"Goodbye, Green" poster for the premiere at the 2025 FTM Senior Capstone Showcase
Film, Television and Media Arts
Goodbye, Green
Film, Television and Media Arts
Goodbye, Green
"Goodbye, Green" is a short film created for a Film, Television and Media Arts capstone project. A team of students took part in pre-production, production and post-production activities in order to create an impactful short film for FTM 495: Senior Project Colloquy: Production.
Overview
At its core, "Goodbye, Green" is a film about the human condition and young love. A team of senior Film, Television and Media Arts students acted in various roles and took part in all aspects of movie-making, ultimately bringing this story to life.
Student Team
Macin Grunberg (Writer and Director) '25
Film, Television and Media Arts
School of Communications
Omari Brannen (Director and Sound Design) '25
Film, Television and Media Arts
School of Communications
Elena Jones (AD and Producer) '25
Film, Television and Media Arts
School of Communications
Ethan Figueroa (AD and Producer) '25
Film, Television and Media Arts
School of Communications
Aleksandra Niemyjska (Production Design) '25
Film, Television and Media Arts
School of Communications
Brody Feigin (Cinematographer) '25
Film, Television and Media Arts
School of Communications
Brianna Lizano-Quesada (Editor and Sound Mixer) '25
Film, Television and Media Arts
School of Communications
Goodbye, Green
Synopsis
Damon, a college dropout, has spent the past year merely surviving, doing the bare minimum to get through each day. Meanwhile, his ex-love, Julia, has started a new life on the other side of the country. Life for her is going great, and it seems like the best decision she’s ever made—at least, that’s what she tells herself. When fate unexpectedly throws them back into each other’s lives, they stand face-to-face, no longer as lovers, but as strangers. Both are changed by time and distance, and they must confront each other in a new light, unsure of what to expect from this sudden reconnection.
Production Process
Pre-Production
- Wrote a screenplay of 15+ pages over the duration of 6-7 months
- Partook in pre-production planning, including budgeting, crowdfunding and casting actors
Production
- Shot the film on set in New Haven, Conn., during the final week of February 2025
Post-Production
- Edited the short film
- Secured the rights to music for the film
- Premiered the short film at the 2025 FTM Senior Capstone Showcase
Short Film Posters
Alternative poster for "Goodbye, Green"
Promotional Video
Professional Application
"Working on 'Goodbye, Green' has taught me valuable lessons about working with a team in a professional film industry setting. Going through the entire process of pre-production, production, and post-production, I have gotten to see what goes into making a film from start to finish." - Macin Grunberg '25
For Further Discussion
This serves as an overview of the project and does not include the complete work. To further discuss this project, please email Macin Grunberg.
Course Overview
FTM 493: Senior Project Colloquy: Preproduction is a discussion, development, preproduction and production course taken in the semester prior to a student's undertaking of the Senior Project. Meeting collectively and individually, all fourth-year FTM students enroll in this course in order to conceptualize and prepare preproduction materials essential for the successful completion of the Senior Project, and to undertake a new short production project, retrospective of their previous work. Individual class sessions are devoted to each aspect of preproduction and assignments that relate to each aspect are completed during the term.
In FTM 495: Senior Project Colloquy: Production, students are asked to create an individual thesis project that reflects the highest level of their abilities. From pitching their individual project ideas through writing, production and post-production, students are pushed to work at the peak of their skills. The creativity, quality and professionalism of the finished projects are judged by outside professionals and faculty and staff from the School of Communications FTM program, and give graduating seniors important portfolio material.
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