A Short Recap Of My Life (with photos)
To start off my full name is Christopher Donald Stewart. I wrote, directed, and edited Boo! Do Something which won the narrative grand prize at the 2012 national 4H film festival, FilmFest. This film is special to me because I believe everyone should do something important with his or her life. However, it should not be just anything. I believe first we should ask God what He wants and then act accordingly. I have tried to do that with my life and it has brought me to this point. One thing I have discovered in life is that if you follow God's path then when you look back your footprints will be in a straight line. Let us take a look back at the footprints I've made so far.
I first became interested in filmmaking at age 9 after I was given a camera for Christmas. My early attempts at films were mostly amateurish and spontaneous -- spy films with invisible enemies and an uncompleted YouTube video titled The Quest for the Perfect Cookie.
In late 2009, however, I started work on a more ambitious project, Beyond Under, inspired by the biblical account of Gideon. As that project took shape, I began to take filmmaking more seriously.
In late 2009, however, I started work on a more ambitious project, Beyond Under, inspired by the biblical account of Gideon. As that project took shape, I began to take filmmaking more seriously.
The story of Beyond Under kept changing along the way so I decided we needed a script and worked on that for a year. Then, we spent another year and a half actually filming it.
Beyond Under also offered me my first opportunity to work with better equipment such as the Canon Vixia HFM 30, a $700 digital camcorder, purchased with money we raised by donations and doing odd jobs.
Originally, the script for Beyond Under suggested a 45-minute run time, but by the time the film premiered, it was a 90-minute feature film with a cast of about 60 extras.
Beyond Under also was the first release by S.C. TreeHouse Productions, the production company started by my family and me.
Beyond Under also offered me my first opportunity to work with better equipment such as the Canon Vixia HFM 30, a $700 digital camcorder, purchased with money we raised by donations and doing odd jobs.
Originally, the script for Beyond Under suggested a 45-minute run time, but by the time the film premiered, it was a 90-minute feature film with a cast of about 60 extras.
Beyond Under also was the first release by S.C. TreeHouse Productions, the production company started by my family and me.
Since then filmmaking has become a calling for me, one that goes beyond the films I make, one that is leading me to a Master Story.