Fiction Never Lies

I was in charge of sound for our Master Shot project. Our director, Brandon preferred to use his own equipment, so we used his Tascam 5D Mark II and two of his shotgun microphones. While Brandon was very helpful in explaining how to use the equipment, I do worry about missing the experience of using the   H4N. However, I expect we will all have access to different equipment next semester, so I will probably have to learn new equipment all over again next semester, anyway. As far as actually recording the sound, it was a pretty straightforward, easy job. The most difficult part of it was keeping the boom microphones out of the shot, supporting them on my shoulders for so long, and using them in a relatively small space in between the two actors. I prefer the editing experience over all of the positions that I have occupied so far in our projects.

Our group had a bit of trouble with the previsualization assignment because it was difficult to get our Director on the same page as everyone else. Overall, this has been the most stressful assignment because I feel like it was a bit rushed. Trying to find time and work with each others schedules is a big issue. I also feel like the Director has not been very forthcoming with his vision. I think he has a lot of great ideas as far as the cinematography, but struggles to explain details that we needed for our previsualization materials. I think, if we had all been able to get on the same page with our director, the previsualization materials would have been a big help, but we were not able to do that. I feel like the previsualization process could have been a lot more productive if we had been able to understand what the director is going for. Hopefully, I will have better experiences with this previsualization process in the future.

My group has not been able to get together yet to discuss our roles due to scheduling conflicts, but I think I would be most useful working with the script, as I hope to be a scriptwriter one day. I think I would be most useful in this role because I would enjoy working with the actual script rather than the technical aspects of the production process. I think I would be best suited to do the lining of the script or putting together the shot list. I am horrible at math, so I think budgeting would probably be the worst possible position for me to be in. I hope that everyone’s schedule works better for is in the coming week and that we are able to come together to decide where everyone’s talents would fit the best. I hope that I am able to get the position that I would fit best in.

The Saber Fitness Club of UNCW meets every Monday in the Warwick ballroom from seven o'clock to ten o'clock to practice.  We were invited to film the practice by Chris, one of the founding members, and interview members of the club throughout the practice. We asked each interviewee what they liked about the club, what they felt they got out of being in the club, and if they felt that other UNCW students should join. Aside from the Vox Pops, we were also able to get a lot of good shots for our b-roll of the club members learning combat moves, with Chris instructing them, and the club practicing them together. Chris and all the members of the Saber Fitness Club were very gracious, letting us intrude on their weekly practice. I feel that the practice was a great place for us to film and offered me a lot of material to work with when I edited all of the film together.  

We interviewed Christopher Brantley, President and Founder of the Saber Fitness Club at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. We interviewed Christopher September 10th, which lasted about forty minutes. I was a little worried that we might have to squeeze answers out of him, but Christopher took out questions and ran with them easily. He mentioned his experience within theater during the interview, which I think made him naturally comfortable being the center of attention. He was open and clearly passionate about the Saber Fitness Club, the organization he founded at UNCW, and we all learned a lot about it that day. Christopher explained how the organization is a mixture of his love of Star Wars, hence the use of light sabers, and martial arts. He explained that, while he wants the club to be fun, he also takes the choreography with the sabers very seriously and others in the club should, too. He explained that respect and comradery within the group is very important to him

We will interview the President of the Saber Fitness Club, Christopher, for our expert interview. He is the creator of the club. The expert interview with Christopher will be shot at Rory's house, more specifically, in the living room of the house. We plan to use natural light and hope the interview has a natural, conversational tone and rhythm to it. The informal, relaxed setting will give the interview a light, friendly tone, which we think matches the atmosphere and goals of the club and its members. The questions we came up with for the expert interview are; what is the club, what is the idea or purpose behind the club, are their requirement for joining the club, what does a typical practice look like, how did you come up with different styles of choreography, what do you hope for in the future for the club, what's your favorite part of the club, do club members need to be Star Wars fans in order to join, and are the offices within the club organized differently from other