donnyshawn
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Re: interviews..straight on, or looking to the rig
Re: interviews..straight on, or looking to the rig
Howdy,
What is the story you are wanting to tell? Is it merely a group of college kids are walking a coule hundred miles for a cause they believe in, or is it something more? Answering this question will help you decide the style of shooting as well as questions to ask.
Since this is a walk, perhaps try doing interviews with the people while walking. This adds the challenge of smooth camera and adding a steadicam to the shoot can get expensive. However, if the main subjects are college students, you could make the feel of the piece more edgy and the jittery walking hand-held stuff could work with this piece.
Also consider playing with framing for the interviews. So often I see static MCUs and CUs. Consider framing some of the interviews wide with an interesting background.
B-roll/cutaways are key. And be creative with them. The XCU of someones hand on another's shoulder. A cu of the guy rubbing his aching legs. Get more than just drones of people walking by the camera. One of the best docs Ive seen for mixing interesting compositions with static interviews is "Stone Reader" by Mark Moskowitz.
If you have the time/money, consider following the group walking and interviewing your best subjects throughout the walk. It could be interesting to see how their perspectives change or what insights they find along the way.
Hope there is some minute value to my ramblings. Good luck!
Donny
Re: interviews..straight on, or looking to the rig
Howdy,
What is the story you are wanting to tell? Is it merely a group of college kids are walking a coule hundred miles for a cause they believe in, or is it something more? Answering this question will help you decide the style of shooting as well as questions to ask.
Since this is a walk, perhaps try doing interviews with the people while walking. This adds the challenge of smooth camera and adding a steadicam to the shoot can get expensive. However, if the main subjects are college students, you could make the feel of the piece more edgy and the jittery walking hand-held stuff could work with this piece.
Also consider playing with framing for the interviews. So often I see static MCUs and CUs. Consider framing some of the interviews wide with an interesting background.
B-roll/cutaways are key. And be creative with them. The XCU of someones hand on another's shoulder. A cu of the guy rubbing his aching legs. Get more than just drones of people walking by the camera. One of the best docs Ive seen for mixing interesting compositions with static interviews is "Stone Reader" by Mark Moskowitz.
If you have the time/money, consider following the group walking and interviewing your best subjects throughout the walk. It could be interesting to see how their perspectives change or what insights they find along the way.
Hope there is some minute value to my ramblings. Good luck!
Donny