My Honors Capstone project was a short film titled "Sherlock M. Holmes: Kidnap in Cold Blood." Before beginning this project, I had never made a movie and did not know what all went into it. I started by taking Dr. Arnzen's The Art of Film class, which discussed film theory and mise-en-scene. I took Motion Picture Fundamentals at Pittsburgh Filmmakers which taught me how to use a camera on manual, framing, lighting, directing, how to use actual film, storyboarding, and video editing. I took Dramatic Writing with Denise Pullen to learn how to write a screenplay. I then took all of these aspects and wrote two drafts and many revisions of a screenplay. Having completed that, I set to work making the film happen. I cast the characters and rehearsed with the actors, including giving dialect training. I gathered my crew, the necessary equipment, and props. I got permission to film where I wanted. Then, on March 30, 2019, we worked for 13 hours and gathered all of the footage. For the following seven and a half months, I edited the footage, worked with Rebecca Scassellati on an animation sequence, worked with Anna Sieger on a soundtrack, and wrote and recorded an artist statement. The result was an eight minute short film with an artist statement and five minute gag reel. To present it to the community, I worked with my friend, Rhiannon Owen, to create and advertise one big night for both of our Honors Capstones. That presentation was November 18, 2019 in Reeves Theater. My short film can be found on YouTube.