1. REFLECTION + CRITICAL THINKING: I am really proud of this piece. I felt like the video was based off of showing and putting forth emotion. It was much more personal than I thought initially I would let myself show, but it is what it is, and that I think added a lot to the feel of the video. I do not think I could have portrayed the amount of emotion and feeling that I wanted to acheive and had envisioned without allowing the video to get that personal. I am really proud of the way it turned out. I was much more relaxed when making this video and I think the flow of the video was much more relaxed in turn! It is really amazing how the emotion I had while editing the film was portrayed through the film.
2. AUDIENCE RESPONSE: I was VERY happy when one of the students (Erin) raised her hand when the video was over and stated what she thought. She said along the lines of getting a lot of emotion behind the video, in the first person, she was really able to get in my mind and understand the feeling. Others really liked the use of the calm flow as well as how I always went back to me walking and thinkng. We discussed how this seemed like a progression of my thoughts as well as a progression and maturity of my ideas. I am so happy what I envisioned was portrayed!
3. DISTRIBUTION: I think, as usual, I am just going to keep it flowing through my friends and family. I think they will be able to watch this video and understand my artistic ability and thoughts more as well as really understand some of the emotions I ahve deep inside of me. I would be honored to pass it through email so my friends and family can see me and what I think in a whole new medium...videoooOO!!!!!!
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Post-Production
1. LOGGING SHOTS:
*I have some realllllly promising footage of me walking, shots of my face, shots of me walking. this is great cuz i think a lot of the effect of me thinking and contemplating about my topic of judging can really be reflected in this. I also have amazing footage of nature and trees and
also great shots of my friends passing a little tree from one to another. i also have shots of my 3 best freinds and seeing how they judge people and why they do.
* I want to communicate that I want to get to the real reason of why people judge and what people's processes on judging are. I wanted to bring the topic in a general view and then show how it connects to me. I want to communicate that we are all the same and in essence we have the same begining and end despite our differences.
2. PAPER EDIT
I showed my paper edit in class the first day we worked together in groups. I worked with Peter and we made an entire sketch on what the process is! I can bring it in again if you want.
3. RESHOOTS:
I may need to get some more shots of me walking and thinking. I think the first time i got that shot, i was holdign the camera and shaking the camera a little.
4. REFLECTION:
I mean i fel pretty good about the footage i got. I love it in fact. i think i was really in the mindset of getting thoughful and getting shots in that aura. Now i have a challenge of correctly and efectively putting and peicing the footage together so that i can convey that message to the audeince. I am going to cut and choose my footage to make sure i can convey the message very precisely.
5. IMPROVISATION:
My ideas are TOTALLY evolving. I LOVE that feeling. At first i wanted to just make a video of the situation of the boy in the wheelchair. Then i realized it was too narrow. Then i decided to do the whole thing as a narraration and my thoughts. Then i thought to add the viewpoints of my friends. This was a huge improv because initially i just wanted to focus on my ideas but then i thought something was lacking...
6. REHEARSAL:
Well, i reviewed my final draft (S) and i thought that i would be ready to show. I made a bunch of little differences in regards to lesseoning the music. I wanted to make sure, that after i saw it, I knew the music over the whole video. I deleted that part and just included songs that played when I had pretty much no talking.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Production Journal
1. INTERVIEW QUESTIONS:
The only interview questions i plan on doing is asking people
how they feel about being judged
have they ever judged anyone
have they ever had a life-changing moment by either judging or being judgedd
2. SHOT LIST:
I envision a lot of shots surrounding nature. I belive this will get the connection between what I had in my manifesto about seeing and feeling God in Nature and also combining that with how I feel like we are all the same.
Here are some shots that I want to get to encompass this vision:
Main Roll:
A shot of a tree from roots to the sky, through its trunk and branches and leaves
A shot of me walking on grass or soil full of flower petals that were shed from a tree (next to the art building)
A shot of the sun through the leaves of a tree
A shot of me walking and thinking
A shot of people walking and talking
A shot of interviewing people on how they were judged or judged
A shot of people of all kinds and genders passing a tree from person to person
3. STYLE + ELEMENTS:
My style and elements are really important in this video. I want to encourporate nature and people in each shot. I want to make sure I get the point across of how people all around us are actually all alike. The serentiy and peace I can get from nature is really great to have around the aspect of people judging. I want audio but i want it to be natural. I want a lot of nature sounds, the wind, walking footsteps. I also do not want any songs with words. I want to keep the audio to a minimun in terms of taking away or trying to take the place of a point i am trying to visually make.
4. STORYBOARD:
I want to have a shot of the tree from trunk to the sky with a audio commentary on what i belive, how we connect. Then i want to show the passing of the little tree from person to person. they I want to show me contemplating for a little while. then I want to cut into a video of susan boyle and how we probably all judged her at one point or another. Then I want to go back to me thinking and trying to tie it closer to home. Then I will show a shot of vera and andrea and their expreinces with judging. then i will go back to a shot of me trying to tie it to my life. Then i want to close it off with a shot of me holding the little tree, with the birds chirping in the background. finally I will show the closing clip tying it to the begigining of the sun through the trees.
5. COMPOSITION + FORM:
I am trying to have very subtle transitions that always come back to me showing how i contemplate the subject of judging. I want to show this becuase I want to bring the whole video back to this is what I personally belive, and how I gather my sources to make my convictions and ideas. I really tried to do something different with the form here so I hope, and i think it will, work out well!!!
6. IN THE FIELD:
I actually had a ton of fun recording my friends pass the little tree from side to side. Everyone really got the point i was trying to make. Even though it was so planned, down to the time and date, when I stepped back and watched how my friends were helping me, I was actually amazed. I felt even more connected to these people just because they were helping me. The shots I got was soo what I was wanting that I just needed to step back and enjoy it. Trying to walk and shoot myself was funny. It was awkward becasue i was self-conscience, but after a well, it was fun because i let go and just worked on getting the shots.
7. REFLECTION:
So far, capturing my thoughts and feelings has been pretty challanging. However, the less I really work at it an knit-pick, the more I really can capture what I am feeling and intially trying to show in my gut feeling. I have learned sometimes more is NOT better. Funny, but in this case its true!
8. IMPROVISATION:
Plans have changed many times. I wanted to originally make the entire video of the story i wrote and sent to the This I believe, Inc. However, I realized that this story is so personal and so unique that i potentially could not get to as many people as I want to. So during the very useful time during class, I spoke with some classmates and they helped me go to a more broad level. I am going to use a more etheral natural and nature background for my video. A lot of light music and a lot of thoughtful commentary instead of a very structured story.
your pre-production notes and write about how your original plan has, or should be
altered. Are there any particular ideas or plans that have shifted? Has the process of
actually making something made you wiser or more realistic about the project? Has your
focus shifted? Did you stumble upon something that changed your perspective? How can
you let your project evolve and incorporate new knowledge on the fly?
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Editing
It feels really weird editing my footage this time around. I think i feel this way becuase i have full disclosure and use of the footage i have thus far, it doesnt include any other people, just me. So I have to really edit it well because I DO know how i feel (versus making sure not to manipulate it with my last video because it was NOT about me). I feel a lot more pressure from myself in particular, because I have a vision of this video that only i know how to put together and edit because it is driven by MY emotions.
It is different than shooting because this time around shooting seemed a little more detailed while editing seems a little more personal. I can really take my time to get the shots i want, without making appointments with other people to shoot. I can have as may takes as I want and take as long as I want. In editing, I am playing around a lot more with cutting and pasting and shifting and moving. It is more personal because I am taking all the shots i got with my extensive time and fitting them together to create a piece that really works. This is more nerve racking because I do have to impress myself and get it right, where as shooting, i can try over and over again to get the good shots.
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