PROGRESS:
First off, let me apologize for missing the previous week's blog post. I put it off then realized I was going out of town with no internet connection... My bad. But as for our progress, nothing has happened since our trailer. I liked the trailers when they were presented to us, everyone had some good ideas and made some solid trailers. I didn't like how some of them were a lot longer than the 30-second timeslot that I thought we had been assigned, but it's all good. Our trailer was liked by the class it seemed like, even thought it didn't seem to be the most popular. I don't really care, it's not like it was a popularity contest or anything, but I think we did a great job and have the class and faculty looking forward to seeing our final project, which was our main goal. We are due to pick up a camera tomorrow (Thursday) from MTN, and we have scheduled our first interview for Friday around noon. I'm excited to hear what our interviewee has to say, and to finally have some media that isn't B-roll! But yeah, that's where we're at right now.
READING RESPONSE:
Every time I read something of Dr. King's, I can't help but be in awe of this man. The words he says just seem to carry such power, unlike any other speaker's from the Civil Rights Movement. Sure there were other powerful voices, such as Malcom X, but Dr. King's voice seems to stand out among the rest. I particullarly like this piece because he calls love a gift, something that I think is a good point. He's saying that poverty-stricken boys and girls have "enriched" the rest of us with the gift of love, and they did this by "rising above the cruelties of the slums and to work and march, peacefully, for human dignity." The peaceful search for human dignity was Dr. King's message, and it is presented through this piece.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Blog Post/Reading Response #6
PROGRESS:
Since my last post, we have successfully picked up, used, and returned a MTN camera. We got some pretty good B-roll out of that camera, but struck out when it came to actual panhandlers, finding none during our weekend with the camera. We were worried about this, since the panhandlers are the integral part of our documentary, and therefore should be represented in our trailer - it wouldn't be a good trailer without at least one real-life pandhandler. Fortunately, I have a camera of my own, and we struck gold today and filmed three different panhandlers, getting some good shots for our trailer. Next step is the editing session on Sunday for the trailer.
READING RESPONSE:
While reading this piece, "Fellowship," I kept saying the same word over and over again - stubborn. Very stubborn. That was for sure the overall tone of the piece. I also kept wondering why this sixth person was so disliked and not accepted, and couldn't find a more clear reason than, "In any case, we are five and don't want to be six." A very clear reason, yes, but why can't there just be six of them instead of five? Think of what they could do with six people instead of five: 3 on 3 basketball games, and... well, yeah, they could run threes in basketball! Anyways, I didn't really understand why these five people were so stubborn, but I did admire the persistence of the unwelcome sixth dude - "but however much we push him away, back he comes." Persistent little guy.
Since my last post, we have successfully picked up, used, and returned a MTN camera. We got some pretty good B-roll out of that camera, but struck out when it came to actual panhandlers, finding none during our weekend with the camera. We were worried about this, since the panhandlers are the integral part of our documentary, and therefore should be represented in our trailer - it wouldn't be a good trailer without at least one real-life pandhandler. Fortunately, I have a camera of my own, and we struck gold today and filmed three different panhandlers, getting some good shots for our trailer. Next step is the editing session on Sunday for the trailer.
READING RESPONSE:
While reading this piece, "Fellowship," I kept saying the same word over and over again - stubborn. Very stubborn. That was for sure the overall tone of the piece. I also kept wondering why this sixth person was so disliked and not accepted, and couldn't find a more clear reason than, "In any case, we are five and don't want to be six." A very clear reason, yes, but why can't there just be six of them instead of five? Think of what they could do with six people instead of five: 3 on 3 basketball games, and... well, yeah, they could run threes in basketball! Anyways, I didn't really understand why these five people were so stubborn, but I did admire the persistence of the unwelcome sixth dude - "but however much we push him away, back he comes." Persistent little guy.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Blog Post/Reading Response #5
PROGRESS:
We have scheduled to pick our camera up tomorrow (Friday, 2/4). After picking up our camera we plan on shooting some solid b-roll that will be featured in our trailer, which is due in less than a couple weeks. We are also in the process of communicating with possible on-camera interviewees, while we have already gained some valuble information from a Sargaent in the Minneapolis Police Department. I think after a few days of filming we will be set for our trailer.
READING RESPONSE:
I think I have read "Theme for English B" by Langston Hughes maybe three or four times now. I still find it to be a powerful piece that expresses the feelings of a boy stuck in Harlem - there's a reason that this piece continues to be put in front of our faces. I like the somewhat informal tone of the piece, like how Hughes finishes this piece with "This is my page for English B," and how he introduces the piece in the voice of his "instructor." It is a great piece dealing with racism and the inequality that blacks were treated with, and how underneath the skin we are all the same person, we are American.
We have scheduled to pick our camera up tomorrow (Friday, 2/4). After picking up our camera we plan on shooting some solid b-roll that will be featured in our trailer, which is due in less than a couple weeks. We are also in the process of communicating with possible on-camera interviewees, while we have already gained some valuble information from a Sargaent in the Minneapolis Police Department. I think after a few days of filming we will be set for our trailer.
READING RESPONSE:
I think I have read "Theme for English B" by Langston Hughes maybe three or four times now. I still find it to be a powerful piece that expresses the feelings of a boy stuck in Harlem - there's a reason that this piece continues to be put in front of our faces. I like the somewhat informal tone of the piece, like how Hughes finishes this piece with "This is my page for English B," and how he introduces the piece in the voice of his "instructor." It is a great piece dealing with racism and the inequality that blacks were treated with, and how underneath the skin we are all the same person, we are American.
Blog Post/Reading Response #4
PROGRESS:
So far our group has laid down a solid plan. We have done some solid research and are about to start filming. Our next thing to do is schedule to get a camera so we can start filming some B-roll and a couple interviews so we can make a good trailer.
READING RESPONSE:
I liked this article because it talked about something that is critical in our documentaries - interviews. Interviews, I believe, are what can make or break our documentary. If our interviews are of good quality and really probe into the true details of panhandling, it will reflect in our documentary as a whole. The "preperation and basic skills" section was a helpful section talking about, well, the preperation and basic skills needed to perform a solid interview. The "guidelines for effective interviewing" section was the most beneficial to me, because it gave a nice general set of rules and guidelines that we can easily follow to make our interviews professional and successful.
So far our group has laid down a solid plan. We have done some solid research and are about to start filming. Our next thing to do is schedule to get a camera so we can start filming some B-roll and a couple interviews so we can make a good trailer.
READING RESPONSE:
I liked this article because it talked about something that is critical in our documentaries - interviews. Interviews, I believe, are what can make or break our documentary. If our interviews are of good quality and really probe into the true details of panhandling, it will reflect in our documentary as a whole. The "preperation and basic skills" section was a helpful section talking about, well, the preperation and basic skills needed to perform a solid interview. The "guidelines for effective interviewing" section was the most beneficial to me, because it gave a nice general set of rules and guidelines that we can easily follow to make our interviews professional and successful.
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