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...turned down by the Office for the Arts," Park explained," they said that they did not fund film, period," As for the departmental resources, Roberto Buso-Garcia shared this story: "Once we needed a light meter, which is very essential, and so small that they don't rent it. We had a big shoot and all of the equipment all ready. We asked the VES department [if we could] borrow one and the head, [Alfred Guzzetti] said no, you know the rules, only the students in the department can use the equipment." The episode has a happy ending, however. "When...
...Buso-Garcia remarked on the sometimes elusive basic ingredients of film, along with his fond memories of the experience. "You need a lot of people, good light, good weather...we needed permission from the City Hall of Cambridge to film outside and in the streets..[but] once we got set up, and [I] started directing it was--everything was--amazing. Almost no one had ever done film before, but everyone was incredibly willing to learn--I got my energy from them...
Overall, he looks back on the movie as a wonderful experience, noting especially Buso-Garcia's direction. "I realized more and more what a difficult job he had. His toughest job was really to keep everybody in line...People love him, they would do anything for him." Abigail Kolodny '95 supporting actress, praised both Buso-Garcia and the crew overall. "Tito is very encouraging, understanding, resilient, and patient--I'd say patience is his biggest virtue." She adds, "I also learned how important the crew is--the person who holds the camera, marks distances--they are more important than...
...personal commitment of the people involved: cast, crew and production staff, seems to be the most crucial ingredient across the board. And if his fans are right, Buso-Garcia has it in spades. "Silent Blessings" is not his first filming enterprise. When asked when his filming career began, Buso-Garcia cited the summer after his junior year in high school. "Well, I was always interested in telling stories...My mother surprised me by sending me to a summer school program at Oxford University where I took a film theory and production class as well as a creative writing class...
...most importantly, Buso-Garcia realized "I could move people to do this thing...we had no idea what we were doing and it came out pretty well." This past summer, he made "Monica," which he sent to several film festivals. Four films after his first attempt, "Silent Blessings" is Buso-Garcia's first project all on 15 mm film. "Ever since I came to Harvard I wanted to make a bigger film here. I thought, why can't we do on film what HRDC [Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club] does on the Loeb Mainstage or the Pudding. I thought...