The Connector recognizes exemplary film work done by SCAD students. This week’s featured film is “Drop Target” by first-year film and television student McKinley Benson.
The Connector: Tell us about yourself and you work.
Benson: I was born and raised in Los Angeles, but moved to Gainesville, Georgia about ten years ago. I co-directed “Drop Target” alongside my frequent collaborator Enzo Hui. I was also the cinematographer. As DP, I wanted the aesthetics to be very ’80s retro and also film noir. I definitely wanted the color palette to be vibrant, yet moody at the same time. Lighting plays such an important role in cinema and I really wanted to have fun with the lighting design on this one. We were really inspired by the suspense in a lot of the scenes from “No Country for Old Men”. And we wanted to combine that tension with the visuals and tone of “Blade Runner” and “Stranger Things.”
If you’d like to be considered for the Featured Film series, email video@scadconnector.com.
