The making of : Cheery Point

Abstract

I was waiting for a shuttle at the Lafollette stop on a gray day in early February 2012 when Kenny Stevenson, a good friend and fellow telecommunications student, walked by. "I've wanted to talk to you," he said, and proceeded to explain he was preparing to shoot a feature length film he wrote and would I like to be a part of this project. I, like so many of his friends and peers, was skeptical. Could I really handle the pressure of shooting a feature on the weekends while working and going to class during the week? Maybe we were all "just being stupid" as Blake Mohler, composer and sound department, so eloquently stated, but Kenny managed to convince me and a handful of others to join him on an incredible journey to Cheery Point. What followed was a story as compelling and interesting as the film itself; and one certainly worth sharing. I have condensed this story into a forty-six minute documentary, covering the rapid writing process, casting, production, editing, and the first exclusive screening on November 11, 2012 in Louisville, KY. Producing this documentary challenged all the skills I developed over the last four years as telecommunications student and required me to learn even more. In the following paper, it is assumed the reader had the opportunity to view the documentary.