LOCATION AND EDIT WORKSHOP
For this workshop we were given the chance to spend a day in Faversham, filming the market and creek. The purpose of the workshop was to allow us to show that we can work safely on a location, and work in a public location, filming many different subjects.
FILMING
For this workshop I worked with Nisserin and Rebecca. We started the shoot off by setting the equipment up and starting at the furthest end of the market. We then moved down the market, with me filming as much as possible. After a little while, I handed the camera to Nisserin, who continued to do the same. We all kept a lookout for things to film, pointing out any interesting shots.
During the filming, we ended up filming a few shots of a musician playing a guitar in the main square. After filming him for a little while, Nisserin went over to him and asked him if he wouldn't mind signing a consent form, so we could use him in our final edit.
After this I took the camera back and continued to film some more footage, this time of the main square. We spent some time here filming the stalls and the customers browsing. Later on, we moved further down the high street, trying to find more things to film.
Realising that there wasn't much left to film on the high street, we headed over to the creek. On our way to the creek we bumped into a nice man who offered to be interviewed on camera. He was the owner of a local restaurant and so during his interview we asked him about the business. After the interview we filmed a couple of GVs outside the restaurant. Then we moved onto the creek. We stood on a bridge that ran over the creek and filmed a few wide shots of the area. Knowing we were coming back later on, we didn't spend too long there before heading back to the main square. On our way back to the square we filmed some shots of the brewery.
After lunch we headed back down to the creek. We handed the camera over to Rebecca so she could film some shots of the area. Nisserin and I helped out by suggesting a few interesting frames. By this point our card was almost full, and so we tried to make every shot count. Near the end of the shoot, a goose came very close to where we were filming. At one point it even came ashore to get a closer look. Rebecca captured the whole thing on camera and it made for a good watch.
By the end of the shoot, we had filled the card, which meant we had filmed almost 60 minutes of footage.
EDITING
As part of the editing process, Nisserin and Rebecca put together a cut of the film, using all the footage we shot during the workshop. They then handed it to me and I fine tuned some of the edits, adjusted the sound levels, and added some titles.
Here is the final version-
After a group viewing, here was the feedback we received-
- The framing was nice.
- The narrative worked.
- The market section was the strongest and most interesting.
- The music didn't really fit.
- Not all the shots were in focus.
- We should have used a tripod more.
This workshop taught me a lot about filming this kind of footage. It was clear that the best thing to do was to just film anything and everything. The best thing to do was to just keep an eye out for anything that could be used to help the narrative of the documentary. I learnt a lot from this workshop, in terms of filming and I'm happy with the outcome.
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