. In considering our embedded relationship with tech, I wanted to explore the consequences of such deep personal integration in this horror-inspired short about a jealous AI that interferes with a couple’s relationship.

This project was an unforgettable learning experience as I was able to safely write, direct, and produce a short film in the uncertain, early stages of the pandemic. It pushed me to adapt my production experience to an entirely new context.

Completing school online meant running a virtual production office out of my bedroom! This included casting calls + auditions, location scouting, drafting floor plans, budgets, schedules, post-production coordination, as well as on-set safety including COVID screenings.



Notes

1 Starring Chase Lo and Michael Guiga, and featuring the voiceover talent of Misha Vo (formerly Allard)

2 This was the first major project of our pandemic-era schooling, and was submitted for our fiction directing unit  

3 Big thank you to my incredible crew:

Julian Orzel
(DoP),

Vrishub Merai (Editor)

Adam Bowman (Sound Recordist)

Andrew Robichaud (1st AC)

Adam Hwang
(Key Grip)

Dana Masternak (COVID Officer).