Rachel Marie Smith
Mar 9, 20181 min
The God's Eye was a short film written, shot and produced by Rachel Marie Smith, with the great supportive help of her film family, actual family, and the talented cast. The short film was originally a part of a series of other short films all connected by a end of summer bonfire party. At some point in the character's journey they had to appear at the bonfire. The feature film, Summerland never came to fruition, but a couple of the filmmakers did shoot and complete their shorts.
“You don't just find a book and read incantations out of it!” - Harper
When Avery takes Harper on a forest hike, he stumbles and finds an old book. When a creature starts coming after them they must make a decision...
As indie filmmakers we are our own audience and crew often in many cases. This short film was short in 2013 and it wasn't touched until February 2018. I've learned a lot since 2013 in terms or editing and killing your darlings. This argument scene, shown above has been cut.
There is a healthy amount of time to let a film breathe before diving into an edit, especially if it's your own piece that you've written and directed...five years is way too long of a wait time.
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