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I think a lot of these student productions taught me so much- being quick on my feet, prepared for any emergency, working with a small budget, and how to stay one step ahead of your department duties to make the day as least stressful as needed. This helped me for a later film to prepare multiple pieces in case of emergency. For the Western film, I used breakaway glass for the first time and realized how delicate it is. For the horror movie, I learned how to make edible fake blood for the first time, and it ended up being used quite often and devoured by the actors. I had to think outside the box and cut up pies and small cakes and decorate it to the directors vision.

One set we needed a three layer birthday cake and I had never made one, but the director and I decided on a way to save money but still have a beautiful cake. I learned so much about being on set after we were off zoom- finally was able to learn how to prepare design sketches for a location, organization for my props and set decor beforehand, how to get crafty with designing props while on a budget, thinking on the spot to solve issues. My journey through New York Film Academy was quite interesting as we also dealt with Covid-19 in the middle. This is all so exciting, but getting to this point was definitely a huge learning curve.

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I am most excited to be working on a book series right now named, “Tanski: The Secret Amulet” which will be full of fairies and magical happenings. Writing wise, I wrote and directed my thesis film which was a science fiction/ coming of age story.

I mostly have been able to work on student sets this past year- decorating a horror movie, a western, a Christmas movie, etc. I originally wanted to do screenwriting but then started filmmaking and production design. I started out by moving from Erie, Pennsylvania to Los Angeles after high school to go to college at New York Film Academy. I absolutely love writing but in my filmmaking journey I have also discovered my love for production design. I also believe the opportunity to tell personal stories and share with the world your unique perspective on life is also such an exciting job to have.Ĭan you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work. you are able to bring your vision to life and I think that’s so special. Whether it is art department, directing, cinematography, etc. Since pursuing filmmaking, I have found so many other duties on set that I enjoy.

I have always wanted to be a writer and create worlds and new characters- I think filmmaking not only allows you to be creative in a visual sense but also introduces you to so many artistic departments. I decided to pursue an artistic career because of the endless possibilities it leaves open for you. Hi Lauren, why did you pursue a creative career? We had the good fortune of connecting with Lauren Dreyfus and we’ve shared our conversation below.