ChomPics Guest Post - Mitchell Kerby, "Pressed" Episode 1 Director of Cinematography
- Mitchell Kerby
- Jan 26, 2015
- 2 min read
Well I’m not much of a writer, but I was asked to share a bit about my experience with ChomPics, so what the hell, I’ll give it a go. I have to say that it's tough to figure out what you want to "do for a living.” And on top of that, you can only hope to find something that you both love and can make a career out of. Now if that doesn’t sound stressful, then I guess I don’t really know what stress is. But for me, that concept has been a pretty solid challenge.
Personally, I’ve always had a love for film and television, which has recently inspired me to become a filmmaker someday (a pretty crazy notion at that, but hey, as some great guy or gal once said "I’d rather try and fail, than not try at all"). Simply put, making movies is not an easy feat. It takes the creative minds of a passionate group of people to get things going. And this is where rare treasures like ChomPics come in, and make all the difference.
I started out at UF excited to get involved in the production process in telecommunications, but I was disappointed to find out that most of the college’s focus lies in news. I wanted to make narrative stories come to life, but finding a way to learn in that environment through hands-on experience was difficult. So that led me to creating projects independently, but something was still missing.
Then came two passionate people who shared a similar love for storytelling: Beth Benge and Connor Hachey. They ambitiously created what has now become ChomPics Productions, giving not only myself, but also so many others a chance to learn about the creative field in a forgiving atmosphere. Moreover, through their collective efforts we have been able to create finished products such as an annual web-series, commercials, podcasts, and more.
Starting off as a production assistant in the first series called Off University, gave me a solid foundation and a great head start on some of the basics of technical services in production. Now series two called Pressed is on its way, and I got the chance to be the director of photography for episode one. Without a doubt, it has been one of my favorite experiences that I’ve had so far at UF.
If you want to get involved in any of the aspects of creative storytelling at this school, I cannot recommend ChomPics Productions more. Whether its being behind the camera or playing a couple of goofy characters, all I can say is that I’m so excited to see where the series goes from here, and what ChomPics Productions will grow into. It has been a lot of fun, and it’s all truly just getting started!
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