Week 10 wut wut

I just got done editing Quincy’s interview for us to show in class this week. I’m pretty stoked with the way it came out. She has such a cool and laid back personality. She seems so much older than just 18. In her interview she talked about her personal artistic style and the other types of art she likes to do. She does performance art and writes in her journal, but it’s not just normal writing she adds pictures to it and draws all over the paper. Hard to describe, but she’s really got some great stuff going on here.  In the final cut we will probably only use the wide shot because when she is talking she wiggles around in her chair and goes out of frame a couple times, which is unfortunate because it is a pretty shot. This week I know the girls are very busy with Visions but we are going to get our marketing plan in line and I would also like to go get some exterior shots of the school and possibly the girl’s houses. I know that Kateland was against doing this in the beginning, but today when I was editing I couldn’t help but think that it would be nice to have visuals of the things she was talking about during the interview. The more this comes together the more excited I get about the final project.

Week 9

This week was a little slow with production. An unfortunate family emergency within our group has pushed filming back a few days. We were supposed to shoot the girls at their school on Monday but now I think we are going to try and do that next week. I still think that when we finally get the footage at the school it’s going to be great. Next Wednesday we are showing our best 10 minutes to the class and I look forward to editing and making a pretty sweet clip. Last time we didn’t do much sound design for the clip we showed in class so this time I want to focus more on that and try to give everyone an idea of what the overall sound will be like. So far we have interviewed all of the girls in their own bedrooms asking formal questions and just getting ourselves comfortable with each other. I think the fun part is what’s coming next- observing the girls at their school and following them around for a day. I think that will make for some great footage and also we can get a better idea of who the girls are when they are around other people. 

Lovejoy?

This week we are filming some of Quincy’s rehearsal for a play. I don’t think we are going to use any sound with the footage because we’re probably just going to use it over her interview. It will be add a nice contrast to show some performance art rather than paintings and drawings. I’m really excited about getting to know the girls’ art teacher, Mr. Lovejoy, (talk about an awesome name). He seems to be very acquainted with film and is genuinely interested in what we are doing. Which is nice and I think will aid our interviews if the person getting interviewed actually wants to make it better. Kateland said he has some personal friends that do film stuff so he was more than welcoming of our inquiry about an interview. It will be cool to hear what he has to say about our girls in comparison to the entire class. I can’t wait to visit their school and see what they do every day. I hope that they are willing to let us follow them around and go through a complete day with them, I think that it would be very useful to get a solid grasp on exactly what these girls do every single day. 

Spring Break/Art Show

This Friday is the art show that all three girls are participating in. I think were going to get some great footage this week and I’m looking forward to seeing all the girls there and being able to look at their art collectively. Our sound for our first interview wasn’t the best so from now on I’m going to do everything I can to assure that it doesn’t happen again. I feel most comfortable with sound so I need to step up my game and learn everything I can in order to be an asset to my team. Our group dynamic has changed a little bit, I will be doing all of the sound and Taylor will be teaching me everything she knows about DP so I can get more comfortable with it. This week will be the first time I have ever used lavalier mics so I’m ready to get some experience with that. Sarah is in charge of setting up the art show so I think that we are going to go a little early to get some shots of her getting everything ready. They said they might not want us to film during the actual show because it could be distracting but I’m sure that we’ll get some great stuff from before and afterwards. 

Week 7

This week we got another interview done, this time with Sarah. We decided to cut one of the girls because she just wasn’t fitting in with the central idea. We’re planning on interviewing Quincy this week. I put in a request for the camera for Tuesday so we can have everything out early to make sure it’s all charged. Last time we rented out the equipment right before we had to film and the H4n was almost dead. We showed our two-minute clip of B roll in class last week and got some really good suggestions. The footage was extremely shaky because we didn’t use a tripod the first day we shot and that was all we used for the B roll clip. I’m glad my group is being patient with me, this is my first time being DP so I’m not 100% comfortable with being the one behind the camera, but I’m working on it. I rented out the camera again last week to just mess around with it and get more accustomed to using it. Taylor said she is happy to help me whenever I have questions with which is great, and I know I can ask other people in the class for advice. From now on I’m going to be doing the sound though, so I’m excited about that. 

First Interview

SooooooOOOOOOOOoooo this is the week we’ve all been waiting for. We were finally able to start filming yay! We actually did our first two interviews today with Morgan and Natalie. Kateland and I had met them last week to get some shots of the artwork and to introduce ourselves, but this was the first time we actually put them on camera. I thought it went really well, especially Natalie’s interview. Morgan seemed a little uncertain about talking about herself but I think the more we are around her the more comfortable she will be. Our central idea has changed a lot during pre-production, and I’m happy to say that I think we’re finally starting to get a grasp on what this is going to be about.  Kateland has this great idea of involving identity and how the girls present themselves to the outside world. Whether they choose to do that through art or writing, or whatever it is that they are interested in. I’ve only met three of the four girls but so far they have all surprised me with their interesting and diverse personalities along with a multitude of talents that they are willing to showcase for us. I’m excited to keep getting to know them and to learn from what the have to say. 

First week of shooting

This week we finally started shooting and it was great to meet our subjects and to start getting an idea of what the film is going to be. The girls all seem excited about being a part of our documentary and willing to share insights on their creative lives. So far we have met Quincy, Morgan, and Natalie. We are still waiting to meet our fourth subject, Sarah. Natalie and Morgan live in Wilmington while Quincy lives in Leland. All three of the girls are interested in art and know each other from going to the same school. Our assignment for this week was to shoot some B-roll and edit it down to a two-minute clip. We got shots of their artwork, some of them being in sketchbooks, hanging up in their rooms, or placed on an easel. Quincy has decided on going to school for journalism and shared some of her writing with us. We got some shots of her diaries that had a mixture of art and writing. I’m excited to see what were going to learn from these girls