Millicent and me and the Apple Tree
I had the pleasure of working with Joel, throughout the shoot of my short film, “Millicent & Me and The Apple Tree”. Being that this was a musical short film, there were many elements to coordinate as we set up and rehearsed what was to be an evening shoot on this stark rooftop. As we transformed the space into a magical area for the lead character, Ella, to perform in, Joel was there silently but seamlessly creating a wonderful storyline of the day, & definitely enhanced the materials we later used to submit to film festivals! He also created a slideshow video of the Behind The Scenes pictures that I have been able to post as a through-line to show Industry people of what our process was that day.
Joel captured fantastically detailed pics of every facet of what was happening on-set. His profound experience was obvious as he worked around all of the chaos that was swirling about that day, and into the evening. I was thoroughly pleased that he captured the wonderful sense of humor of the piece in his images, since the magic of the story is based around a fairytale-type story that asks you to suspend our normal beliefs, and take the journey for the length of the piece, into the world of fantasy.
In the end, I enjoy looking back at his work of all we accomplished that day; not just as a reference for my film, but simply, a wonderful memory of the day!!
“Ella, (Heidi Schooler), an impoverished chimney sweep in Hollywood, finds Millicent, a lonely mouse puppet on Hollywood Blvd. Ella’s realistic world is brought into musical fantasy as Ella is inspired by Millicent to explore her biggest wish ever: her wish of becoming a ... movie star!”
