No Longer Human (Short)

Role: Set Build Assist/Production Design Assistant

Director: James Haggarty

Producer: Nick Vidler & Sally Long

Production Designer: Charlotte Wessel

What a beautiful short to be a part of! James’ VCA graduate short film was such an accomplishment that I knew I wanted to be part of whatever he was doing next. That’s when I first met the Production Designer, Charlotte, who embraced me in a friendly bear hug. I instantly felt welcomed as this was one of the more complicated film sets that I was a part of. I felt lucky that Charlotte trusted me enough to let me learn and be part of her process. It was super insightful when she showed me the designs for the set on Rhino, and it blew me away her knowledge of designing in a CAD software but also co-ordinating bringing flats into a studio location, and leading bump ins and bump outs. What a process!

On this project, I helped with sanding flats, filling in holes, drilling various tidbits, putting in carpet with Joe’s sticky stuff, wallpapering, basic scenic finishing (mostly creating mould), assisting with tiling for the bathroom scene, hammering in some woodwork finishes for the bamboo divider, putting up curtains, and being on standby props during shoot.