What gave you the idea for creating "Study Hall Films"? - We got the idea for "SHF" one day when we were bored and we took out my phone and filmed Andrew Mason pretending to be a cop, which is now known as 'The B-team'. We then filmed him doing other things and soon we had our first completed film, 'Plungers and Cheeseballs'.
What has been your favorite part/experience? - My favorite part is trying to come up with the next good idea, trying to top what we just did.
Favorite films? – My favorite films are 'It Came from Nowhere', our take on a 1950s horror film and 'Test Taker', a story we made about a cheater on a test.
What goes into the creation of a Study Hall Film? Who is involved, what they do, etc.? - SHF is Me [Brian Pohlmeier], the producer and director of our films, also co-founder and CEO. Cameron Johnson was our CFO, but we don’t make money so we don’t need a finances guy. So he does some directing and also he does cinematics, making sure the camera is where it should be and where we should put it. Andrew mason has been in all our films, and Emily Bickford does hair and makeup. These five are the original founders but there have been numerous other WCS students in our films.
How long does an average film take to make? - We usually will spend a period discussing what to do and what we need, then the next day we film everything. After that I work on postproduction and soon we have a completed film. The average film will take at least two study hall periods and then about 3-4 hours of editing on the computer.
Will you plan on continuing the SHF legacy, even outside of study hall? - Right now SHF is partnering with the youth group at my church, so we are branching outside of WCS. But we do not plan to necessarily continue it after we graduate.
What has been your favorite part/experience? - My favorite part is trying to come up with the next good idea, trying to top what we just did.
Favorite films? – My favorite films are 'It Came from Nowhere', our take on a 1950s horror film and 'Test Taker', a story we made about a cheater on a test.
What goes into the creation of a Study Hall Film? Who is involved, what they do, etc.? - SHF is Me [Brian Pohlmeier], the producer and director of our films, also co-founder and CEO. Cameron Johnson was our CFO, but we don’t make money so we don’t need a finances guy. So he does some directing and also he does cinematics, making sure the camera is where it should be and where we should put it. Andrew mason has been in all our films, and Emily Bickford does hair and makeup. These five are the original founders but there have been numerous other WCS students in our films.
How long does an average film take to make? - We usually will spend a period discussing what to do and what we need, then the next day we film everything. After that I work on postproduction and soon we have a completed film. The average film will take at least two study hall periods and then about 3-4 hours of editing on the computer.
Will you plan on continuing the SHF legacy, even outside of study hall? - Right now SHF is partnering with the youth group at my church, so we are branching outside of WCS. But we do not plan to necessarily continue it after we graduate.
If you’re not already familiar with the fine cinematic work of Study Hall Films, check them out! You’re sure to find some quality entertainment. Facebook.com/studyhallfilms and their website, studyhallfilms.tk
By: Anne Lehan
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