Filmmaker Statement

The Ringing was a project that I decided to do during the first year of covid lockdown in early 2020. I was stadying my Bachelor of Film Production and was gearing up to filming a short film with other student filmmakers when lockdown shut us down. I was at home itching to make a movie and had recently bought an iPhone 11 Pro Max. I thought well I’ve always wanted to attempt an iPhone film so why not do something now in lockdown at home. I also was recently diagnosed with tinnitus in my left ear which was annoying to say the least and struggled to concentrate. With that idea in my mind I thought well why not make a short horror film exploring my first day with tinnitus and putting a horror spin on it. Within a week I wrote, directed, produced, edited, acted, and did the cinematography all on the iPhone and edited on premiere pro. This was a satisfying exploration and crash course experimenting/ exploring various filmmaking tools, equipment, editing and acting to create something unique