The Feature Story:
Recently in Ecomm, we worked on developing a feature story to demonstrate our skills, and present in class. We were paired up into groups, and tasked with finding unique traits and demonstrating them through a sequence of shots, B-roll, and a full fledged interview. The person I interviewed was Eric Baker, member of the dungeons and dragons club and medieval history enthusiast.
Behind The Scenes:
This project, overall, took roughly 3 weeks to complete. During this time we filmed the interview, B-roll, and edited the final product. At the start we starting throwing things out, trying to come up with a topic to discuss. Once we latched onto a subject, we formulated questions and stayed after school to shoot the interview. Shortly after, we stayed after school again to get footage of the dungeons and dragons club for B-roll. Once we had all the footage we needed, we spent a day putting together the clips and using editing techniques we were taught during class.
Results From This Project:
Due to this project I was able to learn the process of creating a story on film. I learned how to properly use a camera paired with a lavalier microphone, and how to test audio levels before filming took place. I have acquired new knowledge on how to properly interview someone, and how to scout a well suited location to film. Although there were a lot of ideas I have learned to this project, there are also a few things I would change. For example, I was paired in a group of 3, and although I know this was unavoidable, it still made working as a group difficult since we had to work together to make an additional feature story, since the majority of the class was paired in groups of two. Also, it would be additionally helpful if we were taught about the tools in Adobe Premiere Pro to help soften the time spent on editing. I am rather unfamiliar with Adobe softwares, so a large chunk of my time is spent trying to navigate the menus, especially since I'm already accustomed to a different editing software I use for personal reasons.
