I. So were getting our filming done now, and me and simon have gotten our b-roll started, abd got some great footage of the US Pond Hockey tournament on one of the many subzero nights we have had. It looked great, the lighting and enviroment was perfect for or documentary. We have film of people all ages and races coming together for this event, which really embodies the community well. We've got to plan our interviews though becAuse we have some possible people but we havent made the attempt at contacting them and we'll try and get to that this weekend. Thats is all.
II. Though much of this packet is really repeating what a lot of our speakers have said, but i like how they go a little more in depth, getting into how you need to dive below the surface to uncover the complexity of your subject and your subject matter. In order to really find out what your looking for and how people truely feel about the things your asking about i your interviews. You also have be careful not to intrude or maybe offend the interviewed by going to in depth or going to personal. Its going to be interesting to see how to balance an interview.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Blog/Reading Post #3
I. Were really starting to motor now, weve got a couple of days of filming planned out and we got the camera reserved and everything. We need to work on our interviews though. We have yet to clarify with a couple of our contacts on when and where, but we'll get to that soon. The US Pond HOckey tournament is going on right now at Nokomis so you know were bout to get a ton of b-roll there the whole time its all going on. Turns out my dad is a good friend of the founder of the US Pond Hockey tournament so we might have one hell of an interview there. Right now our challenge is finding good characters to interview and finding out what we really want them to talk about and what we want to ask. we've been working together great and things are really getting moving. Im ready to see what we can do.
II. I really find this one interesting. Its really smart to immerse your self into your topic to really get a better idea of whats going on, and though were not necessarily writing scripts, it will still give us a better idea of what we might want to find out and how we want to piece everything together to give the people the feeling their immersed in it as well. By us researching it deeply, the audience will feel more engaged and like they too are learning about the subject. IT also repeats something we've heard a bit since the beginning of the class, try and do something your interested or curious about, which is good because hockey is something i've always liked but only recently really participated in and really became curious about, which is the correct word to describe it. I'm interested in seeing what the sport means to some people. Through a combination of field study and just research i'm sure not only can i learn a lot, but there is a lot i can teach the audience that they wouldn't have anticipated behind our hometown sport.
II. I really find this one interesting. Its really smart to immerse your self into your topic to really get a better idea of whats going on, and though were not necessarily writing scripts, it will still give us a better idea of what we might want to find out and how we want to piece everything together to give the people the feeling their immersed in it as well. By us researching it deeply, the audience will feel more engaged and like they too are learning about the subject. IT also repeats something we've heard a bit since the beginning of the class, try and do something your interested or curious about, which is good because hockey is something i've always liked but only recently really participated in and really became curious about, which is the correct word to describe it. I'm interested in seeing what the sport means to some people. Through a combination of field study and just research i'm sure not only can i learn a lot, but there is a lot i can teach the audience that they wouldn't have anticipated behind our hometown sport.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Blog/Reading #2
I. We have gotten to planning how were going about our idea. We have gotten a couple contacts and an idea of the research thats going to be needed to get a good amount of strong relevant information that we can use to move the video along. Were doing a good job brainstorming the possible angles our video is going to take, and we even have a couple back ups if accessibility becomes an issue. Also were going to have to work hard to see who all were going to be able to get a hold of. Were working together well and everyone is having good input. Im excited to see what happens when we really get into the documentary production.
II. This article kind of brought to the light the foginess around a documentary in the modern age, because its true that a lot of tv showstoday kind of try and give off the documentary feel, shows like the office and modern family do this, and i suppose its because they want it too feel more real, like this is a real life situation when in reality its just actors acting. Now that i think about it i probably get lost in this perception myself, my brain basically tricking thinki its real. I also liked the broadness they talked about, how like art it has no set guideline, and if there is its really more of a theory, to be critiqued and eventually changed.
II. This article kind of brought to the light the foginess around a documentary in the modern age, because its true that a lot of tv showstoday kind of try and give off the documentary feel, shows like the office and modern family do this, and i suppose its because they want it too feel more real, like this is a real life situation when in reality its just actors acting. Now that i think about it i probably get lost in this perception myself, my brain basically tricking thinki its real. I also liked the broadness they talked about, how like art it has no set guideline, and if there is its really more of a theory, to be critiqued and eventually changed.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Blog/Reading #1
I. So far we havent accomplished much, and findin out what we want to do and what interests us. We've been thinking about doing something sports related, such as hockey and its role in minnesotan heritage or maybe pond hockey or something along those lines. But i think we need to go broader and maybe explore different topics, and brainstorm things that were intersted and passionate about. Im still wondering about what we can do to really grab peoples attention and have them think about our topic. So far we've worked well together and i think we got a good start.
II. I learned a lot about some of the makeshift genre's of sorts, and they really gave me a good idea of just how broad a documentary can be. The socially critical documentary feels the most powerful to me, because it seems like theses are primarily what we have been viewing in class, and have the ability to really let you look through a window into peoples or maybe just a persons lives. I think that makes them powerful, and makes people get into the documentary. The social aspects of it really seem to draw in the viewer. I was suprised also by the example of documentaries to "project into the future," which was something i would never have even imagined or thought of. But i could see a problem in the future, with really making our documentary into a story, instead of just an informative video. Its going to take a lot of planning and thought to really create something that moves along and keeps the viewer engaged.
II. I learned a lot about some of the makeshift genre's of sorts, and they really gave me a good idea of just how broad a documentary can be. The socially critical documentary feels the most powerful to me, because it seems like theses are primarily what we have been viewing in class, and have the ability to really let you look through a window into peoples or maybe just a persons lives. I think that makes them powerful, and makes people get into the documentary. The social aspects of it really seem to draw in the viewer. I was suprised also by the example of documentaries to "project into the future," which was something i would never have even imagined or thought of. But i could see a problem in the future, with really making our documentary into a story, instead of just an informative video. Its going to take a lot of planning and thought to really create something that moves along and keeps the viewer engaged.
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