Sundance Neophyte Hooked on Festival
GUEST BLOGGER: KATIE ROE says, "Being a Sundance "Virgin", I didn't realize how crazy it would be at the festival. There were tons and tons of people. Most of the people were just film-lovers like me but there were also professional cast and crew members everywhere. I was standing in a crowd and Dennis Quaid walked right past me.
I am taking the Digital Filmmaking class at Mesa Community College. I want to direct several short films this semester and I learned a lot at Sundance by watching short films and hearing the Q&A's after the films. The great thing about Sundance is the insight you get from the Q&A's -- the actors and crew talk about the process and length of time it took to make their films. It made me more aware of how difficult it is and how much you have to get a good team of people around you.
Another awesome thing is the conversations you overhear and the people you meet, they're just like everyone else. Being a film student, it really makes me think, "Dang, if these people can make movies so can I." I mean one director I talked to was only 23. Anyone who wants to make films should definitely make trip to Sundance.
There was only one negative thing about Sundance. Being an Arizonan, I didn't realize how cold it would be in Park City. My first suggestion to any Sundance "virgin" is to make sure you have layers and layers and layers of clothes and shoes made out of something other than canvas. Boots are even better.
