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Finding Dana (2023)

This short film follows two girls, Samantha and Dana, as they grow up and their friendship matures into love. This story captures the innocence of first love in an LGBTQ setting. It is centered around themes of friendship, love, nostalgia, and

growing up.

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In pre-production, we created pitch decks and an animatic to give us a base of the film. During filming, we used a variety of locations. For instance, a dorm, one of the University of the Pacific's classrooms, the campus, and a nearby park. We used several props that originally belonged to the crew and were lent for the use of the film. Since the crew and actors were all students, we had to film across several weeks because of schedule conflicts causing us to film the indoor scenes mostly during the evening, but it ended up working in the end. 

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Roles: Camera Operator & Sound Design

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Camera Used: Canon EOS 80D                                          Software: Adobe Premiere Pro  

Pitch Deck By Nell Erez (Screenwriter & Director)

© 2025 By Mercy Gomez Media Photography & Videography.

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