Step Forward?

Once I got back from my summer vacation I immediately planned a filming with my friends. Khodadod, Henry, and I filmed a video called Fighting. Henry and I accidentally hit the sleeping Khodadod with socks, and a fight ensued.


It was pretty decent compared to some of the other stuff we had made together. So, naturally, I wanted to film again. I started making a few videos with my little brother. They were pretty good, but eventually he lost interest, and we stopped filming together. A few months later, my friends and I filmed a video called A Poker Game. This isn't the same one as on our Youtube page. This was our first version, and eventually we recreated it into A Game of Poker. This was the first video of ours that had a script.


This video, instead of starring Henry, starred Khodadod. Henry operated the camera. It seems very similar compared to our newer version. It was fun to make, but, to me, it lacked the quality of a good video. There was nothing terribly interesting about the story line, just a couple of guys playing poker. It was almost always shot from the same angle. Jerry kept smiling, and I acted horribly. I was again left displeased.

I decided to try some new actors, or, actor. It was the first time filming with Ryan. We made a video entitled Covert Operation 1. It was about Jerry and me trying to steal something from Ryan's house. It was an okay video, better than some previous videos, but not quite what I wanted yet. Also, this was the last video I wrote a script for. I hated that stuff.


I began to wonder whether or not video making was worth all the effort. None of our videos were void of mistakes. None of them really had amazing acting, or great angles, or great story lines. I wasn't sure if I could count on my friends to be filming buddies. I took a break from video making. But that summer, things changed for me.