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?