American Cinematographer - October 1989 - 64

UCLA

Project Tests Endurance

by David Heuring
Student filmmaking allows one
the freedom to try things that
would be next to impossible in the
"real" filmmaking world, where
success is measured at the box
office. Student filmmakers are
able to work outside proven for¬

mulas, exploring new possi¬
bilities, taking chances, making
mistakes and

occasionally find¬
ing fresh, exciting ways of expres¬
sion. Sound like fun? There's

catch.

a

Along with this freedom

hand, and all too often, reshoot is
not in the

vocabulary, much less
budget.
Cinematographer Bill
McDonald is well-acquainted
with this particular type of pres¬
in the

sure.

In addition to his duties

McDonald

professional realm. In

row.

American

Cinematographer

many

low

as

lecturer at the Department of
Film and Television at UCLA,

tremendous pressure, a
kind of pressure quite removed
from that which is endured in the
comes

62

budget productions, if it's
right the first time, it's not
right in the end. There's not much
time or money for testing before¬
or no

not

recently spent his free
period of five months
shooting four student films in a
time

over a

He had

October 1989

agreed to photo¬

graph the films before taking the
position, so the school made an
exception to their policy prohibit¬
ing direct faculty assistance on
student productions. McDonald
is a graduate of the department
himself, self-styling the first mas¬
ter's degree in cinematography
awarded at UCLA.
The films are strikingly
diverse in every imaginable way,
ever

in

particular visually. What are
the necessary qualities for shoot¬
ing such a variety of films in a
matter of a few months? Ver¬
satility and adaptability come to
mind, but how about patience,



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