Mario Serrano

Within ten weeks I worked with four students to develop a story, interview college professors, freelance interviews with students at campus conferences, and produce the film. As director of photography and camera operator, I was responsible for lighting and framing shots during our interviews and collecting B-roll for smooth transitions.

Chaperones was the only queer film out of the four films selected for production in my Crew Production course at UCSB. As cinematographer, I took on the challenge of using lighting and camerawork to create a convincing prom scene with a very limited budget and few extras to work with.

Had to use limited lighting to create an interesting shot of Catalina as the camera panned in and out of her covering the song. I also assisted the steadicam operator in moving cables around so he wouldn't trip or fall over.