The Bucket List
Where do I even begin!? Thank you so so much to those who came out to both my very first film premieres of my short film, The Bucket List!!
I am so grateful of all the support and guidance I’ve had throughout this process to turn this little idea I had into a movie!
This film is so close to my heart because the production of this film took place during a pretty negative time in history (with coronavirus this year), and help turn the summer into a really happy memory for me :)
Some insider secrets and fun facts about the film are:
The entire film was shot in 2 weeks.
Most of the actors’ scenes (besides Lauren…hehe sorry) were filmed in a day.
The hottest day of filming was 94 degrees - and so humid that the lens kept fogging up!
In the beginning credits of the film, when Lauren is riding on a bike, I was also riding on a bike next to her to get those shots!
The entire film was made using 2 DSLR cameras, no external microphones, and no big tripod.
The characters Dylan, MJ, and Benny were written to match the personalities of the actors ;)
Every ‘bucket list stop’ and some of the characters were named after people I know in real life.
The house titled “Joyce Manor” was actually shot at 2 different locations.
The physical bucket list seen in the film was written multiple different times for different takes!
I can’t express my thank yous enough to the cast of the film, as well as Tierney, my parents, my Uncle Mike, Nick Karafilis, and Jack Garapola for your help!!
To Nicole and Michael, thank you for your dedication to the film and for doing each of your scenes in just a day! And to Cece and Demetri, thank you for braving the heat and being just the right amount of sass we needed ;)
And to Lauren, thank you for putting up with my weak acting directions, getting up at the crack of dawn to film, walking literally who knows how many miles, and for letting me chase you around with my camera this whole summer (and let’s be real 24/7)!! I love you! ❤️ The full film is linked above!!
