Profile Project Progress

We interviewed Edmund Acoba, he is a district court judge and a karate teacher. We went to the Island School Gym, where he teaches karate, to interview him. We chose to interview him because he does have two jobs, and a family. He knows how to handle them and since there are many people out there that do have to balance two things at once, this video can be used to help them. He revealed a lot about how he maintains them and how he doesn't get overwhelmed by them.

B-roll and voice overs are two important parts in a interview video. It helps a lot with storytelling. B-roll helps with visual storytelling. B-roll is footage that is used to help connect the viewer with the video with shots that goes with what the interviewer is saying. Voice overs are used to take storytelling a step further. For this project, we're using voice overs for transitions. Transitions are used to make a story flow. It takes you from one subject to the next so it makes sense.

I teamed up with Sheila and Audrey for this project. We're I guess alright with this project, everyone has their own specific job. Sheila filmed, Audrey did the transitions, and I did the editing. We're all doing the pre-production planning. None of us sit around and do nothing, we all help each other out. One big thing we lack in is communication. We didn't pick up our camera when we signed it out, and it happened twice. We really need to work on that. To improve that we should talk to each other, see who can take what home and when can everyone be able to show up to film. Other than that, I think we work well with each other

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To go from good to great, my team can go to the courthouse and film some additional b-roll. We can also reshoot the voice overs so it can match the calm, clear and slow pace that Edmund speaks in. We can also film some b-roll in other places that aren't at the gym. Other critiques that showed up was to make our interview shorter, to condense it.

 

Composition Techniques

The main four composition techniques is rule of thirds, framing, unusual angles and leading lines, they are also the most common ones. The rule of thirds is when you break down the shot into three parts, both vertically and horizontally, ending up with a grid. You will notice four points in the center of the grid, that is where you would want to place the subject of your photo.  is the technique that focuses on the subject by blocking out other parts of the picture with something in the scene. Framing gives the picture context, it also gives the photo depth.Unusual angles is when you use variety of perspectives to make your photo more interesting. You can crouch or lie in front of the subject to make a cool angle, you can climb above it as well. Leading lines, which is one of my personal favorites, is where you use lines that are in the shot to lead to the subject. Leading lines add a dynamic impact to the photo.

Three Shot Sequences

Three shot sequences are an important part to be able to have great visual story telling. They make the video appealing to the eyes. They are made up of three shots that go from a wide shot to a medium shot, and then a close up or extreme close up. This can make a long and boring shot into something shorter and more interesting. Using a three shot sequence can make actions a lot clearer as well. If you have one single shot, it may be hard to see what's going on and since sequencing makes use of a mixture of different camera shots. That means that a shot can clarify something that you didn't get from a different shot.

Practice Story Reflection

We were assigned a project on where we had to shoot and interview with b-roll while telling a story. My team's story was "Audrey Practices Painting". We had about an hour to shoot our b-roll and another hour the next day to shoot our interview. We had to transcribe our interview and make transitions (where the narrator is talking) to make it flow. We had another hour to edit our videos to our liking.

Even from the beginning we had some problems, it was hard for us to come up with a story. Although, while we were filming out b-roll and interview, we really worked well. We always finished and got back to class with enough time to import our videos. Editing wasn't too problematic, it just that we didn't originally have enough content to make the video reach the one minute mark. We also didn't finish the video and export it on time, but it was okay. Overall, I think we did an okay job on this project.

On the overall project I think we could have worked better together. Maybe more communication could have helped us finish on time. We did have our own jobs, and I think we did them well. I'm not too confident in the quality of our video, but with the time we had, it's good enough. I think we really did an alright job.