Film Studies 201

The Vox Pop I think went very well, everyone that was interviewed was really good on camera they were not nervous and were very willing to answer the questions and followed the directions of where to stand and to speak very well. It went really smoothly there weren't any re-shoots that had to be done. The B-roll also went really well I thought, we got footage of the club in a more serious light where it was the time for instruction and having to pay attention to Chris from our expert interview while he led through some warm up and new routines. Then after that we got some footage of the club members just kind of messing around like they're all friends and practicing but showing the more light-hearted and fun side of the club, which to me will make it seem very welcoming to people who may be interested in joining. Overall it was just a really fun time.

The Expert Interview for our documentary of the saber fit club went very well. Chris the club founder was extremely well spoken and talkative. I was worried that I would be prying information out of him and trying to get him to talk more but Chris had so much information ready and was willing to share it. We did not have any technical problems and the shoot went really quickly with only one re-shoot. We got a lot of footage, definitely too much for a 2 minute documentary but I suppose that's better than having too little footage and have to shoot more. The problem is though that all of the footage was good and informative, none of it was filler or dead air. Editing will probably be hard because the final cut is supposed to be so short compared to the 30 minutes of footage of just the expert interview that we shot. The lighting and audio and camera angle and framing all looked great to me.

The expert that we plan to interview is the founder of the saber fit club. We will be shooting at one of our group members house to add a familial sort of sense to hopefully create a sense of calmness. Shooting there will also help with controlling the audio and lighting should be really easy to control with a lot of natural lighting to help with that sense of calmness. With the interviewer being the club founder we wanted a professional sort of feel but at the same time with the subject behind the club being Star Wars we wanted to project a casual feel as well. He's the expert but I feel like going with a super professional approach with no sort of fun in it would be disingenuous to the club itself and we want to paint the club in a light that is most appropriate and that the club founder is happy with.  questions that we plan to ask the interview subject are: What is the club? What was the idea/purpose behind the club? Are there any requirements for joining? What does a ty...

In the blacksmithing forge there is not a lot of light, the process needs to be shaded to see the color of the metal. Some light from the sun would be let in but a good majority of the light is from the forge fire itself. It has a very warm glow emanating from its core, most of the time not flickering like a campfire but smoldering intensely, enough to fill the room with its heat and light. With the light from the sun and the fire, the forge is relatively well lit with very few shadows but at night the forge takes on a strange feeling of calm and dread. At night the forge fire and the little lamp will cause deep and oddly long shadows that tend to dance and confuse you when you see them in your peripheral vision. However the deep warm tones from the fire and the heat it gives off, leaves you with a sense of calmness and safety.

At Hubert Park there is an observation deck on the trail that overlooks a pond that is surrounded by trees and shrubs. The light of the midday sun was diffused through the tree leaves that branched out into an oddly shaped circle of light in the middle of the pond. The majority of the pond was being shaded by the trees that encircled it. Flecks of light would appear and disappear across the pond as the wind shifted the leaves to let the light through and dance across your vision like Christmas lights. The light was a warm tone that was oddly soothing and the breeze allowed for an ever shifting display of colors alternating from when it was in the shade and when it was catching the sunlight.