The very first
film I have ever made is
called INVISIBLE SCARS. I wrote and
directed the film. Then I edited it for
almost two weeks. The reason why I edited for so long was because my film is in
black and white, so I had to color
correct.
After I finished
editing my film on Final Cut Pro,
I exported it in the wrong ratio.
When you export in the wrong ratio, all the characters in the film look
short and fat.
My trainers refused to evaluate the rough
cut of my film until I corrected the
aspect ratio. I had to wait until the next evaluation.
One morning, - it was on a Thursday - I was going to film school when I was
attacked by thugs. They took my phone,
my money and my hard drive. My
film was on the hard drive. I had no
other back up.
I was so devastated
that I almost gave up. I went
home and stayed from Friday to Saturday thinking about what to do. My mother encouraged me.
She gave me money to return to film school.
On Sunday I went back to
the Kibera Film School to reedit
my whole film. Luckily the school still had the unedited
version. I spent the whole night
editing. Surprisingly I finished it in one night.
When my film INVISIBLE SCARS was evaluated on Monday
morning, all the staff said the film was outstanding and told a powerful story.
I was surprised at that evaluation.
There were no major mistakes in my film.
I am so glad that I didn't give up.
Mike Kuria with fellow trainees in a practical lesson
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