UofSC FEATURE-FILM ‘HERO’ WRAPS
The Project Was a Training Program for Emerging Crew and Recent Graduates

CHECK OUT THE BEHIND-THE-SCENES VIDEO ABOVE.

Over the course of six weeks (and after several months of pre-production), the University of South Carolina Theater Department filmed the feature film HERO through a grant from the South Carolina Film Commission and sister grant to Indie Grants. There were 20+ students and recent graduates involved in the project — and countless high fives and laughs on set.

As this video highlights, students and recent grads passionate about filmmaking took on new (to them) roles on the set of HERO, working alongside professors and industry professionals. In the process, they learned the technical aspects of filmmaking as well as the culture of what it means to be a filmmaker. This includes getting up early, staying up late, and what it takes to pull several people with different backgrounds together to achieve one common goal.

Carly Siegel, a leading actor and production assistant on the film said, “It doesn’t feel like there is a gap between students and professionals. It feels like we are one coherent group.”

“That’s what our group has been able to do, come together quick and get comfortable together,” said Anthony Currie, lead actor in HERO, describing the community that students, professors, and industry professionals created when they came together to make a film.

This project was a collaboration between Local Cinema Studios, The University of South Carolina, and the South Carolina Film Commission to create art while engaging the local community of Columbia, SC.

Video created by the Pierson Collective.