ONW in 2000 Interview

      

      For our ONW In 2000 project we had to choose a subject, and interview their story. My team chose to interview varsity dancer Maleah Boyd over her experience on the dance team the past few years. During the planning process, we had to decide when, where, and who we would interview. We also planned where we would record b-roll for the project (but that didn't exactly work out in the end). Once we were set in our plan, we began filming. We started with the meat of the project, interviewing our subject. The backdrop of the interview was the events entrance which makes sense for our subject. It's near the gym which is where the dance team practices and where they sometimes perform. We also found some footage of Maleah and her team practicing to use for b-roll. However, we began to run into some problems. I shot a message over to the dance coach asking for permission to record their practices and for an interview but I received no response. Because of this setback, we had to use video that we didn't shoot ourselves for most of the b-roll. That's one main thing I would change if I did this project again. Sean did get some footage himself that most of us used, but we would've liked to record more of Maleah actually dancing. Finally, I took all of the clips we had acquired, edited them together to make logical sense, and added a voiceover to tell a story.

    I learned a lot on the technical aspects of filming during this project. I saw how to use a mic and convert clips from the SD card into premier. Next time, I would've planned out my shots more, especially planning when and where to film and capture that b-roll myself. I would've paid more attention to where the subject is positioned in the frame, and also using the 6 shot sequence. 
     I think my audio turned out really well however! The transitions are good and nothing is ever too loud or soft. Plus my voiceover is clear and easy to follow. 
      This was a good project and I really liked my team, but that planning sense is something I definitely would've spent more time on.