-Some filmmakers fictionalize their lives.

Others engage in essay films and talk about their experiences as we look at footage.

David Tembleque relies on visuals with strong composition

and use of natural light.

He then adds a woman performing a break up on a phone message.

Is a it fiction? Is it real? It’s real.

“Dear Tom was a real love story that I lived with someone some time ago,” Tembleque says on his site.

He dated her for several months and he filmed some of their private moments together.

But then it was suddenly over.

“One day I woke up and she was gone, leaving a goodbye voice message on my phone.

What you see is our real story,” he adds.-

"DSLR Cinema: A beginner’s guide to filmmaking on a budget", by Kurt Lancaster."

Chapter 8: "David Tembleque. Blackmagick Pocket Cinema camera on Dear Tom."