This week we contacted a lot of people and shot our first interview.
Our first interview was with Wilson, who was recently caught dumpster diving. We think this could make a really good story for our doco. He's very busy but managed to fit us in after school on Wednesday. We had to do the filming at school, though, because he had Jazz band after. We decided that the seminar room would be a light, quiet place to film. But we were very rushed and I don't think the shot came out GREAT. Also we did half the interview before Paloma realised she hadn't turned the mic on :) But when we repeated the interview Wilson was more relaxed, so I think it wasn't such a bad thing.
We went down to Abel Smith Street to ask if anybody would give us an interview about Food Not Bombs and /or dumpster diving. We talked to a young guy who told us to come back tomorrow afternoon when there would be some people home who would be happy to talk to us. I also texted Anya's friend Holly and arranged to meet her at People's Coffee in Newtown on Thursday for a pre-interview. Paloma has also texted Wilson's brother Jo, but so far we have'nt heard anything from him. I think all our arrangements are going really well and I'm very confident that we will get all the footage we need. And probably more.
Looked at the footage - totally unusable. The lighting is over exposed, making Wilson look washed out. The camera angle was very odd, giving an unattractive aesthetic that we just couldn't accept. We thought about just using the audio, but we do need the video, so have decided to reshoot. We've set up a time with Wilson to go to his house and shoot.
We have also been talking to Dylan about a friend of his (Scotty) who he is going to interview for his doco. Scotty is a regular dumpster diver and uses the food to do good in the community, which is an angle we want to take - how people use dumpster diving in a way that benefits the whole community.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Sunday, June 20, 2010
planning
This week was spent planning our opening sequence and sorting out prospective interviews. Our opening sequence involves a montage that switches back and forth from your average shopper to a dumpster diver. We are not entirely satisfied with it, especially after Louis said he had done something similar in a previous documentary he made. But we will leave it for know, and see what happens.
The only interview we are sure of at this point is with Wilson, a student at High, who has recently been given a waring by police after being caught dumpster diving. (After a bit of convincing) He has agreed to tell us his story on camera and even show his face. Another friend has suggested that we go to 128 Abel Smith Street and talk to them about Food Not Bombs, a worldwide movement that involves using dumpstered food to feed those who go without. As we want to emphasize the good that dumpster divers can do for people, this could really benefit our film. Anya has also suggested that we contact a friend of hers, Holly, who dumpster dives out of necessity and also does good for others. Wilson has also given us the number of his brother who has done a lot of dumpster diving all over the world.
I think we are looking pretty on track at the moment so long as all our interviews go basically as planned. We have had no trouble working together to get all the paper work in on time.
The only interview we are sure of at this point is with Wilson, a student at High, who has recently been given a waring by police after being caught dumpster diving. (After a bit of convincing) He has agreed to tell us his story on camera and even show his face. Another friend has suggested that we go to 128 Abel Smith Street and talk to them about Food Not Bombs, a worldwide movement that involves using dumpstered food to feed those who go without. As we want to emphasize the good that dumpster divers can do for people, this could really benefit our film. Anya has also suggested that we contact a friend of hers, Holly, who dumpster dives out of necessity and also does good for others. Wilson has also given us the number of his brother who has done a lot of dumpster diving all over the world.
I think we are looking pretty on track at the moment so long as all our interviews go basically as planned. We have had no trouble working together to get all the paper work in on time.
Saturday, June 19, 2010
ideas
Our brief is to create a documentary on a subject that in some way relates to Wellington High School. It must have interviews relating to this topic and be filmed and edited entirely by us. Near the end of the year the finished product will (if it is good enough) be showcased in the schools White Pipe Film Festival. The audience is likely to be made up of mostly teenagers. It must be 5-8 minutes long, and is due on 24 June. We can work alone or in teams of two.
The first step in this process was deciding who to work. I prefer working in pairs as I find it helpful having someone to bounce ideas of. Paloma was an obvious choice because we are really good friends and work well together, and I know that she is interested in the same things I am. In the holidays we decided on dumpster diving as our topic. I'm really excited about this and I've heaps of ideas. It relates to WHS in that some of the students at High do it (and some teachers too), and we hope to interview some of these students. I think it will definitely appeal to the audience at White Pipe as it is an relevant and thought-provoking topic, that will interest teenagers (if only because it is an illegal activity).
We have friends that dumpster dive, and I think that this will be our starting point. We will talk to them, sort out some interviews and form a more structured plan. A problem we can already foresee is that it is illegal. We may have some trouble getting footage and finding willing interviewees. We have been thinking of some ways around this – such as having just voice overs, or filming from the head down. We are also considering staging a fake dumpster dive, though that may not be entirely convincing.
The first step in this process was deciding who to work. I prefer working in pairs as I find it helpful having someone to bounce ideas of. Paloma was an obvious choice because we are really good friends and work well together, and I know that she is interested in the same things I am. In the holidays we decided on dumpster diving as our topic. I'm really excited about this and I've heaps of ideas. It relates to WHS in that some of the students at High do it (and some teachers too), and we hope to interview some of these students. I think it will definitely appeal to the audience at White Pipe as it is an relevant and thought-provoking topic, that will interest teenagers (if only because it is an illegal activity).
We have friends that dumpster dive, and I think that this will be our starting point. We will talk to them, sort out some interviews and form a more structured plan. A problem we can already foresee is that it is illegal. We may have some trouble getting footage and finding willing interviewees. We have been thinking of some ways around this – such as having just voice overs, or filming from the head down. We are also considering staging a fake dumpster dive, though that may not be entirely convincing.
first couple of weeks
In the first few weeks we have looked at ways in which the audience is viewed and ways the audience reads texts. We looked at the effects model in which the audience is looked at as drugged, addicted or doped, with the media as the drug. The emphasise is on what the media does to their audiences.
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