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intro to documentary production

Spring 2017

Production Journal

3/31/2017

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Authorship: What role will you as the creator play in the video.  Will you narrate, ask questions from behind the camera, be a character in the video, remove your presence from video, or a combination of the former options?  How does this method help the message of your project?
  • I am removing my presence from the video. Even though my mom is the subject and the film is about family connection, I do not want to have a presence anywhere in the video. I think this will shift the focus from my connection with my mom to the way my mom connects with her whole family, which is where I want to place the focus.
Content/ Interview Questions: Make a list of no less than 5 interview questions for each interviewee. As you create the questions think about the relationship between what you to include in the film and what questions might generate that material.
  • Why do you think it is important to stay in touch with family who lives in a different area?
  • Do you think that if you did still live nearby it would be easier to connect?
  • Did your connections with family growing up influence how you connect with and try to stay connected to your own children?
  • How has technology helped or hindered connections?
  • Have major family events affected your connections with them?
  • How did you connect with your family while growing up?
Shots: Make a detailed list of shots you NEED for the video and shots that you WANT for the video.  This list should include locations, b-roll shots, and the shots of the interviewee.
  • Need: Medium shot of interviewee, close up of interviewee, b-roll of family artifacts
  • Want: Specific shots of things in our box of artifacts, interviewee on the phone with her mom having a conversation
  • No specific location necessary, want to film in the home
Anxieties and Obstacles: Look through what you have written about so far and think through any obstacles or anxieties you have about your production plan.  Write them down and brainstorm alternative plans.
  • Lots of dogs and people in the house
    • Alternative plan: Find a different room to shoot that is quieter. 
  • Captions for some photos for b-roll are handwritten and may not be too legible
    • Alternative plan: Show the text, but maybe add a caption as well
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      • Seminars >
        • Gateway To University Honors
        • Chemical Aspects of Forensic Science
        • Honors Section Intermediate Composition
        • Youth Abuse in Film, Media, and Literature
        • Kids Who Kill
        • Video Art
        • Social Entrepreneurship
        • Digital Image + Sound
        • Cuban Cinema and Society
        • Dance in the City
        • Augmented Reality
        • Time Travel for Beginners
      • Pre-Approved >
        • Workfest 2015
        • RAPP XXXI
        • 2015 LeaderShape Institute
        • UHP + Discover
      • Self-Designed >
        • Dreams 2 Acts: Nicaragua
    • Documentary Class Blog
  • photography
    • Travel >
      • Cuba 2017
      • Hawaii 2017
      • New York City 2017
      • Washington D.C. 2017
      • Nicaragua 2017
      • California 2017
      • Europe 2016
      • Nicaragua 2015
    • Nature >
      • Butterflies 2018
      • The Moon 2017
      • Cheekwood Gardens 2017
      • Butterflies 2017
      • Cincinnati Zoo 2017
      • Bees 2017
    • Sports >
      • Cubs vs Reds 4/22/17
    • Contests >
      • Christ Hospital 2016
    • Events >
      • Fourth of July 2017
    • Portraits >
      • Shayla 2017
      • Simone 2017
  • Film
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    • 2015
  • Design
    • Critical Visions
    • Design for Film & TV
    • University Honors Program
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