From preproduction to on set to post, Madeline approaches filmmaking with the belief that working in every craft only better informs the next. 

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Working across departments has bettered her craft in each because it has enabled her to see how to best serve the whole of a project. Her lighting experience has strengthened her eye as a videographer and photographer. Her camera work informs the way she builds worlds as a production designer. Her time spent producing has given her an invaluable awareness of every production’s budget of both time and money.

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Through her work at Scrappack Productions, she and her business partner creatively fundraised for multiple film productions through ticketed networking events. Their events "gamify" networking amongst filmmakers with the intention to take away attendees' social anxiety which only accelerates connection amongst community.

 

Although Madeline has worked in almost every department (minus post), her favorite aspect of making any project is the connections she makes along the way. She knows filmmaking at its best is always due to the positive community surrounding a project.

 

Moreover, these various experiences have made her a stronger actor. She understands performance not only through character, but through the edit, the frame, the soundscape, and the rhythm of a set. Knowing the machinery behind the camera has allowed her to feel more at home in front of it.

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Whether on a three-person crew or a hundred-person set, Madeline believes filmmaking is, above all else, a communal act of storytelling—and she’s happiest wherever she can help tell the story best.