It wasn’t just an avenue for me to learn — it was fun and full of intriguing events.

We were split into two groups in class for a practical, and we were to film. I am in Group B — it's not past tense because we aren’t done filming yet.

Soooooo, I chose to be the production manager because I had experience in it, and the instruction was to choose a post you’d be effective in.

Being a production manager means overseeing everything and working hand in hand with the director. I was in charge of the contributions, and I made sure to keep everyone on their feet. I mean, it wasn’t an easy job, but I’m scaling through.

The director also made sure everyone was bringing their A-game. Being a production manager means you have to be firm — that’s not really my thing, but a man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do.

On the first day of the shoot, we arrived at the location, started with prayer, and went into the day's job. It started off very well until the weather stopped playing along — but we did it anyway.

That was just the outdoor shoot. The real work was indoors, where we had to use lights and move things around. While we were shooting, one of the extensions blew — it was crazyyyyy — but we kept on regardless.

The shoot lasted till past nine, but the good thing was that we achieved all we went there for. When I got back, I made sure to pay for all the equipment we borrowed and encouraged the cast and crew to be ready for the next day of shooting.

I forgot to mention that I saw my group members — or rather, my coursemates — in a different light: some good, and some… not so good. "Bad" in the sense that some were just too lazyyy and unwilling to work.

Day two wasn’t bad at all, and it wasn’t as stressful either. We shot in the faculty. We had technical issues, but as soon as it was fixed, we kicked off.

It was a bit complicated getting some shots, but alas, we did it.

We shot in the class using both natural and artificial light. I was impressed with what we had done. But it can’t all be roses — some of my coursemates were misbehaving and complaining, so we had to take a break.

We had arranged for welfare, so food was served, and everyone was happy. But it looked like the break was a bad idea — everyone became reluctant and lazy. So, some measures had to be taken, and we continued.

We achieved most of what we planned, but not all. Time wasn’t on our side, so we had to retire for the day.

We came back the next day, and that part of the shoot was a done deal.

Generally, the production so far has been fun, tiring, eye-opening, and a major learning experience. Mistakes were made — like assuming things for others and not reporting to our production supervisor — but that was corrected. Moving forward, we’ll do better.